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New IBA President J.C.
Courreges with former IBA world champion Roberto Duran
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (Август 22, 2017) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Куреж.
В 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 Roberto Duran,
as well as former world champions Trevor Berbick,
Джон Мугаби,
Frankie Randalл,
John David Jackson,
Tom Johnson и 1984 Олимпийската шампионка
Steve McCrory, Сред по-първенци. J.C.
also managed world champions Henry Akinwande,
Byron Mitchell, Christophe Tiozzoe, Аарон Дейвис, Victor Cordova and current WBC cruiserweight world champion and IBA titlist, Mairis Deer.
“IBA President J.C. Куреж is no stranger to the world of big-time professional boxing,” IBA Vice President Jean Philippe Lustyk отбелязано. “He managed several top-level fighters to significant World Championships. J.C. also promoted several events involving World Champion Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran. Needless-to-say, IBA President J.C. Куреж’ experience in the world of combat sports is second to none.”
Дългите, prestigious list of IBA world champions during the past quarter-century includes Hall-of-Famers Оскар де ла Хоя, George Foreman, Roberto Duran и Артуро Гати, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr., Бърнард Хопкинс, Шейн Моузли, James Toney, Микел Кеслер, Ерик Моралес, Диего Коралес, Jose Luis Castillo, Глен Джонсън и Antonio 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 Лайла Али, St Mia. Клозет и Холи Холм.
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, Румъния, България, Австралия, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: Свят, Inter-Continental, Continental, Americas and Latino, as well as South Pacific, Caribbean, Европейски, African and and Asian regional titles.
In addition to Latvia-native Breidis (22-0, 18 Нокаута), current IBA champions include IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Denis Liebau (22-1, 20 Нокаута) and IBA Continental cruiserweight Sotorios Georgikeas (17-1, 15 Нокаута, both representing Germany.
IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Куреж, Президент; Stephane Cabrera, Вицепрезидент, Lustyk, Вицепрезидент; и Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann и стив 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. “Млад, 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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