World Boxing Union

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World Boxing Union featherweight belt won by Derry Mathews
World Boxing Union
AbbreviationWBU
FounderJon W. Robinson
Founded atLondon, UK
PurposeBoxing sanctioning organization
HeadquartersOrganization dissolved
Region
Worldwide
president
Jon Robinson

The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a

IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man [1] [2]
Jon W. Robinson. It sanctioned boxing with various promoters worldwide. Following Robinson's death in 2004, the organization became dormant and was eventually dissolved.

An organization serving the same purpose and with the same name, but with no connections to the original, was formed in Germany in 2010 under the leadership of Torsten Knille.[3]

List of WBU heavyweight champions

Name Duration of reign Defenses Notes
 George Foreman (USA)[4] March 29, 1995 – 1997 2 Foreman was recognized as champion after he was stripped of the IBF title
 Corrie Sanders (RSA)[5] November 15, 1997 – May 20, 2000 3 Defeated Ross Purity
 Hasim Rahman (USA)[6] May 20, 2000 – April 21, 2001 0 Relinquished the title in order to fight Lennox Lewis for the IBF, IBO and WBC titles
 Johnny Nelson (GBR)[7] November 24, 2001 – December 4, 2001 0 Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Relinquished the title in order to concentrate on defending his WBO Cruiserweight title
 Georgi Kandelaki (GEO)[8] December 21, 2002 – January 2004 0 Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Kandelaki either relinquished or was stripped of the title
 Matt Skelton (GBR)[9] February 25, 2005 – January 26, 2009 0 Skelton relinquished the title

Other WBU champions (selected)

Other past WBU champions include

Vinny Pazienza, and Micky Ward
.

In addition, Carlos Contreras defeated challenger Victor Rabanales by 8 RTKO.

References

  1. ^ "Jon Robinson". IMDb.
  2. ^ "The talk in boxing". 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ "WBU History – World Boxing Union".
  4. ^ "George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  5. ^ "BoxRec - Corrie Sanders". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  6. ^ "Hasim Rahman vs. Corrie Sanders". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  7. ^ "BoxRec - Johnny Nelson". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - George Kandelaki". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  9. ^ "BoxRec - Matt Skelton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.