Overview
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an international sports organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. IBA consists of five continental confederations: AFBC, AMBC, ASBC, EUBC, and OCBC. The association includes 203 national boxing federations.
The IBA was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the international governing body for the sport of boxing until 2019, when the IOC suspended its recognition of the federation; in 2023, the IOC formally stripped the IBA of its status.
There are five confederations of IBA: African Boxing Confederation, American Boxing Confederation, Asian Boxing Confederation, European Boxing Confederation, Oceania Boxing Confederation.
Names
from August 24, 1920 – the International Federation of Amateur Boxers (Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur, FIBA);
from November 28, 1946 – Amateur International Boxing Association, AIBA;
On November 22, 2007, as part of the AIBA reform, the name was changed to the current one,—International Boxing Association – but the abbreviated name was decided to stay the same;
In December 2021, the abbreviated name was changed to IBA in an attempt to rebrand the organisation and distance itself from the former administration.
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