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Ask Anne: What Does Alphabet Soup Mean in Boxing?

Anne RSR PrideBy Anne “Boxologist” Whitlock

Alphabet soup refers to the abbreviations of the numerous boxing sanctioning bodies such as IBA, IBO, NABA, NABC, NABF, WBF, WBO, etc. that have sprung up since the 1980’s that sponsor championship fights and hand out title belts for 17 different weight classes.

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