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The North American Boxing Federation (NABF) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the
World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ...
(WBC).


History

The WBC established the NABF in 1969 as part of its creation of a variety of regional boxing federations. These regional federations would sanction championship bouts and crown regional champions. These champions would be given consideration in the world rankings put out by the WBC. The first NABF title bout was between Sonny Liston and Leotis Martin on December 6, 1969. According to the International Boxing Research Organization, "the appearance of the NABF in 1969 marked the start of major 12-round title bouts in western countries..."


Current champions


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Female


Other regional WBC federations

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Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. History Oriental boxing started in the Philippines in 1946 after the Spanish-American War. While ...
(OPBF) * European Boxing Union (EBU) * Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) *African Boxing Union (ABU) *Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) *Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX) *CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) *South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)


See also

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List of NABF champions The following is a list of NABF champions, showing every champion certificated by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), in operation since 1969. *r – Champion relinquished title. *s – Champion stripped of title. Heavyweight Crui ...


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* {{World boxing champions Professional boxing organizations Boxing in North America World Boxing Council Sports organizations established in 1969