World Boxing Council

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• The World Boxing Council (WBC) was formed in 1963 and is based in Mexico.
• President: José Sulaimán Chagnón
• Official site

CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS
Weight Class	Champion	Date Won	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Heavyweight	Vitali Klitschko	2008 Oct 11	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Cruiserweight	Krzysztof Wlodarczyk	2010 May 15	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Light Heavyweight	Jean Pascal	2009 Jun 19	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Middleweight	Carl Froch	2010 Nov 27	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Middleweight	Sebastian Zbik	2011 Jan	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Welterweight	Vacant	—	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Welterweight	Andre Berto	2008 Jun 21	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Lightweight	Timothy Bradley	2011 Jan 29	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Lightweight	Humberto Soto	2010 Mar 13	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Featherweight	Takahiro Aoh	2010 Nov 26	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Featherweight	Elio Rojas (in Recess)	2009 Jul 14	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Bantamweight	Toshiaki Nishioka	2008 Dec	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Bantamweight	Nonito Donaire	2011 Feb 19	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Super Flyweight	Tomas Rojas	2010 Sep 20	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Flyweight	Pongsaklek Wonjongkam	2010 Mar 27	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Light Flyweight	Gilberto Keb Baas	2010 Nov 6	Title Lineage	Title Fights
Strawweight	Kazuto Ioka	2011 Feb 11	Title Lineage	Title Fights

History

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, 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.

The groups that historically had recognized several boxers as champions included the New York State Athletic Commission, the National Boxing Association, the European Boxing Union and the British Boxing Board of Control but these groups for the most part lacked the all-encompassing "international" status they boasted of.

The WBC is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBA and WBO.

Affiliated organizations

• World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC Muay Thai)
• Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
• North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
• 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)
• Eurasian Boxing Council (EBC)
• Baltic Sea Championship (WBC Baltic)