International Boxing Organization

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

[edit] Origins

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 1998.

The organization received some 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. The IBO has increased its visibility by awarding its championships to champions of more established organizations.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Past and current IBO Champions

Past or current IBO champions include:

Tomasz Adamek former IBO Cruiserweight champion
Danny Green former IBO Cruiserweight champion
Thomas Hearns former IBO Cruiserweight champion
Lennox Lewis, former IBO, IBF, WBA, WBC Heavyweight champion
Brian Nielsen, former IBO & IBC Heavyweight champion
James Toney, former IBO Cruiserweight champion
Wladimir Klitschko, current IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO Heavyweight titleholder
Roy Jones, Jr., former WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, NABF, WBF, and IBA Light-Heavyweight champion
Jeff Lacy, former IBO Super Middleweight champion
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., former Welterweight champion
Ricky Hatton, former IBO Light Welterweight champion
Manny Pacquiao, former IBO Light Welterweight champion
Antonio Tarver, former 3-time IBO Light-Heavyweight champion
Jean Pascal, current IBO Light-Heavyweight champion
Bernard Hopkins, former IBO Light Heavyweight champion
Vic Darchinyan, former Flyweight & Undisputed Super Flyweight champion, 4 Time IBO champion (in 3 weight classes)
Nonito Donaire, former IBO Flyweight champion and IBF Champion.
Sakio Bika, former IBO Super Middleweight champion.
Sergio Gabriel Martínez former Junior middleweight champion.

Champions since 1920 of heavyweight boxing of 5 most important Associations

[edit] Current IBO world title holders

Weight class:	Champion:	Reign began:
Strawweight	Hekkie Budler	24 September 2011
Junior Flyweight	vacant
Flyweight	vacant
Super Flyweight	vacant
Bantamweight	vacant
Super Bantamweight	Tshifhiwa Munyai	26 March 2011
Featherweight	vacant
Super Featherweight	Will Tomlinson	30 November 2011
Lightweight	Emiliano Marsili	20 January 2012
Junior Welterweight	vacant
Welterweight	Chris Van Heerden	24 September 2011
Junior Middleweight	Zaurbek Baysangurov	4 December 2010
Middleweight	Gennady Golovkin	9 December 2011
Super Middleweight	Thomas Oosthuizen	26 March 2011
Light Heavyweight	vacant
Cruiserweight	Antonio Tarver	20 July 2011
Heavyweight	Wladimir Klitschko	22 April 2006