The Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) is one of the more recognized world championship fight sanctioning organizations in
women's boxing
Although women have participated in boxing for almost as long as the sport has existed, female fights have been effectively outlawed for most of boxing's history until recently, with athletic commissioners refusing to sanction or issue licenses ...
.
Founded in March 1989, it is based in
Miami, Florida
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, and presided over by
Barbara Buttrick. The WIBF is not associated with the similarly named
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts. The others are the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing C ...
(IBF), which promotes men's and women's boxing.
See also
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Women's International Boxing Association
References
External links
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Professional boxing governing bodies
International sports organizations
Sports organizations established in 1989
Women's boxing
International women's organizations
International organizations based in the United States
Women's sports governing bodies
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