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Asian Boxing Council

Professional boxing organization

Summary

Professional boxing organization

Field	Value
name	Asian Boxing Council
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abbreviation	ABCO
formation	1985
type	Federation of national professional boxing commissions
headquarters	Thailand
location	Bangkok, Thailand
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region_served	Asia
membership	20 national members
language	English
leader_title	President
leader_name	Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi
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affiliations	World Boxing Council
website	http://www.asianboxingcouncil.com/

The Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Greater Asian region.

History

At the 1985 World Boxing Council (WBC) annual convention in Bangkok, Thailand, the late Sahasombhop Srisomvongse and representatives from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Qatar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia and Kuwait launched the Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) as a confederation affiliated with WBC.

After Sahasombhop’s death in 2000, Pol. Gen. Kovid Bhakdibhumi, became President of the WBC Asian Boxing Council.

Purpose

To promote the boxing activities throughout Asia.
To organize top rated championship bouts for the great Asian fighters.
To supervise the safe competition in Asian region.

Members

ABCO has 20 national members.

Key Persons

Position:	Name:	Nationality:
Lifetime President	Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi	THA
President	Gen.Tanapol Bhakdibhumi	THA
Vice President	Col. Damrong Simakajornboon	THA
Secretary General	Kevin P. Noone	IRE

Current ABCO title holders

Weight class:	Greater Asian Champion:	Asian Continental Champion:	Silver Asian Champion:	Female Champion:
Atomweight	(for female boxing only)	(for female boxing only)	(for female boxing only)	vacant
Strawweight	CHN Yujie Zeng	title=CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS	url=https://www.asianboxingcouncil.com/continental_champions/	access-date=2024-06-01	language=en-US}}	vacant	vacant
Junior flyweight	vacant	PHI Jerry Francisco	PRC Yin He Xu	vacant
Flyweight	THA Thananchai Charunphak	vacant	vacant	THA Sothita Sitthichai
Super flyweight	CHN Jiangtao Cao	vacant		BANUtshob Ahmed
Bantamweight	THA Petch CP Freshmart	PHI Noli James Maquilan	vacant	vacant
Super bantamweight	vacant	PHI Marlon Tapales	MYS Daeloniel McDelon	IND Urvashi Singh
Featherweight	THA Sathaporn Saart	SIN Prithiv Raaj Elansharan	ARM Mikael Arutyunyan	vacant
Junior lightweight	CHN Wensong Liu		THA Arnon Yupang	vacant	AUS Skye Falzon
Lightweight	vacant	SIN Danial Abdul Jalil	PRC Hanyun Wu	vacant
Junior welterweight	vacant	TUR Ege Arin Konuk	EGY Khalis Nasir	vacant
Welterweight	CZE Lukáš Děkýš	THA Chan Sala	INA Rahul Pinem	vacant
Junior middleweight	vacant	vacant	vacant	vacant
Middleweight	vacant	AUS Victor Nagbe	vacant	vacant
Super middleweight	TUR Serhat Guler	vacant	SIN Davis Anderson	vacant
Light heavyweight		vacant	MYS Adli Hafidz	PRC Shuxin Gao	vacant
Cruiserweight	vacant		GER Yusuf Sultanoglu	RUS Artur Ter-Israelyan	vacant
Bridgerweight		vacant	ITA Alessio Bisutti	vacant	vacant
Heavyweight		vacant	vacant	vacant	vacant

ABCO Awards

Year:	Boxer of the year:	Promoter of the year:
2005	THA Saenghiran Lookbanyai	THA Virat Vachararattanawongsi
2006	THA David Nakornluang	THA Pariyakorn Ratanasuban
2007	THA Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo	KAZ Yerik Jailauov
2008	KAZ Beibut Shumenov	RUS German Titov
2009	THA Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo	THA Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2010	THA Terdsak Kokietgym	THA Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2011	THA Kompayak Porpramook	THA Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2012	CHN Xiong Zhao Zhong	THA Kokiet Panichyarom
2013	THA Srisaket Sor Rungvisai	THA Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2014	THA Suriyan Sor Rungvisai	THA Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2015	THA Nawaphon Por Chokchai	THA Kokiet Panichyarom

References

"Asian Boxing Council {{!}} UIA Yearbook Profile {{!}} Union of International Associations".
"Aboutus {{!}} WBC ASIA".
"WBC ASIA CHAMPIONS".
"CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS".
"SILVER CHAMPIONS".
(25 May 2024). "Utshob becomes first Bangladeshi boxer to win WBC belt". Dhaka Tribune.

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