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New IBA President J.C.
Courreges with former IBA world champion Roberto Duran
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (أغسطس 22, 2017) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Courreges.
في 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.
“The IBA will carry on in the spirit and memory of former IBA president and founder, the late Dean Chance,” Courreges said. “Our mission continues to be providing professional boxers, male and female, at all stages of their respective careers, the opportunity to fight for an internationally recognized World or Regional title.”
Courreges has an extensive,
invaluable background in boxing as a promoter and manger.
He promoted Hall-of-Famer روبرتو دوران,
as well as former world champions Trevor Berbick,
جون موغابي,
Frankie Randalل,
جون ديفيد جاكسون,
Tom Johnson و 1984 الميدالية الذهبية الاولمبية
Steve McCrory, من بين أكثر من وجهاء. J.C.
also managed world champions Henry Akinwande,
بايرون ميتشل, Christophe Tiozzoe, Aaron Davis, Victor Cordova and current WBC cruiserweight world champion and IBA titlist, Mairis الغزلان.
“IBA President J.C. Courreges is no stranger to the world of big-time professional boxing,” IBA Vice President Jean Philippe Lustyk وأشار. “He managed several top-level fighters to significant World Championships. J.C. also promoted several events involving World Champion Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ دوران. Needless-to-say, IBA President J.C. Courreges’ experience in the world of combat sports is second to none.”
الطول, prestigious list of IBA world champions during the past quarter-century includes Hall-of-Famers أوسكار دي لا هويا, جورج فورمان, روبرتو دوران و ارتورو جاتي, as well as stars such as روي جونز, الابن, برنارد هوبكنز, شين موسلي, جيمس توني, ميكيل كيسلر, إريك موراليس, دييغو كوراليس, خوسيه لويس كاستيلو, غلين جونسون و انطونيو تارفير.
The late Arturo Gatti pictured here when he was IBA World Champion
The IBA was also a pioneer in terms of giving deserved recognition to women’s boxing, represented by former IBA world champions ليلى علي, ميا سان. جون و هولي هولم.
Based in Ventnor City, نيو جيرسي, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, رومانيا, بلغاريا, أستراليا, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: عالم, Inter-Continental, Continental, Americas and Latino, as well as South Pacific, Caribbean, أوروبية, African and and Asian regional titles.
In addition to Latvia-native Breidis (22-0, 18 كوس), current IBA champions include IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Denis Liebau (22-1, 20 كوس) and IBA Continental cruiserweight Sotorios Georgikeas (17-1, 15 كوس, both representing Germany.
IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, رئيس; Stephane Cabrera, نائب الرئيس, Lustyk, نائب الرئيس; و Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann و ستيف سموجر are Co-Chairmen of the IBA Officials Committee.
“The IBA has been and will continue to be a sanctioning body that grants opportunity to fighters at all levels of experience to compete in championship bouts.” Wartelle explained. “شاب, rising and qualified fighters can participate in IBA Regional title bouts, while veteran fighters with appropriate records and qualifications may compete on the world title level. Any qualified fighter from anywhere in the world can fight for an IBA title. The IBA is an equal opportunity sanctioning body!”
Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger holding IBA world title belt with interested fighters
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