The United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA) is a nonprofit amateur collegiate boxing league founded in 2012 and formed, in part, to address perceived safety and fairness issues present in the National Collegiate Boxing Association (such as matching up boxers with significant skill or experience disparities), and to generally organize the sport at a collegiate level more adequately. The USIBA was also the first organization to hold national collegiate-level women's boxing championships in the United States (the subject of which had been another point of contention with the NCBA), beginning with their inaugural national tournament in 2013.
7-527: The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing . Current schools: Former schools: The USIBA closely follows the weight classes prescribed by USA Boxing, though does not name the classes, instead referring to them only by the weight itself. Not all weight classes are necessarily contested at each national tournament. In the national tournament, boxers are divided into three classes: Beginner (0-2 sanctioned bouts), Novice (0-9 bouts), and Elite (5+ bouts), as per USA Boxing rules. The experience division plays into
14-693: Is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing . It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing , which sets its rules. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado , USA Boxing is a non-profit organization responsible for the administration, development and promotion of Olympic-style boxing in the United States. USA Boxing comprises 56 Local Boxing Committees, which are grouped into 13 geographical regions. These LBCs, along with
21-553: The United States Amateur Boxing Federation , has governed amateur and Olympic boxing in the United States since 1978. USA Boxing officially recognized women's boxing in 1993, becoming the first organization to do so in the world with a fight between Dallas Malloy & Heather Poyner in Lynwood, Washington. In 2022, the organization made some policy updates, which granted transgender athletes
28-673: The USA Knockouts team in the World Series of Boxing . In February 2023, USA Boxing announced its decision to boycott the 2023 World Championships (organized by the International Boxing Association ) where Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete with no restrictions, also accusing the IBA of attempting to sabotage IOC -approved qualification pathway for the 2024 Summer Olympics . Poland, Switzerland,
35-535: The ability to compete in sanctioned events; upon completing specific requirements. The national boxing championships are sponsored by USA Boxing and titled the United States Championships , formerly the AAU ( Amateur Athletic Union ) Boxing Championships. The Championships would crown a United States Amateur Champion in each of the sanctioned weight classes. USA Boxing previously organized
42-500: The coaches, athletes, and officials, form the backbone of USA Boxing and Olympic-style boxing in the United States. Boxing facilities, coaches, officials and athletes may be affiliated with USA Boxing, with athletes receiving an official "passbook" to be presented and marked at all sanctioned events. Athletes are classified according to age, gender and weight, with boxers younger than seventeen known as "juniors" and those thirty-five or older known as "masters". USA Boxing, formerly known as
49-413: The final team scoring system, in which more experienced boxers earn more points for their team. This structure also allows for the possibility of, for example, a boxer winning a Beginner championship and then competing for a Novice title later in the tournament, usually on the final day. Quarterfinal wins: Semifinal wins: Championship wins: Champions are as follows: USA Boxing USA Boxing
#677322