British and Irish Boxing Authority
Sport | Boxing |
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Abbreviation | BIBA |
Founded | 2016[1] |
President | TBA |
Chairman | Al Low |
CEO | Gianluca Di Caro |
Secretary | David Smith |
Official website | |
www | |
The British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) is a professional boxing governing, sanctioning, and licensing organization that operates primarily within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
History
BIBA was launched in April 2016. In September 2019, it was announced that the authority had sanctioned the comeback fight of Nigel Benn, who will take on Sakio Bika in Birmingham on 23 November 2019.[2][3]
References
- ^ New British and Irish Pro Boxing Sanctioning Organisation (BIBA) Launches - British Boxing BBTV. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Nigel Benn: Former boxing champion hopes comeback at 55 will 'gain closure' - Sky News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ 'Fittest 55-year-old' Nigel Benn to make boxing comeback - BBC Sport 24 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
External links
- Official site
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- National Sporting Club 1891–1929
- British Boxing Board of Control
- Lonsdale Belt
- Amateur Boxing Association
- Arthur Frederick Bettinson
- Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
- Marquess of Queensberry
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- Freddie Welsh
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- Digger Stanley
- Billy Wells
- Sid Smith
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- Benny Lynch
- Johnny McGrory
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