Name | World Boxing Organization |
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Size | 250px |
Abbreviation | WBO |
Motto | Dignity, Democracy, Honesty |
Type | Non-profit Institution |
Purpose | Boxing sanctioning organization |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Region served | Worldwide |
Leader title | President |
Leader name | Francisco Varcarcel |
Main organ | General Assembly |
Website |
The WBO's first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. Soon after its beginning, the WBO was staging world championship bouts around the globe. Its first championship fight was for its vacant super middleweight title, between Thomas Hearns and James Kinchen; Hearns won by decision. In order to gain respectability, the WBO next elected former world light heavyweight champion José Torres of Ponce, Puerto Rico, as its president. Torres left in 1996, giving way to Puerto Rican lawyer Francisco Varcarcel as president. Varcarcel has been there since.
The WBO was made popular by boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ronald "Winky" Wright, Naseem Hamed, Verno Phillips, Michael Carbajal, Johnny Tapia, Harry Simon, Jermain Taylor, Nigel Benn, Paul "Silky" Jones, Gerald McClellan, Joe Calzaghe, Steve Collins, Daniel Santos, Michael Moorer, Dariusz Michalczewski, Chris Eubank, Riddick Bowe, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko and Chris Byrd in the 1990s.
Weight class: | Title holder: | Reign began: |
Mini flyweight | 27 August 2011 | |
Junior flyweight | 30 April 2011 | |
Flyweight | 16 July 2011 | |
Junior bantamweight | 15 May 2010 | |
Bantamweight | 19 February 2011 | |
Junior featherweight | 7 May 2011 | |
Featherweight | 16 April 2011 | |
Junior lightweight | 4 September 2010 | |
Lightweight | 28 February 2009 | |
Junior welterweight | 4 April 2009 | |
Welterweight | 14 November 2009 | |
Junior middleweight | 3 December 2005 | |
Middleweight | July 31, 2010 | |
Super middleweight | 22 August 2009 | |
Light heavyweight | 19 May 2011 | |
29 August 2009 | ||
Heavyweight | 23 February 2008 |
Weight class: | Champion: | Date won: |
Strawweight (105 lbs) | Teeraporn Pannimit | 2 April 2010 |
Junior flyweight (108 lbs) | Yesica Yolanda Bopp | 6 November 2009 |
Flyweight (112 lbs) | Susi Kentikian | 10 October 2009 |
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs) | Carolina Duer | 17 December 2010 |
Bantamweight (118 lbs) | Kaliesha West | 18 September 2010 |
Junior featherweight (122 lbs) | Ana Julaton | 30 June 2010 |
Featherweight (126 lbs) | Jeannine Garside | 3 July 2010 |
Junior lightweight (130 lbs) | Ramona Kuehne | 4 June 2010 |
Lightweight (135 lbs) | vacant | |
Junior welterweight (140 lbs) | Fernanda Alegre | 3 December 2010 |
Welterweight (147 lbs) | Cecilia Brækhus | 15 May 2010 |
Junior middleweight (154 lbs) | 29 May 2010 | |
Middleweight (160 lbs) | Christina Hammer | 23 October 2010 |
Super middleweight (168 lbs) | vacant | |
Light heavyweight (175 lbs) | vacant | |
vacant | ||
Heavyweight (200+ lbs) | vacant | |
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