International Boxing Organization

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The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.

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The IBO was founded in the 1993 as a Florida corporation by Ed Levine, who continues to serve as the organization's President and leader.

While successful since its formation, the IBO's world championship was initially considered to be a "stepping stone" title - one which up and coming boxers win on their way to gaining the opportunity to fight for a more prestigious organization's championship title. Although the organization received some acclaim by implementing a computerized system in the late 1990's that removed subjective elements from the ratings, it is still not considered a major sanctioning body. The IBO has increased its visibility by awarding its championships to champions of more established organizations.

The IBO's roster of champions since the implementation of its computerized ranking system has been steadily improving, and past or current IBO champions include:

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Flag of United States Pinklon Thomas
def. Craig Payne		 November 14, 1992 Greenville, North Carolina 0
Title vacated January 29, 1993 Pinklon Thomas relinquished the title to fight for the WBF title.
Flag of United States Lionel Butler
def. Tony Willis		 February 23, 1993 Reseda, California 0
Title vacated 1993
Flag of United States Danell Nicholson
def. John Ruiz		 August 4, 1994 Mashantucket, Connecticut 0
Title vacated 1994
Flag of Samoa Jimmy Thunder
def. Richard Mason		 October 29, 1994 Atlantic City, New Jersey 2
Title vacated 1995
Flag of United States Tony LaRosa
def. Frank Minton		 July 29, 1995 Chicago, Illinois 0
Flag of Denmark Brian Nielsen January 12, 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark 5
Title vacated September 1999
Flag of United Kingdom Lennox Lewis
def. Evander Holyfield		 November 13, 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada 3
Flag of United States Hasim Rahman April 21, 2001 Brakpan, South Africa 0
Flag of United Kingdom Lennox Lewis (2) November 17, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada 2
Title vacated February 6, 2004 Lennox Lewis announced his retirement.
Flag of Ukraine Wladimir Klitschko
def. Chris Byrd		 April 22, 2006 Mannheim, Germany 2

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