AIBA Competitors

USA Boxing is the national governing body of amateur, Olympic-style boxing, and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). As a national governing body recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, USA Boxing is responsible for the administration, development and promotion of Olympic-style boxing in the United States. USA Boxing is a non-profit organization and is managed by a Chief Executive Officer who reports to a Board of Directors. With its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Boxing sponsors a host of programs -- from developing and promoting the sport and its athletes at the local, regional, and national levels, to sponsoring national and international dual competitions and selecting teams for international events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games. USA Boxing, has governed men's amateur boxing in the United States since 1888. USA Boxing has won 109 Medals in Olympic competition, ranking first among all nations that compete in the Summer Olympic Games. Some of the most famous athletes in the world have emerged from the ranks of USA Boxing and Olympic competition, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Oscar de la Hoya. USA Boxing authorizes, recognizes, and insures 57 Local Boxing Committees (LBCs), which are grouped into 14 geographical regions. These LBCs, along with their coaches, athletes, and officials, form the grassroots foundation of USA Boxing and Olympic-style boxing in the United States. USA Boxing's athlete membership is comprised of both male and female boxers. USA Boxing operates on a calendar year basis for operational and financial reporting purposes. USA Boxing files and posts its annual Form 990 required by the Internal Revenue Service. USA Boxing also files an annual Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service.

The World Boxing Council is Boxing's elite sanctioning body and has as its maximum priority to work and protect for athlete's safety and health inside and outside of the boxing ring. The WBC was founded in 1963 and now is composed by 165 countries from around the world. Some of our greatest champions are Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar de La Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao among others. What's new...? The WBC is an organization that is working and will continue to work tirelessly, with each of its members trying to position boxing as the number one sport, mostly to protect the fighter in all respects. The proof of this is that for 48 years, the World Boxing Council has organized its annual convention, featuring boxers, referees, promoters, judges and representatives of affiliated organizations from all over the world. In the last Convention, number 48, the following points were approved: - The use of oxygen during fights. During the resting minute, the fighters will have access to oxygen. - The use of a new certification of gloves as of 2012, to ensure they are within the parameters of safety for the boxers. - The use of a written protocol for all that bandages must be, what is permitted as well as what is not permitted, so that it can be dealt with in the same way throughout the world. - The referees have the authority to stop the fight when an opponent is in poor condition and does not have the slightest opportunity to emerge victorious. We cannot fail to mention one of the most important aspects with its altruistic concept that is being carried out by this organization, which is the creation of WBC Cares, a charitable organization under the leadership of the World Boxing Council, aiming to bring a message of hope and inspiration through world-class athletes who visit youth centers, hospitals and orphanages.

IMMAF is the global, democratic governing body for the sport of MMA (mixed martial arts), representing stakeholders worldwide. Founded from within the MMA community for the MMA community, the purpose of the IMMAF is to further the development, recognition and regulation of the sport through its family of non-profit, democratic, National Federations. IMMAF organises elite amateur MMA tournaments and is working for Olympic recognition. In 2018, IMMAF merged with the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) to create one unified international body for the global sport of Amateur MMA.