International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and regional championships.^[1]

Origins [edit]

The IBO was founded in 1988 and incorporated in Illinois in 1992 by John W. Daddono. The organization was later moved to Florida in 1996 and incorporated in Florida at that time. Ed Levine, who continues to serve as the organization's President became a partner and President of the IBO in 1999.

The organization received acclaim by implementing a computerized system in the late 1990s that removed subjective elements from the ratings in an effort to bring more credibility to the sport. Many marquee champions have held and continue to hold the International Boxing Organization World title.

Past and current IBO Champions [edit]

Past or current IBO champions include:

Tomasz Adamek, former Cruiserweight champion
Danny Green, former Cruiserweight champion
Thomas Hearns, former Cruiserweight champion
Lennox Lewis, former Heavyweight champion
Brian Nielsen, former Heavyweight champion
James Toney, former Cruiserweight champion
Wladimir Klitschko, current Heavyweight champion
Roy Jones, Jr., former Light Heavyweight champion
Jeff Lacy, former Super Middleweight champion
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., former Welterweight champion
Ricky Hatton, former Light Welterweight champion
Manny Pacquiao, former Light Welterweight champion
Antonio Tarver, former 3-time Light Heavyweight champion and current Cruiserweight champion
Pinklon Thomas, former Heavyweight champion
Jean Pascal, former Light Heavyweight champion
Bernard Hopkins, former Light Heavyweight champion
Vic Darchinyan, former Flyweight, Super Flyweight and 2-time Bantamweight champion
Nonito Donaire, former Flyweight champion
Sakio Bika, former Super Middleweight champion
Sergio Gabriel Martínez, former Junior Middleweight champion.

Current IBO world title holders [edit]

Weight class:	Champion:	Reign began:
Strawweight	Hekkie Budler	September 24, 2011
Junior Flyweight	Vacant
Flyweight	Vacant
Super Flyweight	Gideon Buthelezi	November 10, 2012
Bantamweight	Joseph Agbeko	March 22, 2013
Super Bantamweight	Alexander Bakhtin	September 18, 2012
Featherweight	Simpiwe Vetyeka	April 14, 2013
Super Featherweight	Will Tomlinson	November 30, 2011
Lightweight	Vacant
Junior Welterweight	Khabib Allakhverdiev	June 20, 2012
Welterweight	Chris Van Heerden	September 24, 2011
Junior Middleweight	Vacant
Middleweight	Gennady Golovkin	December 09, 2011
Super Middleweight	Thomas Oosthuizen	March 26, 2011
Light Heavyweight	Andrzej Fonfara	November 16, 2012
Cruiserweight	Danny Green	November 21, 2012
Heavyweight	Wladimir Klitschko	April 22, 2006