International amateur boxing governing body
World Boxing Abbreviation WB Formation 2023 Headquarters Renens , SwitzerlandMembership
27 national federations President
Boris van der Vorst Website worldboxing.org
World Boxing is an international sports organization regulating amateur (Olympic-style) boxing . It was formed in response to the International Boxing Association 's (IBA) strained relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). WB aims to campaign for the retention of boxing as an Olympic sport .[1]
History
Common Cause Alliance
A number of boxing national federations formed the Common Cause Alliance (CCA)[2] as part of an effort to keep boxing in the Summer Olympics calendar from the 2024 edition in Paris onwards.[3]
The alliance was formed in early 2022 by 18 federations. It called for the Russian-led International Boxing Association to disclose its financial dealings with Russian energy giant Gazprom , determine the detrimental effects of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine , and for IBA to take stronger action against the Russian Boxing Federation .[4]
In May 2022, Dutch official Boris van der Vorst, who heads the group was ruled ineligible to challenge incumbent IBA president and Russian official Umar Kremlev in an election.[4] In September 2022, an extraordinary IBA congress decided against holding any new election, this allowing Kremlev to retain the presidency. By December 2022, the membership of the Common Cause Alliance has grown to 25 federations.[5]
Formation of World Boxing
World Boxing was launched in April 2023 with its interim board including officials from member organizations of the Common Cause Alliance.[1] [6] [7]
International sports federations
ASOIF (31)Summer Olympics Federations AIOWF (7)Winter Olympics Federations ARISF (42)Others recognised by IOC
FAI (air sports)
IFAF (American football)
FIA (auto racing)
FIB (bandy)
WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5)
FIPV (basque pelota)
WCBS (billiards sports)
CMSB (boules)
IBF (bowling)
WBF (bridge)
ICU (cheer)
FIDE (chess)
ICC (cricket)
WDSF (dance sport)
IFF (floorball)
WFDF (flying disc)
IFI (ice stock sport)
WKF (karate)
WAKO (kickboxing)
IKF (korfball)
FIL (lacrosse)
ILSF (life saving)
FIM (motorcycle sport)
UIAA (mountaineering)
IFMA (muaythai)
WN (netball)
IOF (orienteering)
FIP (polo)
UIM (powerboating)
IRF (racquetball)
WS (roller sports)
FIAS (sambo)
ISMF (ski mountaineering)
IFSC (sport climbing)
WSF (squash)
IFS (sumo)
ISA (surfing)
TWIF (tug-of-war)
CMAS (underwater sports)
FISU (university sports)
IWWF (waterski and wakeboard)
IWUF (wushu)
AIMS (20)Others in GAISF GAISF observer members (11)Others
WEKAF (arnis)
AFLC (Australian rules football)
WBGF (backgammon)
ISBHF (ball hockey)
IBA (bodyboarding)
WB (bowls)
IBJJF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
IFBA (broomball)
WCF (croquet)
WDBF (dodgeball)
ICFRA (fullbore rifle)
IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling)
IKF (kabaddi)
IKF (kempo)
FISLY (landsailing)
IMMAF (mixed martial arts)
WMRA (mountain running)
ORSI (ocean rowing)
IFP (pickleball)
IQA (quidditch)
IFMAR (radio-controlled racing)
IRF (rogaining)
WSSF (snowshoe running)
ISF (skyrunning)
WSSA (sport stacking)
ITHF (table hockey)
ITPF (tent pegging)
FIT (touch football)
ITRA (trail running)
IAU (ultra running)
National members of World Boxing
Africa Americas Asia Europe
CZE
DEN
ENG
FIN
GBR
GER
ISL
NED
NOR
SWE
Oceania