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New IBA President J.C.
Courreges with former IBA world champion Roberto Duran
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (八月 22, 2017) – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Courreges.
在 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, 男性和女性, 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 羅伯托·杜蘭,
as well as former world champions Trevor Berbick,
John Mugabi,
Frankie Randal升,
約翰·戴維·傑克遜,
Tom Johnson 和 1984 奧運金牌得主
Steve McCrory, 更多的名人之中. J.C.
also managed world champions Henry Akinwande,
拜倫·米切爾, Christophe Tiozzoe, 艾倫·戴維斯, Victor Cordova and current WBC cruiserweight world champion and IBA titlist, Mairis鹿.
“IBA President J.C. Courreges is no stranger to the world of big-time professional boxing,” IBA Vice President Jean Philippe Lustyk 注意. “He managed several top-level fighters to significant World Championships. J.C. also promoted several events involving World Champion Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ 杜蘭. Needless-to-say, IBA President J.C. Courreges’ experience in the world of combat sports is second to none.”
長, prestigious list of IBA world champions during the past quarter-century includes Hall-of-Famers 霍亞, 喬治·福爾曼, 羅伯托·杜蘭 和 阿圖羅·加蒂, as well as stars such as 羅伊·瓊斯, 小, 伯納德·霍普金斯大學, 巴蒂爾莫斯利, 詹姆斯·托尼, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, 科拉萊斯迭戈, 何塞·路易斯·卡斯蒂略, 格倫 - 約翰遜 和 安東尼奧·塔弗.
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 萊拉·阿里, 米婭聖. 約翰· 和 冬青霍爾姆.
Based in Ventnor City, 新澤西州, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, 羅馬尼亞, 保加利亞, 澳大利亞, Canada and South Africa.
The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: 世界, Inter-Continental, Continental, Americas and Latino, as well as South Pacific, Caribbean, 歐洲的, African and and Asian regional titles.
In addition to Latvia-native Breidis (22-0, 18 科斯), current IBA champions include IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Denis Liebau (22-1, 20 科斯) and IBA Continental cruiserweight Sotorios Georgikeas (17-1, 15 科斯, both representing Germany.
IBA Executive Committee members are J.C. Courreges, 總統; Stephane Cabrera, 副總裁, Lustyk, 副總裁; 和 Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann 和 史蒂夫·斯莫傑 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. “年輕, 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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