North American Boxing Federation

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

List of NABF champions

Current title holders

Weight Class	Champion	Date Won	Title Lineage	Title Fights
CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS
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	Ronald Gavril	8 October 2016	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

Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council (EPBC)
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)

External links

NABF official site

References

↑ "Boxing Bodies: A Brief Chronology and Rundown". International Boxing Digest. 40 (1): 58. January 1998.
↑ "About All These 12-Rounders". International Boxing Digest. 38 (6): 60. August 1996.

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