International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a US based corporation that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and regional championships.

International Boxing Organization
AbbreviationIBO
Formation1988 (1988)
TypeCorporation
PurposeBoxing sanctioning organization
HeadquartersCoral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Region served
Worldwide
President
Ed Levine
Main organ
Board of Directors
Websiteiboboxing.com

It is an independent and well-known organization not recognized by the "big four" governing bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO), who only recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules. Despite this, as of 2023, the IBO title is unified with three of the four, including the WBA, IBF, and WBO, in several weight divisions.

It is recognized as a legitimate world championship by the British Boxing Board of Control, the European Boxing Union, BoxRec, and BoxingScene but is unrecognized as such by The Ring magazine.

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