International Boxing Union (since 1996)

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International Boxing Union
International Boxing Union, Inc.
AbbreviationIBU
Formation1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Founded atAtlanta, Georgia
Legal statusCorporation
Headquarters4175 Roswell Road NE Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30342
Websiteibuboxing.com

The International Boxing Union (IBU) is a

Second World War
.

Although the IBU has sanctioned title matches and "world champions" from countries such as Barbados, Guyana, Germany, and Hungary, they often lack widespread recognition as the best fighters in their class. IBU titles can be a first title for boxers who progress to gain additional titles of the more recognized "Big Four".

Notable champions

One notable former IBU Heavyweight Champion was

Sergei Liakhovich
in November 2006. Another notable former IBU World Heavyweight Champion is "Fast" Eddie Chambers who captured the title in 2005.

The IBU also sports two notable former Lightweight Champions in

The Contender". Other notable fights of the IBU were the two IBU World Super Middleweight title fights of Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton and Omar Sheika
that became ESPN2's "Fight of the Year" in 2003 and 2004.

On 7 April 2012, 7-time multiple weight class World Champion James Toney captured the vacant IBU World Heavyweight championship with a TKO over World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Championship Holder Bobby Gunn.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Shannon Briggs vs. John Sargent". boxrec.com.
  2. ^ Jake Donovan, James Toney Stops Bobby Gunn In Five Rounds. Boxing Scene, 8 April 2012. The match is listed in the Title history Archived 2016-07-06 at the Wayback Machine section of the IBU website and on BoxRec. According to the IBU's rankings page, it considers the title vacant as of 2017 (or earlier).


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