The North American Boxing Federation (NABF) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC).
History
The WBC established the NABF in 1969 as part of its creation of a variety of regional boxing federations. These regional federations would sanction championship bouts and crown regional champions. These champions would be given consideration in the world rankings put out by the WBC. The first NABF title bout was between Sonny Liston and Leotis Martin on December 6, 1969.[1]
According to the International Boxing Research Organization, "the appearance of the NABF in 1969 marked the start of major 12-round title bouts in western countries..."[2]
Current champions
Male
Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
---|---|---|
Minimumweight | vacant | |
Light flyweight | vacant | |
Flyweight | ![]() |
December 21, 2019 |
Super flyweight | ![]() |
January 30, 2020 |
Bantamweight | vacant | |
Super bantamweight | vacant | |
Featherweight | ![]() |
June 19, 2021 |
Super featherweight | ![]() |
October 22, 2021 |
Lightweight | ![]() |
May 20, 2023 |
Super lightweight | ![]() |
August 22, 2019 |
Welterweight | ![]() |
November 2, 2019 |
Super welterweight | ![]() |
February 19, 2022 |
Middleweight | vacant | |
Super middleweight | ![]() |
June 8, 2019 |
Light heavyweight | ![]() |
December 18, 2020 |
Cruiserweight | ![]() |
September 30, 2023 |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
October 09, 2021 |
Female
Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
---|---|---|
Atomweight | vacant | |
Strawweight | vacant | |
Light flyweight | ![]() |
December 7, 2019 |
Flyweight | vacant | |
Super flyweight | vacant | |
Bantamweight | vacant | |
Super bantamweight | ![]() |
December 19, 2020 |
Featherweight | vacant | |
Super featherweight | ![]() |
October 13, 2018 |
Lightweight | ![]() |
December 29, 2017 |
Super lightweight | vacant | |
Welterweight | vacant | |
Super welterweight | vacant | |
Middleweight | ![]() |
May 18, 2019 |
Super middleweight | vacant | |
Heavyweight | vacant |
Other regional WBC federations
- Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
- European Boxing Union (EBU)
- Asian Boxing Council (ABCO)
- African Boxing Union (ABU)
- Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE)
- Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
- CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB)
- South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)
See also
References
External links
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