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New IBA President J.C.
Courreges with former IBA world champion Roberto Duran
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (اگست 22, 2017) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Courreges.
میں 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 رابرٹو Duran کی,
as well as former world champions Trevor Berbick,
John Mugabi,
Frankie RandalL,
جان ڈیوڈ جیکسن,
Tom Johnson اور 1984 اولمپک طلائی تمغہ یافتہ
Steve McCrory, مزید معززین کے درمیان. J.C.
also managed world champions Henry Akinwande,
بائرن مچل, Christophe Tiozzoe, ہارون ڈیوس, Victor Cordova and current WBC cruiserweight world champion and IBA titlist, Mairis ہرن.
“IBA President J.C. Courreges is no stranger to the world of big-time professional boxing,” IBA Vice President Jean Philippe Lustyk بیان کیا گیا ہے. “He managed several top-level fighters to significant World Championships. J.C. also promoted several events involving World Champion Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran کی. Needless-to-say, IBA President J.C. Courreges’ experience in the world of combat sports is second to none.”
طویل, prestigious list of IBA world champions during the past quarter-century includes Hall-of-Famers آسکر DE LA Hoya, جارج فورمین, رابرٹو Duran کی اور ARTURO Gatti, as well as stars such as رائے جونز, جونیئر, برنارڈ ہاپکنس, شین Mosely, جیمز Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, ڈیاگو corrales کی, جوس لوئیس کاسٹیلو, گلین جانسن اور انتونیو Tarver.
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 لیلی علی, میا سینٹ. جان اور ہولی ہولم.
Based in Ventnor City, نیو جرسی, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, رومانیہ, Bulgaria, آسٹریلیا, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: ورلڈ, Inter-Continental, Continental, Americas and Latino, as well as South Pacific, Caribbean, یورپی, African and and Asian regional titles.
In addition to Latvia-native Breidis (22-0, 18 کوس), current IBA champions include IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Denis Liebau (22-1, 20 کوس) and IBA Continental cruiserweight Sotorios Georgikeas (17-1, 15 کوس, both representing Germany.
IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, صدر; Stephane Cabrera, نائب صدر, Lustyk, نائب صدر; اور Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann اور Steve Smoger 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. “نوجوان, 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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