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The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.

[edit] Origins

The IBO was founded in 1988 and incorporated in Illinois in 1992 by John Daddono. The organization was later moved to Florida in 1996 and incorporated in Florida at that time. Ed Levine, who continues to serve as the organization's President became a partner and President of the IBO in 1998.

The organization received some acclaim by implementing a computerized system in the late 1990s that removed subjective elements from the ratings in an effort to bring more credibility to the sport. The IBO has increased its visibility by awarding its championships to champions of more established organizations.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Past and current IBO Champions

Past or current IBO champions include:

• Thomas Hearns former IBO Cruiserweight champion
• Lennox Lewis, former Heavyweight champion
• Brian Nielsen, former Heavyweight champion
• James Toney, former IBO Cruiserweight champion
• Wladimir Klitschko, current IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight titleholder
• Roy Jones, Jr., former Light-Heavyweight champion
• Jeff Lacy, former IBO Super Middleweight champion
• Floyd Mayweather, former Welterweight champion
• Ricky Hatton, former IBO Light Welterweight champion
• Manny Pacquiao, current IBO Light Welterweight champion
• Antonio Tarver, former 3-time IBO Light-Heavyweight champion
• Chad Dawson, current IBO Light-Heavyweight champion
• Bernard Hopkins, former IBO Light Heavyweight champion
• Vic Darchinyan, former IBO Flyweight champion/former IBO Super Flyweight champion
• Nonito Donaire, former IBO Flyweight champion

Champions since 1920 of heavyweight boxing of 5 most important Associations

[edit] Current IBO world title holders

Weight class:	Champion:	Date won:
Strawweight	Vacant
Light flyweight	Vacant
Flyweight	César Seda, Jr	2009-09-18
Super flyweight	Vacant
Bantamweight	Simpiwe Vetyeka
Super bantamweight	Vacant
Featherweight	Vacant
Super featherweight	Ji-Hoon Kim	12 September 2009
Lightweight	Vacant
Light welterweight	Manny Pacquiao	2 May 2009
Welterweight	Lovemore N'dou
Junior middleweight	Joshua Spears	2 May 2009
Middleweight	Anthony Mundine	27 May 2009
Super middleweight	Sakio Bika	13 November 2008
Light heavyweight	Chad Dawson	11 October 2008
Cruiserweight	Danny Green	16 August 2009
Heavyweight	Wladimir Klitschko	22 April 2006

[edit] See also

• List of IBO world champions

[edit] Other world organizations

• International Boxing Association
• International Boxing Council
• International Boxing Federation
• International Boxing Union
• World Boxing Association
• World Boxing Council
• World Professional Boxing Federation
• World Boxing Federation
• World Boxing Organization
• World Boxing Union
• European Boxing Federation

[edit] External links

• Official website of the IBO