The International Boxing Association (IBA) is a non-profit international organization that succeeded the former Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur in 1946.

IBA is the sole worldwide governing body for the sport of boxing in all its forms, with more than 200 Member Federations. The International Boxing Association works on behalf of all levels of boxing, men and women, to reinvigorate the sport’s grassroots, develop youth and elite boxing and create new opportunities for semi-pro and pro-boxers. IBA’s vision for boxing also embraces and adheres to the spirit and values of the Olympic Movement. With these values, IBA ensures the highest levels of transparent standards including for all of our global competitions, rankings, judging, and boxers’ remuneration.

Our competition formats offer a secure and transparent new career path option for boxers, whereby inspiring the grassroots to take up the sport.

By encouraging and supporting boxers from grassroots all the way up to the elite competition and onwards to a secure pro-boxing career, we believe that future generations of boxers will be encouraged to join the sport.

The IBA is a Swiss-registered association within the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

International Boxing Association
Maison du Sport International,
Avenue du Rhodanie 54
1007 Lausanne
Switzerland

Phone: +41 21 321 27 77
Fax: +41 21 321 27 72