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New IBA President J.C.
Courreges with former IBA world champion Roberto Duran
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (สิงหาคม 22, 2017) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Courreges.
ใน 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, ชายและหญิง, 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 โรแบร์โต Duran,
as well as former world champions Trevor Berbick,
John Mugabi,
Frankie Randalล.,
จอห์นเดวิดแจ็คสัน,
Tom Johnson และ 1984 ผู้ชนะเลิศเหรียญทองโอลิมปิก
Steve McCrory, ในหมู่ผู้ที่สั่งสมมากขึ้น. J.C.
also managed world champions Henry Akinwande,
ไบรอนมิทเชลล์, Christophe Tiozzoe, แอรอนเดวิส, Victor Cordova and current WBC cruiserweight world champion and IBA titlist, Mairis กวาง.
“IBA President J.C. Courreges is no stranger to the world of big-time professional boxing,” IBA Vice President Jean Philippe Lustyk เด่น. “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. Courreges’ experience in the world of combat sports is second to none.”
ระยะยาว, prestigious list of IBA world champions during the past quarter-century includes Hall-of-Famers ออสการ์เดอลาโฮยา, จอร์จโฟร์แมน, โรแบร์โต Duran และ อาร์ตูโร Gatti, as well as stars such as รอยโจนส์, จูเนียร์, เบอร์นาร์ดฮอปกินส์, เชน Mosely, เจมส์ Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, ดิเอโกราเลส, Jose Luis Castillo, เกล็นจอห์นสัน และ อันโตนิโอ 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 ไลลาอาลี, Mia เซนต์. จอห์น และ ฮอลลี่โฮล์ม.
Based in Ventnor City, รัฐนิวเจอร์ซีย์, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, โรมาเนีย, Bulgaria, ออสเตรเลีย, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: โลก, Inter-Continental, Continental, Americas and Latino, as well as South Pacific, Caribbean, ในทวีปยุโรป, African and and Asian regional titles.
In addition to Latvia-native Breidis (22-0, 18 คอส), current IBA champions include IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Denis Liebau (22-1, 20 คอส) and IBA Continental cruiserweight Sotorios Georgikeas (17-1, 15 คอส, both representing Germany.
IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, ประธาน; Stephane Cabrera, รองกรรมการผู้จัดการใหญ่, Lustyk, รองกรรมการผู้จัดการใหญ่; และ Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann และ 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. “หนุ่มสาว, 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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