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	International Boxing Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others.
		The IBF was preceded by the USBA, United States Boxing Association, a regional championships organization like the NABF, NABC and NABA.
		The IBF's first world champion was Marvin Camel, a former WBC world Cruiserweight champion who won the IBF's belt in the same division.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Boxing_Federation (632 words)

	International Women's Boxing Federation - About the IWBF
		The goal of the IWBF was to form unified rules and regulations for women's boxing that would be followed by commissions throughout the USA and throughout the world, to set up a ranking committe that would follow the women boxers to rank them properly so that mismatches would be at a minimum and.
		We feel that from the beginning the IWBF had worked professionally and respectfully with the Boxing community and because of our action the standardized rules that we have today are in place.
		Our Supervisors are among the most well respected people in boxing in general and are their to see that all the boxers needs are addressed at a time when the boxer is thinking of the bout ahead of her.
	www.iwbfboxing.net (440 words)

	International Boxing Federation Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others.
		The IBF was preceeded by the USBA, United States Boxing Association, a regional championships organization.
		Felix Trinidad was the IBFs world Welterweight champion from 1993 to 2000, and is one of a long list of world champions who have been recognized by the IBF.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/i/in/international_boxing_federation.html (352 words)

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		According to its literature, the IBF was organized "by representatives of various athletic commissions and other interested persons for the purpose of obtaining greater efficiency and uniformity in the supervision of professional boxing and to encourage and assist professional boxing." App.
		The German Boxing Federation -- the local boxing commission that signed the Bout Rules -- recommended on February 15, 1996 that the IBF disqualify Botha and that Schulz be designated IBF world champion.
		In September 1995, Moorer had sued the IBF in federal court in New Jersey over the IBF's rankings, seeking to block the Botha/Schulz bout because, he argued, he was entitled to fight next for the title.
	vls.law.vill.edu /Locator/3d/Jan1997/97a1498p.txt (3250 words)

	They'll give fighting a chance - The Boston Globe
		As a reigning champion, he was ranked No. 1 in the middleweight division by the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association and needed only to wait for the outcome of Saturday's showdown in Las Vegas between undisputed champion Jermain Taylor and former champion Bernard Hopkins for a title shot at 160 pounds.
		Boxing is a sport that can use as many friends as it can get and in the past few days it lost two of its best.
		Taylor has already dropped the IBF title and some believe it was to avoid a showdown with Wright.
	www.boston.com /sports/articles/2005/12/01/theyll_give_fighting_a_chance?page=3 (1889 words)

	Men's Boxing: International Boxing Association Compliance
		The number of directors of International Boxing Association, Inc. shall be fixed by resolution of the shareholders who may change the number of directors at the conclusion of the directors' terms.
		Upon the ceasing of operations of International Boxing Association, Inc., after distributions of corporate assets as required by law, the remaining corporate assets will be distributed to the shareholders in proportion to their number of shares.
		Boxers appearing in the monthly ratings of the International Boxing Association shall achieve and retain their position based solely on their performance in the ring.
	www.ibamensboxing.com /ibacompliance.htm (2267 words)

	Boxing News : I Be Felonious
		Also, this past June, the IBF had sanctioned an elimination bout between Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman, which was also a WBA eliminator.
		The IBF has told Top Rank that if Marquez's bout with Chi is not a WBC eliminator then they would put Marquez back to his old ranking.
		And under their own rules (which they seem to make up or interpret anyway they want as they go along), if Tapia has not defended his IBF belt or asked and received an exception from their executive committee, he should be stripped of his title.
	www.maxboxing.com /Kim/kim0906a02.asp (746 words)

