VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (Disember 5, 2018) – The relaunched International Boxing Association (IBA) 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 Laila Ali, Mia St. John dan Holly Holm.

Dalam 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 J.C. 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, tidak 12, like in the IBA. “

“There is a new wave of women’s boxing, led by Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano 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. Dalam 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 Oscar de la Hoya, George Foreman, Roberto Duran dan Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson dan Antonio Tarver.

IBA MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS

Heavyweight: Kosong

Cruiserweight: Mairis Deer (Latvia)

Light Heavyweight: Kosong

Super middleweight: Kosong

Middleweight: Curtis Stevens (Amerika Syarikat)

Junior middleweight: Kosong

Welterweight: Kosong

Junior Welterweight: Alexander Duran (Panama)

Ringan: Kosong

Junior Lightweight: Kosong

Bulu : Kosong

Junior Featherweight: Kosong

Bantamweight: Otto Gamez (Valenzuela)

Junior Bantamweight: Ronald Batista (Panama)

Flyweight: Nico Hernandez (Amerika Syarikat)

Junior Flyweight: Kosong

Strawweight: Kosong

Based in Ventnor City, New Jersey, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, Canada and South Africa.

The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: Dunia, InterContinental, Americas and International. The IBA sanctions the following Regional Titles: Latino, Caribbean, Eropah, Afrika, Asian and South Pacific.

IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, Presiden; Stephane Cabrera, Naib Presiden, Jean Philippe Lustyk, Naib Presiden; dan Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann dan Steve Smoger are Co-Chairmen of the IBA Officials Committee.

IBA INFORMATION: www.internationalboxingassociation.com

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