IBRO Journal
The IBRO Journal is published by the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO), and is available only to its subscribed members--by either a printed version mailed to its members or online via its website. (Complete digitized versions of all back issues are available to "Members Only" at the site. [1])
On May 12, 1982, the newly-organized IBRO issued its inaugural newsletter, announcing plans for future bi-monthly newsletters and an annual Journal. The bi-monthly newsletters evolved over the years to the current format of four quarterly journals (March, June, September and December). Founding President John Grasso published IBRO Newsletters No. 01 through 23; Tim Leone published Newsletters No. 24-46; Ralph Citro published Newsletters No. 47-60, and the first Journal: No. 61. (Grasso also published three annual journals during his tenure as President: in 1983, 1984 and 1985.)
Today each issue of the IBRO Journal consists of some 100-plus pages, containing contributions from its members--such as compilations of boxers' career fight records (consisting of updated records based upon recent research), "Additions & Corrections" to fight records, "Classic Photos & Illustrations," "Final Bell" (about boxing-related people who have passed away since the last issue), reprints of vintage magazine and newspaper articles and photos, plus original articles written by its members (who usually are not professional writers, but enthusiastic none-the-less).
In January 2011, the IBRO inaugurated its Online Newsletter to bridge the time gap between the publication of each quarterly Journal, but, more importantly, to provide other material its membership had contributed lately that didn't fit into the most-recently published journal.
See also, the IBRO Digital Bookshelf]: [2]
IBRO Annual Journals
IBRO First Annual Journal|IBRO Second Annual Journal|IBRO Third Annual Journal|
IBRO Newletters & Journals
Newsletters Nos. 1-60: No. 01|No. 2|No. 3|No. 4|No. 5|No. 6|No. 7|No. 8|No. 9|No. 10|No. 11|No. 12|No. 13|No. 14|No. 15|No. 16|No. 17|No. 18|No. 19|No. 20|No. 21|No. 22|No. 23|No. 24|No. 25|No. 26|No. 27|No. 28|No. 29|No. 30|No. 31|No. 32|No. 33|No. 34|No. 35|No. 36|No. 37|No. 38|No. 39|No. 40|No. 41|No. 42|No. 43No. 44|No. 45|No. 46|No. 47|No. 48|No. 49|No. 50|No. 51|No. 52|No. 53|No. 54|No. 55|No. 56|No. 57|No. 58|No. 59|No. 60|
Journals Nos. 61-Present: No. 61|No. 62|No. 63|No. 64|No. 65|No. 66|No. 67|No. 68|No. 69|No. 70|No. 71|No. 72|No. 73|No. 74|No. 75|No. 76|No. 77|No. 78|No. 79|No. 80|No. 81|No. 82|No. 83|No. 84|No. 85|No. 86|No. 87|No. 88|No. 89|No. 90|No. 91|No. 92|No. 93|No. 94|No. 95|No. 96|No. 97|No. 98|No. 99|No. 100|No. 101|No. 102|No. 103|No. 104|No. 105|No. 106|No. 107|No. 108|No. 109|No. 110|No. 111|No. 112|No. 113|No. 114|No. 115|No. 116|No. 117|No. 118|No. 119|No. 120|No. 121|No. 122|No. 123|No. 124|No. 125|No. 126|No. 127|No. 128|No. 129|No. 130|No. 131|No. 132|No. 133|No. 134|No. 135|No. 136|No. 137|No. 138|No. 139|No. 140|No. 141|No. 142|No. 143|No. 144|No. 145|No. 146|No. 147|No. 148|No. 149|No. 150|No. 111|No. 152|No. 153|No. 154|No. 155|No. 156|No. 157|No. 158|No. 159|No. 160|No. 161|No. 162|No. 163|No. 164|No. 165|No. 166|No. 167|....
Online Newsletters
Issues 1-5: No. 1|No. 2|No. 3|No. 4|No. 5|No. 6|No. 7|No. 8|No. 9|No. 10|No. 11|No. 12|No. 13|No. 14|No. 15|No. 16|No. 17|No. 18|No. 19|No. 20|No. 21|No. 22|No. 23|No. 24|No. 25|No. 26|No. 27|No. 28|No. 29|No. 30|No. 31|No. 32|No. 33|No. 34|No. 35|No. 36|No. 37|No. 38|No. 39 (Issued in April 2022, #39 was the final online Newsletter.)
Sample PDFs of IBRO Publications
- Sample Quarterly Journal Issue: [3]
- Sample Online Newsletter
- List of boxers' career records that have been published in past issues of the IBRO Journal: Fight Record Index
- The Hank Kaplan Archives, Sub-Group VI: Boxing Publications, Series 9: Newsletters & Programs