North American Boxing Federation

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.{{Cite journal

| title = Boxing Bodies: A Brief Chronology and Rundown

| journal = International Boxing Digest

| volume = 40| issue = 1

| page = 58

| date = January 1998}}

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..."{{Cite journal

| title = About All These 12-Rounders

| journal = International Boxing Digest

| volume = 38| issue = 6

| page = 60

| date = August 1996}}

|February 19, 2022

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|Middleweight

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|Super middleweight

|{{flagicon|CAN}}Shakeel Phinn

|June 8, 2019

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|Light heavyweight

|{{flagicon|US}} Gilberto Ramirez

|December 18, 2020

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|Cruiserweight

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Ryan Rozicki

|September 30, 2023

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|Heavyweight

|{{flagicon|COD}} Martin Bakole

|August 03, 2024

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• Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
• 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)

• List of NABF champions

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• {{Official website|http://www.nabfnews.com/}}

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Category:Sports governing bodies in North America