Asian Boxing Council

Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Greater Asian region.

History

At the 1985 World Boxing Council (WBC) annual convention in Bangkok, Thailand, the late Sahasombhop Srisomvongse and representatives from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Qatar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia and Kuwait launched the Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) as a confederation affiliated with WBC.

After Sahasombhop’s demise in 2000 the duty fell on Pol. Gen. Kovid Bhakdibhumi, the current ABCO President.

Purpose

1. To promote the boxing activities throughout Asia.

2. To organize top rated championship bouts for the great Asian fighters.

3. To supervise the safe competition in Asian region.

Members

20 national members.

Key Persons

Position:	Name:	Nationality:
President	Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi
Vice President	Zhao Shu Ging
Vice President	Edward Tangarajah
Vice President	Gen.Chira Navisthrira
Vice President	Altynbek Nurdauletov
Secretary General	Patrick Cusick
Executive Secretary	Col.Damrong Simakajornboon

Current ABCO title holders

Weight class:	Greater Asian Champion:	Asian Continental Champion:	Female Champion:
Atomweight	(for female boxing only)	(for female boxing only)	Momoko Kanda
Strawweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Junior flyweight	Richard Claveras	vacant	Rika Matsumoto
Flyweight	Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai	Raymond Tabugon	Buakaew Onesongchaigym
Super flyweight	Myung-goo Yuh	Rex Tso	Tamami Tor Buamas
Bantamweight	Suriyan Sor Rungvisai	Tepparith Singwancha	vacant
Super bantamweight	Arjie Toquero	Qiu Xiao Jun	vacant
Featherweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Junior lightweight	Pharanpetch Tor Buamas	Michael Farenas	Wong Ka Man
Lightweight	Tosho Makoto Aoki	vacant	vacant
Junior welterweight	Ekapol Singwancha	vacant	vacant
Welterweight	Roman Zhailauov	Sirimongkol Singwangcha	vacant
Junior middleweight	Dennis Laurente	Ben Capps	vacant
Middleweight	Les Sherrington	vacant	vacant
Super middleweight	vacant	Zac Dunn	vacant
Light heavyweight	Dmitry Sukhotsky	vacant	vacant
Cruiserweight	Maxim Maslov	Adam Lovelock	vacant
Heavyweight	Billy Wright	Evgeny Orlov	vacant

ABCO Awards

Year:	Boxer of the year:	Promoter of the year:
2005	Saenghiran Lookbanyai	Virat Vachararattanawongsi
2006	David Nakornluang	Pariyakorn Ratanasuban
2007	Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo	Yerik Jailauov
2008	Beibut Shumenov	German Titov
2009	Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo	Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2010	Terdsak Kokietgym	Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2011	Kompayak Porpramook	Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2012	Xiong Zhao Zhong	Kokiet Panichyarom
2013	Srisaket Sor Rungvisai	Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2014	Suriyan Sor Rungvisai	Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2015	Nawaphon Por Chokchai	Kokiet Panichyarom

Other regional WBC federations

• North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
• Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
• European Boxing Union (EBU)
• Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council (EPBC)
• 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)
• Hispanic World Boxing Association (ABMH)

External links

• Official site