International Boxing Federation
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| Abbreviation | IBF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1983 |
| Type | Non-profit Institution |
| Purpose | Boxing sanctioning organization |
| Headquarters | Springfield, New Jersey, USA |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website |
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The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.
History
The IBF is preceded by the United States Boxing Association (USBA), a regional championships organization like the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), North American Boxing Council (NABC) and the North American Boxing Association (NABA). In 1983, at the WBA's annual convention, held in Puerto Rico that year, Bob Lee, president of the USBA, lost in his bid to become WBA president against Gilberto Mendoza. Lee and others withdrew from the convention after the election, and decided to organize a new world-level organization. At first, the new group was named the USBA-International. They decided to base the new organization in New Jersey, where its main offices are still located.
The IBF's first world champion was Marvin Camel, a former WBC world Cruiserweight champion who won the IBF's belt in the same division. During its first year of existence, however, the IBF remained largely obscure. But by 1984, the IBF decided to recognize Larry Holmes, Aaron Pryor, Marvin Hagler and Donald Curry, already established champions from other organizations, as IBF world champions. In Holmes' case, he relinquished his WBC title to accept the IBF's recognition. It established the IBF as the "third" sanctioning body, and a legitimate organization.
Ever since then, the IBF has been the sanctioning body of many important fights and world champions. For example, Félix Trinidad was the IBF's world Welterweight champion from 1993 to 2000, and is one of a long list of world champions who have been recognized by the IBF. The current IBF Heavyweight champion is Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko.
The organization's reputation was seriously damaged in 1999, however, as Lee resigned as the IBF's president upon conviction on racketeering and other violations for taking bribes in exchange for high boxer rankings. Hiawatha Knight then became the first woman president of any of the world's governing boxing bodies. In 2001, Marian Muhammad followed her as president. The organization was under federal observation from Lee's conviction through September 2004. After Marian Muhammad the next IBF president was Daryl J. Peoples, who is still the organization's president as of 2014.
Current IBF world title holders
Male
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Mini flyweight |  Katsunari Takayama |
December 31, 2014 |
| Junior flyweight |  Javier Mendoza |
September 20, 2014 |
| Flyweight |  Amnat Ruenroeng |
January 22, 2014 |
| Junior bantamweight |  Zolani Tete |
July 18, 2014 |
| Bantamweight |  Randy Caballero |
October 25, 2014 |
| Junior featherweight |  Carl Frampton |
September 6, 2014 |
| Featherweight |  Evgeny Gradovich |
March 1, 2013 |
| Junior lightweight | Vacant | |
| Lightweight | Mickey Bey |
September 13, 2014 |
| Junior welterweight | Vacant | |
| Welterweight | Kell Brook |
August 16, 2014 |
| Junior middleweight | Cornelius Bundrage |
October 11, 2014 |
| Middleweight | Vacant | |
| Super middleweight | Vacant | |
| Light heavyweight | Sergey Kovalev |
November 8, 2014 |
| Cruiserweight |  Yoan Pablo Hernández |
October 1, 2011 |
| Heavyweight |  Wladimir Klitschko |
April 22, 2006 |
Female
| Weight class: | Champion: | Date won: |
|---|---|---|
| Mini flyweight (105 lbs) | Victoria Argueta |
10 May 2014 |
| Junior flyweight (108 lbs) | Naoko Shibata |
14 November 2013 |
| Flyweight (112 lbs) |  Gabriela Bouvier |
25 October 2013 |
| Junior bantamweight (115 lbs) |  Debora Dionicius |
24 November 2012 |
| Bantamweight (118 lbs) |  Carolina Rodríguez |
10 May 2014 |
| Junior featherweight (122 lbs) |  Katy Wilson-Castillo |
24 March 2012 |
| Featherweight (126 lbs) | vacant | |
| Junior lightweight (130 lbs) | Claudia Lopez |
16 August 2013 |
| Lightweight (135 lbs) | Victoria Bustos |
21 September 2013 |
| Junior welterweight (140 lbs) | vacant | |
| Welterweight (147 lbs) |  Cecilia Brækhus |
14 September 2014 |
| Junior middleweight (154 lbs) | Paola Gabriela Casalinuovo |
12 April 2014 |
| Middleweight (160 lbs) | vacant | |
| Super middleweight (168 lbs) | vacant | |
| Light heavyweight (175 lbs) | vacant | |
| Heavyweight (175+ lbs) | vacant | |
See also
Transition of IBF titles
References
External links
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