IBA Strawweight World Champion Eva Guzman
VENTNOR CITY, ಎನ್.ಜೆ. (ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 5, 2018) – The relaunched International Boxing Association (ಐಬಿಎ) is making a full commitment to women’s boxing, commencing with a new rule change to sanction 12-round world title fights.
The IBA is going back to the future having been an original pioneer in terms of giving much deserved recognition to women’s boxing, represented by former IBA world champions such as ಲೈಲಾ ಅಲಿ, ಮಿಯಾ ಸೇಂಟ್. ಜಾನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಲಿ ಹೋಮ್.
ರಲ್ಲಿ 1991, two-time Major League Baseball all-star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance founded the IBA, guiding the international sanctioning body until his death in 2015.
Under a new group headed by IBA president ಜೆ.ಸಿ.. Courreges, the IBA relaunched during the summer of 2017. “This is the IBA’s first step towards establishing equality between men and women in professional boxing,” Courreges announced. “Our goal is to offer equality for women boxers in our organization. Women’s world title fights are 10, 2-minute rounds, ಅಲ್ಲ 12, like in the IBA. “
“There is a new wave of women’s boxing, led by Claressa ಶೀಲ್ಡ್ಸ್, Katie Taylor, ಅಮಂಡಾ ಸೆರನೊ and so many other rising female stars worldwide. The IBA plans to be in the forefront and we recently crowned our first woman world champion, strawweight Eva Guzman, of Venezuela. ರಲ್ಲಿ 2019, we look forward to crowning many other women IBA world champions, in what the IBA is calling the Year of Women’s Boxing.”
Former IBA world champions during the past quarter-century include Hall-of-Famers ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಡಿ ಲಾ ಹೋಯ, ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಫೋರ್ಮನ್, ರಾಬರ್ಟೊ ಡ್ಯುರಾನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಟುರೊ ಗಟ್ಟಿ, as well as stars such as ರಾಯ್ ಜೋನ್ಸ್, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, ಶೇನ್ Mosely, ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಟಾನಿ, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, ಡಿಯಾಗೊ ಕೊರಾಲ್ಸ್, ಜೋಸ್ ಲೂಯಿಸ್ ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ಟಿಲ್ಲೊ, ಗ್ಲೆನ್ ಜಾನ್ಸನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಆಂಟೋನಿಯೊ Tarver.
IBA MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS
ಹೆವಿವೇಟ್: Vacant
ಕ್ರೂಸರ್ವೇಟ್: Mairis ಡೀರ್ (ಲಾಟ್ವಿಯಾ)
ಲೈಟ್ ಹೆವಿವೆಯ್ಟ್: Vacant
ಸೂಪರ್ ಮಿಡಲ್: Vacant
ಮಿಡಲ್: ಕರ್ಟಿಸ್ ಸ್ಟೀವನ್ಸ್ (ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್)
ಜೂನಿಯರ್ ಮಿಡಲ್: Vacant
ವೆಲ್ಟರ್ವೈಟ್: Vacant
Junior Welterweight: Alexander Duran (ಪನಾಮ)
ಹಗುರವಾದ: Vacant
Junior Lightweight: Vacant
Featherweight : Vacant
Junior Featherweight: Vacant
ಬಾಂಟಮ್ವೇಟ್: Otto Gamez (Valenzuela)
Junior Bantamweight: Ronald Batista (ಪನಾಮ)
ಫ್ಲೈತೂಕ: ನಿಕೊ ಹೆರ್ನಾಂಡೆಜ್ (ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್)
Junior Flyweight: Vacant
Strawweight: Vacant
Based in Ventnor City, ನ್ಯೂಜೆರ್ಸಿ, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, ರೊಮೇನಿಯಾ, Bulgaria, ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾ, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: ವಿಶ್ವ, InterContinental, Americas and International. The IBA sanctions the following Regional Titles: Latino, Caribbean, ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್, African, Asian and South Pacific.
IBA Executive Committee members are ಜೆ.ಸಿ.. Courreges, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ; Stephane Cabrera, ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, Jean Philippe Lustyk, ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ; ಮತ್ತು Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann ಮತ್ತು Steve Smoger are Co-Chairmen of the IBA Officials Committee.
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