There are several Boxing Titles up for grabs. They have their own champion on different weight divisions. When I look it over, there are dispute on which one will be considered as a major title, minor title or a regional title. There are debates if one will be a sanctioning organization or not. But all of them have their own titles. I will enumerate the Boxing Titles that we usually see and hear on TV, Radio and in the Internet.
World Boxing Association (WBA) - In Spanish: Asociacion Mundial de Boxeo, founded by William A. Gavin in January 1921 under the name National Boxing Association (NBA). The oldest of the major organizations recognized by International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO). They changed the name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962. Because NBA also stands for National Basketball Association, which at that time is gaining popularity and it eliminates confusion.
World Boxing Board (WBB) - Established in 1992 and it is based in 233 Belvidere St. El Paso, Texas. The current president (2006) is Tomas Hoggan, and the chairman is Julian Traczyk. This is the youngest Boxing Title Organization I listed here. Their first match was on January 11, 1993 at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States. Their first champion was David Kamau of Kenya he defeated Tim Brooks of United states for the WBB Light Welterweight Title.
World Boxing Council (WBC) - Established by 11 countries: the USA, Argentina, Great Britain/United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. All of them met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of the Mexican Republic, Don Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.
International Boxing Federation (IBF) - At first, it was named United States Boxing Association (USBA). It was established on September 1976 when the organizers decided to form a new organization based in the United States and comprised of legitimate boxing commissioners from the United States and its territories. April 1983, members of the USBA voted to create an international division as a worldwide expansion. United States Boxing Association International (USBA-I) was born. Robert W. Lee, Sr. was then voted as the founding president, he also lead the way in branching out and seeking support for the new USBA-I. In 1984, a vote was passed to change the name to International Boxing Federation (IBF).
World Boxing Organization (WBO) - The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied. Its first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. WBO was staging world championship bouts around the world. Former world light heavyweight champion José Torres of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was its next president until 1996. Puerto Rican lawyer Francisco Varcarcel as the current President.
The Ring/The Ring Magazine - is an American boxing magazine founded in 1922. Currently owned by Oscar De La Hoy under Golden Boy Enterprises. The Ring, sometimes called the bible of boxing, has its own version of lineal championship. In 2002, The Ring gave out "The Ring Championship" belt to the lineal champion of the division. "The Lineal Champion" is also known as the true champion of the division. The "Ring Champion" holds the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man, and is also called the "People's Champion".
International Boxing Organization (IBO) - Founded in 1988, incorporated in Illinois in 1992 by John Daddono. Moved and incorporated in Florida in 1996. Ed Levine, continues to serve as the organization's President became a partner and President of the IBO in 1998. For-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. Implemented a computer ranking system in the 1990s to determine the next opponent of the champion.
International Boxing Association (IBA) - Another for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. Founded in the 1990s by the former Major League Baseball pitcher, Wilmer Dean Chance.
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) - Formerly named Oriental Boxing Federation (OBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. The history started way back. Spain colonized the Philippines before, then the United States (U.S.) overthrown the Spaniards and gave up the Philippines to the U.S. The U.S. then gave independence to the Philippines. U.S. influenced Filipinos in the sport of boxing, initially in Manila. For some time the Philippines tended to dominate the zone from that head start, with the country's best boxers tending to travel to the United States, often by way of Honolulu, where there was a big Filipino community, to further their careers. There is no supervising authority existed at that time until October 27, 1954, when OBF was proclaimed in a meeting at Tokyo attended by representatives of Japan (Yachiyo Manabe), the Philippines (Alfredo Guidote) and Thailand (Phorn Panitchpakdi). First president of the OBF was Manuel Nieto, of the Philippines, a fitting appointment since it was Manila that the OBF story began. Then they included Korea, to their organization. Australia joined the organization in 1977 the name was changed to Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) to include the South Pacific region. Since then, numbers of participating countries and states have grown to 16 Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, PAMA (Professional Association of Martial Arts, representing boxers from several Asian republics of the former USSR), Republic of China, the Samoas, Thailand and Tonga.
Sources:
http://boxrec.com/
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=3282&cat=boxer
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=57598&cat=boxer
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/World_Boxing_Board
http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=WBB&division=ALL&SUBMIT=Go**&pageID=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing#Governing_and_sanctioning_bodies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championship_belt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Chance
http://en.wikipedia.orgwiki/International_Boxing_Association_%28professional_body%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Organization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_and_Pacific_Boxing_Federation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuple_champion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_Magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Organization
http://www.boxinggyms.com/worldboxingboard.htm
http://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/
http://www.iboboxing.com/
http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=370
http://www.opbf.jp/
http://www.ringtv.com/
http://www.wbaonline.com/
http://www.wbcboxing.com/
http://www.wbo-int.com/
World Boxing Association (WBA) - In Spanish: Asociacion Mundial de Boxeo, founded by William A. Gavin in January 1921 under the name National Boxing Association (NBA). The oldest of the major organizations recognized by International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO). They changed the name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962. Because NBA also stands for National Basketball Association, which at that time is gaining popularity and it eliminates confusion.