	USATODAY.com - Feds no longer looking over IBF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		IBF lawyer Linda P. Torres and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Chagares signed an 11-page agreement and passed it to Bissell for his signature.
		He agreed to a lifetime ban from boxing and this summer began serving his 22-month sentence, but is appealing the verdicts.
		She said the monitor and his staff cost a total of nearly $1.7 million, which was split between the IBF and the government.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2004-09-29-ibf-monitoring_x.htm (629 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lee Sr., have been charged in a federal Indictment with running the East Orange-based IBF as a racketeering enterprise, in which fighters' rankings were routinely altered in exchange for bribes from boxing promoters, managers and others, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Cleary announced today.
		Following the payment of bribes to IBF officials, fighters advanced in the IBF ratings, where previously they may have had no rating at all or had been ranked lower, according to the Indictment.
		Lee Sr., Brennan and Fernandez each violated federal fraud statutes, allegedly by using the U.S. mail, telephone and facsimile communications as part of a scheme to obtain money from the IBF membership and registration and sanction fees from boxers and promoters, while representing that the IBF maintained fair and unbiased systems of rankings.
	www.usdoj.gov /usao/nj/publicaffairs/releases/le1104_r.htm (1180 words)

	Globalization @ Globalists.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The International Monetary Fund defines globalization as “the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services, free international capital flows, and more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology”.
		Critics of international investment contend that by accepting these financial schemes a country loses its economic sovereignty and may be forced to set policies that are contrary to its citizen's interests or desires.
		Also, many note that such features, including the increase in international trade and the greater role of multinational corporations, are not as deeply established as they may appear.
	www.globalists.com (5862 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Boxing president backs UAE for world events
		The IBF chairman who is on a week-long visit to Abu Dhabi to conduct a seminar for the selection and training of 35 referees and judges from 49 countries, will officiate in the Olympics boxing event.
		"UAE is among few countries where boxing is being given due attention and that was why the IBF wants to extend their fullest cooperation to the UAE federation by providing all necessary technical help like coaching so that they could introduce the sport at the school level, where the real potential lies", he said.
		He said that IBF had recently provided boxing rules and regulations in Arabic to the UAE federation, which was planning to take some bold steps in its bid to introduce the sport in schools after the summer vocation.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?section=sports&xfile=data/sports/2004/July/sports_July95.xml (344 words)

	Best Boxing Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The IBF is a voluntary association organized by representatives of various athletic commissions for the purpose of obtaining greater efficiency and uniformity in the supervision of professional boxing.
		The NBA is a world sanctioning body dedicated to assisting and encouraging the sport of boxing throughout the world.
		The WBU is a world-wide title sanctioning body for professional boxing, founded in the early 1990’s.
	www.ringofdreams.com /boxinglinks (324 words)

	Boxing News and Views - East Side Boxing
		While I personally felt that Valuev did enough to win that fight, many in the boxing public were of a different opinion, thinking that Ruiz had won the fight with his harder punches and effective aggression.
		Rhodes was supposed to box Lockett in March, but was laid low with a back injury and instead he watched on TV as his Welsh rival sparked Gilbert Eastman in less than a round - and would have been forgiven for having second thoughts.
		Anxious boxing fans gathered at the cozy Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan to see the best local up and coming boxing talent and the return of the big man, Brooklyn’s heavyweight bashing KO artist Shannon Briggs 47-4-1(41 KO’s).
	www.eastsideboxing.com (5753 words)

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		NEWARK - A federal judge determined today that the International Boxing Federation, the only major professional boxing sanctioning organization in the country, no longer requires court supervision, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced.
		The Indictment and lawsuit charged the defendants with running the IBF as a racketeering enterprise, in which they routinely solicited and accepted bribes from fight promoters and managers to fix fighter rankings.
		Lee was convicted by a jury and is currently serving a 22-month sentence in federal prison.
	www.usdoj.gov /usao/nj/publicaffairs/NJ_Press/files/ibf0929_r.htm (431 words)

	Jet: IBF's LEE SENTENCED - International Boxing Federation founder Robert W. Lee Sr - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		IBF's LEE SENTENCED: Robert W. Lee Sr., founder and former president of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Newark, NJ, after he was sentenced to 22 months in prison for corruption.
		He also was fined $25,000 and agreed to a lifetime ban from boxing.
		The sentencing and settlement end a case in which prosecutors claimed Lee manipulated IBF rankings for 15 years in return for bribes.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_12_99/ai_71704825 (176 words)

