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boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. The four major sanctioning bodies are in bold.

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WBA Asia WBA Asia (formerly known as Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council, also known as EPBC) is an organisation for professional boxing in the Central Asia, Oceania, Pan Pacific, Eurasia and Southeast and Far East nations. Formed in 2014, it is headquartered ...

- 2014 * WBA Oceania * Federación Latinoamericana de Comisiones de Boxeo Profesional (WBA Fedelatin) * Federación Bolivariana de Boxeo (WBA Fedebol) * Federación Centroamericana de Boxeo (WBA Fedecentro) * Federación del Caribe de Boxeo (WBA Fedecaribe) *

North American Boxing Association The North American Boxing Association (NABA) is a boxing governing body which was established in 1997. It is affiliated with the World Boxing Association (WBA) and recognizes champions in 17 weight classes Weight classes are divisions of competiti ...

(NABA) - 1997 * Pan Asian Boxing Association - (1995–2018) / (2018-Now) *

Eurasian Boxing Parliament The Eurasian Boxing Parliament is a professional boxing organisation that sanctions bouts in various countries within Eurasia. Affiliations The Eurasian Boxing Parliament is affiliated with and a member organization of the International Boxin ...

- 2015 * Asian Boxing Council - 1985 *

African Boxing Union The African Boxing Union (ABU; French: ) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles in the African region. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC), having been affiliated with them si ...

- 1973

Major sanctioning bodies

Professional Boxing Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

World Boxing Association The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded ...

(WBA) - Since 1921 *

World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ...

(WBC) - Since 1963 *

International Boxing Federation The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts. The others are the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing C ...

(IBF) - Since 1983 *

World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...

(WBO) - Since 1988

Amateur Boxing Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the varsity sports, collegiate level. Amateur boxing bouts comprise three ...

* International Boxing Union (IBU) - (1911–1946) *

International Boxing Association The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is a sports organization that sanctions amateur boxing, amateur and professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate ...

(IBA) - since 1964 *

World Boxing World Boxing is an international sports organization regulating amateur (Olympic-style) boxing. Formed on 13 April 2023, it currently consists of 106 member federations. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the internationa ...

(WB) - Since 2023

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