Boxing's Best Events
The goal for all professional boxers is to win a championship
title belt or two. There are four main boxing sanctioning bodies that give out these belts to
each different weight class, meaning there is a lot to play for and therefore, plenty of
opportunities to take advantage of boxing betting odds throughout the year. These bodies, and
some of their most famous talent include:
World Boxing Council (WBC)
Previous WBC champions
include Joe Calzaghe, who went 46-0 in his career, and other greats such as Muhammed Ali and Joe
Frazier. They have four types of awards up for grabs - the main Green Championship Belt, the Silver
World Title, the Diamond Championship Belt and an Honorary Eternal Championship which is awarded
to boxers who retire undefeated.
World Boxing Association (WBA)
The WBA is the oldest
of the four organisations and was founded in the US in 1921. Past welterweight winners have included
Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather was also given a super champion title by the
WBA because he had multiple titles from more than one of the boxing sanctions.
World Boxing Organisation (WBO)
Started because of a dispute about rules in a WBO convention,
WBO also gives out ‘super champion' titles to boxers
who fulfil certain criteria. Past super champions have included Joe Calzaghe and Manny Pacquiao.
International Boxing Federation (IBF)
The current IBF
heavyweight champion is the UK's Anthony Joshua, but past title holders of this weight class have
included Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Tyson Fury to name a few. This sanction was initially named
the United States Boxing Association but has been running as IBF since 1983.
All of these bodies host some high pressure matches throughout
the year and, with boxers being able to fight in any of them, you will be guaranteed the best talent
no matter which organisation you choose to place boxing bets on.
