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).
Contents
1 History
1.1 Championship lineage
1.2 Current title holders
1.3 Male
1.4 Female
2 Other regional WBC federations
3 External links
4 References
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]
Championship lineage
- List of NABF champions
Current title holders
Male
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
Minimumweight | vacant | |
Light flyweight | vacant | |
Flyweight | vacant | |
Super flyweight | vacant | |
Bantamweight |  Oscar Negrete | June 30, 2017 |
Super bantamweight | Diego De La Hoya | September 16, 2017 |
Featherweight | Manny Robles III | June 14, 2018 |
Super featherweight | vacant | |
Lightweight | Teófimo López | December 8, 2018 |
Super lightweight | Maxim Dadashev | June 9, 2018 |
Welterweight |  Egidijus Kavaliauskas | September 22, 2017 |
Super welterweight | Carlos Adames | October 13, 2018 |
Middleweight |  Jason Quigley | March 23, 2017 |
Super middleweight | Jesse Hart | April 28, 2018 |
Light heavyweight | vacant | |
Cruiserweight | vacant | |
Heavyweight |  Óscar Rivas | September 28, 2017 |
Female
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: |
|---|---|---|
Atomweight | vacant | |
Strawweight | vacant | |
Light flyweight | vacant | |
Flyweight | vacant | |
Super flyweight | Christina Ruiz | July 28, 2017 |
Bantamweight | vacant | |
Super bantamweight | vacant | |
Featherweight | vacant | |
Super featherweight | Mikaela Mayer | October 13, 2018 |
Lightweight | Selina Barrios | December 29, 2017 |
Super lightweight | vacant | |
Welterweight | vacant | |
Super welterweight | vacant | |
Middleweight | vacant | |
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)
External links
- NABF official site
References
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^ "About All These 12-Rounders". International Boxing Digest. 38 (6): 60. August 1996.
