The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ...

Origins

The IBO was founded in the 1993 as a Florida corporation by Ed Levine, who continues to serve as the organization's President and leader.

"Stepping Stone" to Credibility

While successful since its formation, the IBO's world championship was initially considered to be a "stepping stone" title - one which up and coming boxers win on their way to gaining the opportunity to fight for a more prestigious organization's championship title.

As the organization's history has evolved though, the IBO has gained significant credibility perhaps the most legitimately operated of all sanctioning groups. A major step in that direction was the implementation of a computerized system in the late 1990's that removed subjective elements from the ratings.

Past and Current IBO Champions

The IBO's roster of champions since the implementation of its computerized ranking system has been steadily improving, and past or current IBO champions include:

• Lennox Lewis, former Heavyweight champion
• Wladimir Klitschko, current Heavyweight titleholder
• Roy Jones, Jr., former Light Heavyweight champion
• Bernard Hopkins, current Light Heavyweight champion
• Floyd Mayweather, current Welterweight champion

Lennox Claudius Lewis (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer, who represented Canada in the Olympics and is the former undisputed heavyweight champion. ... Dr. Wladimir Klitschko (Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Кличко – Volodymyr Volodymyrovyč Klyčko; born March 25, 1976 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer, former WBO and the current IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion. ... Roy Jones Jr. ... Bernard Hopkins (born January 15, 1965) —nicknamed The Executioner— is a retired professional boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), and is regarded by experts to be one of the best middleweight fighters of all time. ... Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. ...

See also

Other world organizations

• International Boxing Council
• International Boxing Federation
• International Boxing Organization
• International Boxing Union
• World Boxing Association
• World Boxing Council
• World Boxing Organization
• World Boxing Union

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External link

• Official website of the IBO