North American Boxing Federation
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 |  Miguel Angel Herrera |
December 21, 2019 |
| Super flyweight |  Jade Bornea |
January 30, 2020 |
| Bantamweight | vacant | |
| Super bantamweight | vacant | |
| Featherweight |  Adam Lopez |
June 11, 2020 |
| Super featherweight | vacant | |
| Lightweight | Oscar Duarte |
March 7, 2020 |
| Super lightweight | Luis Feliciano |
August 22, 2019 |
| Welterweight | Blair Cobbs |
November 2, 2019 |
| Super welterweight | vacant | |
| Middleweight | vacant | |
| Super middleweight | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Shakeel Phinn |
June 8, 2019 |
| Light heavyweight | Alfonso Lopez |
November 16, 2019 |
| Cruiserweight | vacant | |
| Heavyweight |  Arslanbek Makhmudov |
September 28, 2019 |
Female
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
| Atomweight | vacant | |
| Strawweight | vacant | |
| Light flyweight | Kim Clavel |
December 7, 2019 |
| Flyweight | vacant | |
| Super flyweight | vacant | |
| Bantamweight | vacant | |
| Super bantamweight | Melissa Odessa-Parker |
December 19, 2020 |
| Featherweight | vacant | |
| Super featherweight | Mikaela Mayer |
October 13, 2018 |
| Lightweight | Selina Barrios |
December 29, 2017 |
| Super lightweight | vacant | |
| Welterweight | vacant | |
| Super welterweight | vacant | |
| Middleweight | Raquel Miller |
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
- "Boxing Bodies: A Brief Chronology and Rundown". International Boxing Digest. 40 (1): 58. January 1998.
- "About All These 12-Rounders". International Boxing Digest. 38 (6): 60. August 1996.
External links
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