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North American Boxing Federation

Boxing governing body

Boxing governing body

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.{{Cite journal

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..."{{Cite journal

Current champions

Male

Weight class:Champion:Reign began:
Minimumweight
Light flyweight
FlyweightMEX Miguel Angel HerreraDecember 21, 2019
Super flyweightPHI Jade BorneaJanuary 30, 2020
Bantamweight
Super bantamweight
FeatherweightGHA Isaac DogboeJune 19, 2021
Super featherweightUSA Floyd SchofieldOctober 22, 2021
LightweightUSA Raymond MuratallaMay 20, 2023
Super lightweightUSA Luis FelicianoAugust 22, 2019
WelterweightUSA Blair CobbsNovember 2, 2019
Super welterweightALB Ermal HadribeajFebruary 19, 2022
Middleweight
Super middleweightCANShakeel PhinnJune 8, 2019
Light heavyweightUS Gilberto RamirezDecember 18, 2020
CruiserweightCAN Ryan RozickiSeptember 30, 2023
HeavyweightCOD Martin BakoleAugust 03, 2024

Female

Weight class:Champion:Reign began:
Atomweight
Strawweight
Light flyweightCAN Kim ClavelDecember 7, 2019
Flyweight
Super flyweight
Bantamweight
Super bantamweightUSA Melissa Odessa-ParkerDecember 19, 2020
Featherweight
Super featherweightUSA Mikaela MayerOctober 13, 2018
LightweightUSA Selina BarriosDecember 29, 2017
Super lightweight
Welterweight
Super welterweight
MiddleweightUSA Raquel MillerMay 18, 2019
Super middleweight
Heavyweight

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)

References

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