North American Boxing Federation

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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 (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.[1]

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..."[2]

Championship lineage

Current title holders

CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS
Weight Class Champion Date Won Title Lineage Title Fights
Heavyweight Éric Molina 27 April 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Cruiserweight Denton Daley 4 March 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Light Heavyweight Jean Pascal 18 January 2014 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Middleweight Sakio Bika 2 June 2012 Title Lineage Title Fights
Middleweight David Lemieux 24 May 2014 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Welterweight Willie Nelson 15 September 2012 Title Lineage Title Fights
Welterweight Thomas Dulorme 29 March 2014 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Lightweight Paul Spadafora 6 April 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Lightweight Raymundo Beltran 27 July 2012 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Featherweight Francisco Vargas 9 August 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Featherweight Joseph Diaz 18 December 2015 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Bantamweight Manuel Ávila 8 August 2015 Title Lineage Title Fights
Bantamweight Luis May 15 June 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Super Flyweight José Salgado Fernández 26 March 2011 Title Lineage Title Fights
Flyweight Armando Santos 25 May 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Light Flyweight Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. 26 January 2013 Title Lineage Title Fights
Strawweight Mario Rodriguez 30 July 2011 Title Lineage Title Fights

Other regional WBC federations

External links

References

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