World Boxing Board (WBB) - Established in 1992 and it is based in 233 Belvidere St. El Paso, Texas. The current president (2006) is Tomas Hoggan, and the chairman is Julian Traczyk. This is the youngest Boxing Title Organization I listed here. Their first match was on January 11, 1993 at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States. Their first champion was David Kamau of Kenya he defeated Tim Brooks of United states for the WBB Light Welterweight Title.
World Boxing Council (WBC) - Established by 11 countries: the USA, Argentina, Great Britain/United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. All of them met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of the Mexican Republic, Don Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.
International Boxing Federation (IBF) - At first, it was named United States Boxing Association (USBA). It was established on September 1976 when the organizers decided to form a new organization based in the United States and comprised of legitimate boxing commissioners from the United States and its territories. April 1983, members of the USBA voted to create an international division as a worldwide expansion. United States Boxing Association International (USBA-I) was born. Robert W. Lee, Sr. was then voted as the founding president, he also lead the way in branching out and seeking support for the new USBA-I. In 1984, a vote was passed to change the name to International Boxing Federation (IBF).
World Boxing Organization (WBO) - The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied. Its first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. WBO was staging world championship bouts around the world. Former world light heavyweight champion José Torres of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was its next president until 1996. Puerto Rican lawyer Francisco Varcarcel as the current President.
The Ring/The Ring Magazine - is an American boxing magazine founded in 1922. Currently owned by Oscar De La Hoy under Golden Boy Enterprises. The Ring, sometimes called the bible of boxing, has its own version of lineal championship. In 2002, The Ring gave out "The Ring Championship" belt to the lineal champion of the division. "The Lineal Champion" is also known as the true champion of the division. The "Ring Champion" holds the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man, and is also called the "People's Champion".
International Boxing Organization (IBO) - Founded in 1988, incorporated in Illinois in 1992 by John Daddono. Moved and incorporated in Florida in 1996. Ed Levine, continues to serve as the organization's President became a partner and President of the IBO in 1998. For-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. Implemented a computer ranking system in the 1990s to determine the next opponent of the champion.
International Boxing Association (IBA) - Another for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. Founded in the 1990s by the former Major League Baseball pitcher, Wilmer Dean Chance.
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) - Formerly named Oriental Boxing Federation (OBF) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region. The history started way back. Spain colonized the Philippines before, then the United States (U.S.) overthrown the Spaniards and gave up the Philippines to the U.S. The U.S. then gave independence to the Philippines. U.S. influenced Filipinos in the sport of boxing, initially in Manila. For some time the Philippines tended to dominate the zone from that head start, with the country's best boxers tending to travel to the United States, often by way of Honolulu, where there was a big Filipino community, to further their careers. There is no supervising authority existed at that time until October 27, 1954, when OBF was proclaimed in a meeting at Tokyo attended by representatives of Japan (Yachiyo Manabe), the Philippines (Alfredo Guidote) and Thailand (Phorn Panitchpakdi). First president of the OBF was Manuel Nieto, of the Philippines, a fitting appointment since it was Manila that the OBF story began. Then they included Korea, to their organization. Australia joined the organization in 1977 the name was changed to Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) to include the South Pacific region. Since then, numbers of participating countries and states have grown to 16 Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, PAMA (Professional Association of Martial Arts, representing boxers from several Asian republics of the former USSR), Republic of China, the Samoas, Thailand and Tonga.
Sources:
http://boxrec.com/
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=3282&cat=boxer
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=57598&cat=boxer
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/World_Boxing_Board
http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=WBB&division=ALL&SUBMIT=Go**&pageID=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing#Governing_and_sanctioning_bodies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championship_belt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Chance
http://en.wikipedia.orgwiki/International_Boxing_Association_%28professional_body%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Organization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boxing_quintuple_champions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_and_Pacific_Boxing_Federation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuple_champion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_Magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Organization
http://www.boxinggyms.com/worldboxingboard.htm
http://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/
http://www.iboboxing.com/
http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=370
http://www.opbf.jp/
http://www.ringtv.com/
http://www.wbaonline.com/
http://www.wbcboxing.com/
http://www.wbo-int.com/