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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

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo L?pez Mateos, to create an international boxi...
(WBC).

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.

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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

World Boxing Council

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 title NABF title bout was between Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston

Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was a professional boxing who became List of Heavyweight Champions in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round....
and Leotis Martin

Leotis Martin

Leotis Martin was an United States boxing best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. This was Liston's only defeat in his comeback campaign after losing his heavyweight title to Ali and the rematch....
on December 6, 1969.

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..."

List of NABF Heavyweight Champions

Since the inception of the NABF in 1969, there have been 27 recognized Heavyweight Champions with a combined total of 36 title reigns. Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
, George Foreman

George Foreman

George Edward Foreman is an United States two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur.He is the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round....
, Orlin Norris

Orlin Norris

Orlin Levance Norris, born October 4, 1965 in Lubbock, TX, is an American boxing who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980's and 1990's....
, Ken Norton

Ken Norton

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. is a former multi-time world champion heavyweight boxer....
, Samuel Peter

Samuel Peter

Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxing and the former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion. He is considered by many to be one of the strongest punchers in the heavyweight division....
, Tony Tucker

Tony Tucker

Tony Craig Tucker was a professional heavyweight boxing during the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed "TNT" , he won a gold medal at the Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games, and was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional....
and Tim Witherspoon

Tim Witherspoon

"Terrible" Tim Witherspoon is an American boxer who was twice recognized as List of Heavyweight Champions by a professional boxing sanctioning organization....
are the only men to have held the title twice. Ali is the only one to hold it three times.

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Leotis Martin Leotis Martin Leotis Martin was an United States boxing best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. This was Liston's only defeat in his comeback campaign after losing his heavyweight title to Ali and the rematch....	1969-12-06 — June 1970	0
2	Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....	1970-12-07 — March 1971	0
3	George Foreman George Foreman George Edward Foreman is an United States two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur.He is the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round....	1971-05-10 — July 1971	0
4	Muhammad Ali (2)	1971-07-26 — 1973-03-31	5
5	Ken Norton Ken Norton Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. is a former multi-time world champion heavyweight boxer....	1973-03-31 — 1973-09-10	0
6	Muhammad Ali (3)	1973-03-31 — 1974-10-30	1
7	Ken Norton (2)	1975-03-24 — 1975-09-28	0
8	George Foreman (2)	1976-01-24 — 1977-03-03	1
9	Leroy Jones Leroy Jones (boxer) Leroy Jones, born February 10, 1950, was a moderately successful American Boxing born in Denver, Colorado....	1978-08-19 — 1980-03-31	0
10	Michael Dokes Michael Dokes Michael Marshall Dokes is a former American boxing in the heavyweight division, nicknamed "Dynamite."...	1982-01-30 — 1982-12-10	1
11	Tim Witherspoon Tim Witherspoon "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon is an American boxer who was twice recognized as List of Heavyweight Champions by a professional boxing sanctioning organization....	1983-09-23 — 1984-03-09	0
12	James Broad James Broad James Broad was an American heavyweight boxer who was an amateur star but never made it in the pros....	1984-08-23 — 1985-04-29	0
13	Tim Witherspoon (2)	1985-04-29 — 1986-01-17	1
14	Larry Alexander	1987-04-10 — 1987-11-25	0
15	Orlin Norris Orlin Norris Orlin Levance Norris, born October 4, 1965 in Lubbock, TX, is an American boxing who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980's and 1990's....	1987-11-25 — 1990-02-17	6
16	Bert Cooper Bert Cooper Bert Cooper , also known as Smokin' Bert Cooper was a U.S. professional heavyweight boxing. Cooper was the first boxer to knock down Evander Holyfield and the only boxer to defeat former Olympian Willie DeWitt....	1990-02-17 — 1990-08-05	0
17	Ray Mercer Ray Mercer "Merciless" Ray Mercer is an United States professional boxer and former World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina....	1990-08-05 — 1991-01-11	0
18	Orlin Norris (2)	1991-04-30 — 1991-06-03	0
19	Tony Tucker Tony Tucker Tony Craig Tucker was a professional heavyweight boxing during the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed "TNT" , he won a gold medal at the Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games, and was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional....	1991-06-03 — December 1992	1
20	Alex García Alex Garcia Alex Garcia is a Nuevo Latino chef who helped popularize a version of Cuban food at several New York City restaurants and on the Food Network. After spending a few years working as a waiter, Alex attended Northeastern University in Massachusetts where he earned a degree in hotel and restaurant management....	1992-12-08 — 1994-03-01	3
21	Joe Hipp Joe Hipp Joe Hipp is a professional boxing. Born in Browning, MT, United States, on December 7, 1962, Hipp fights out of Yakima, Washington. The 6' 1 Southpaw became the first man of Native Americans in the United States ancestry to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought World Boxing Association...	1994-03-01 — 1995-04-08	1
22	Alexander Zolkin	1995-03-21 — January 1996	2
23	Tony Tucker (2)	1996-06-29 — January 1997	0
24	John Ruiz John Ruiz John ?The Quiet Man" Ruiz , currently residing in Las Vegas metropolitan area is a professional Puerto Rico-United States Boxing and former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion.....	1997-01-14 — January 1999	3
25	Michael Grant Michael Grant (boxer) Michael Grant is a professional heavyweight boxer. He is 6' 7" tall....	1999-01-30 — 2000-04-29	1
26	Clifford Etienne Clifford Etienne Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", fought as a heavyweight boxing in the United States. He is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence....	2000-09-09 — March 2001	0
27	Obed Sullivan Obed Sullivan Obed Benjamin Sullivan, born January 17, 1968 in Gulfport, MS, was a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", Sullivan was at times a highly-ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era....	2001-05-20 — 2001-09-02	0
28	Fres Oquendo Fres Oquendo Fres Oquendo was born April 1 1973 in Puerto Rico, and is a professional heavyweight boxer.He had a successful amateur background and has shown huge potential as a pro....	2001-09-02 — 2002-04-13	0
29	David Tua David Tua David Tua is a heavyweight boxer and former title challenger currently rising again in the heavyweight rankings....	2002-04-13 — June 2003	0
30	Eliecer Castillo Eliecer Castillo Elieser Ramos Castillo, born October 25 1970 in Havana, Cuba, is a Cuban boxing in the heavyweight division....	2003-06-06 — 2004-04-17	1
31	Joe Mesi Joe Mesi "Baby" Joe Mesi is an American Boxing and former #1 contender to the World Boxing Council heavyweight title....	2003-06-24 — 2003-10-30	0
32	DaVarryl Williamson DaVarryl Williamson DaVarryl Williamson is an United States boxing originally from Washington, D.C., but later a resident of Aurora, Colorado, Colorado. His ring nickname is "Touch of Sleep"....	2004-04-17 — November 2004	1
33	Samuel Peter Samuel Peter Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxing and the former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion. He is considered by many to be one of the strongest punchers in the heavyweight division....	2004-12-04 — 2005-09-24	1
34	Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko is a Ukraine heavyweight Boxing. Klitschko currently holds the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization world heavyweight titles and is ranked number one by the International_Boxing_Organization in the top 100 computerized rankings....	2005-09-24 — 2006-04-22	0
35	Samuel Peter (2)	2006-04-28 — present	2
36	Hasim Rahman Hasim Rahman Hasim "The Rock" Sharif Rahman , is an United States Boxing who became the heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001....	2007-06-14 — present	0

Other regional WBC federations

Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation

The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region....
(OPBF)
European Boxing Union
European Boxing Union

The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe....
(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)

North American Boxing Federation

History

List of NABF Heavyweight Champions

Other regional WBC federations

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