North American Boxing Council
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The North American Boxing Council is a professional
Mixed Martial Arts
sanctioning body headquartered in the United States at Indianapolis, IN since 1999.
NABC boxing champions have been televised on
Don King, Fred Berns
, and Gary Shaw.
On July 28, 2006, the NABC became the first professional boxing sanctioning body to sanction a Mixed Martial Arts bout when Jessie Chilton defeated Eddie Sanchez at Legends of Fighting 8 in Indianapolis to win the NABC 185 lb MMA championship.
The NABC has produced its own MMA cards as NABC Extreme Fighting. NABC mixed martial arts champions have been televised on the
HDNet cable channel and on Cage Fury Fighting Championships
pay per view broadcasts.
NABC sanctioning of MMA matches and the implications for the future of professional boxing were examined in an NBC Sports story by Kenny Rice May 29, 2007.
In 2014 the NABC adopted the
Ring Magazine model of recognizing champions based won/loss record, quality [1]
of performance, strength of opposition, and computerized rankings, to fill vacant titles. The NABC recognizes the Ring Magazine champion as world champion.
See also
References
- ^ "NABC North American Boxing Council: Boxing Champions". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.