	International Softball Federation - The ISF
		So, he tied up the boxing glove (with its own strings) into a sphere, took a broomstick handle, and, using chalk, marked lines on the floor.
		In 1952 the first meeting was held for the International Softball Federation (ISF), which would govern the sport around the world.
		Author Karen Christensen, in the Encyclopedia of World Sport, notes that softball spread to the United Kingdom because of an American movie, "A Touch of Class," which was filmed in London and featured a softball game, which began to be played in England as a result.
	www.internationalsoftball.com /english/the_isf/history_of_softball.asp (661 words)

	The Sardonic Simian Boxing
		The federal government has discovered that boxing is corrupt and is set to appoint a former United States attorney to monitor the International Boxing Federation.
		Yes, the boxing federation was allegedly paid money by influential promoters to rig rankings of fighters so that bogus title fights could be sold to television for big money.
		But not only does this seem a strange issue for the federal government to get involved in, but it isn't really even a "boxing" issue.
	www.open.org /hughesa/humor/sardonicsimian/19991127.htm (146 words)

	Mayweather Tries to Win Fourth Title - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Few of his fights have been close; during Mayweather's six-round domination of Arturo Gatti in June, he hit Gatti from so many directions that Gatti might have felt he was in the ring with an octopus.
		Boxing has been a part of Mayweather's life since he was in diapers.
		His skills captivate many boxing lovers, and he has established a loyal connection with young fans who relate to his flamboyance and love of hip-hop music.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/04/08/sports/othersports/08boxing.html?ex=1302148800&en=bb0c6fc998054b86&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (1054 words)

	BOXING - CBS SportsLine.com
		The news conference at a Manhattan steakhouse to announce the fight was unusually sedate by boxing standards, however.
		The 32-year-old Calzaghe (40-0 with 31 knockouts) is the longest reigning world champion in boxing, having won the title in 1997.
		The IBF champion instead took on former sparring partner Scott Pemberton, whom he stopped in the second round.
	cbs.sportsline.com /boxing/story/9069118 (579 words)

	Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!
		Powell (18-0, 11 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., boxed smoothly and punched sharply en route to a convincing victory.
		The International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 12 contender had never been passed the sixth round in his career, but seemed to be the busier fighter later.
		SHOWTIME'S incredible weekend of boxing continues Saturday when undefeated Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy defends his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight titles against IBF No. 5 contender Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Nov. 5, 2005, at 9 p.m.
	www.fightnews.com /994.htm (541 words)

	Gay Today: World
		London, England--The International Boxing Federation is considering an investigation into the homophobic campaign against British world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
		Referring to the taunts by rival boxers about Lewis's sexuality, IBF President, Marian Muhammad, admitted: "I do not think it is right...may be we should look into it".
		Tatchell wrote to the British Boxing Board of Control urging the BBBC and international boxing authorities to take disciplinary action against Mike Tyson and Hasim Rahman over their homophobic insults.
	gaytoday.badpuppy.com /garchive/world/052002wo.htm (224 words)

	Front Page - Issue 52 - Yemen Times
		In spite of her calm nature and shy smile, she is bad news in the ring.
		After the game, Isra Girgrah was crowned the International Boxing Federation Women's Champion by IBF president, Robert Lee, Sr., making her the first female champion in the history of the IBF, one of the top male boxing sanctioning bodies in the country.
		There are today three female sanctioning bodies: the International Female Boxers Association (IFBA), the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) and the International Women's Boxing Federation (IWBF).
	www.yementimes.com /98/iss52/front.htm (716 words)

	Noel Tuñacao: I'm a world champ, too - Jul. 27, 2003
		INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation superbantam champion Manny Pacquiao is not the only reigning Filipino world titlist.
		Noel Tuñacao of Mandaue City claims he deserves the same accolade as Pacquiao as current International Boxing Organization strawweight champion.
		Nicknamed "The Eel" owing to his extraordinary talent to get out of harm's way in every fight, Tuñacao, 31, bagged the IBO crown last March 8, stopping Indonesian Abrinset Matta in the 10th round of their scheduled 12-round battle for the vacant title in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
	www.inq7.net /spo/2003/jul/27/spo_8-1.htm (257 words)

	Vic Darchinyan To Attend Opening Of Boxing School - Armenia Diaspora Conference Official Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Yerevan, September 20, Armenpress: An Australia-based Armenian boxer Vic Darchinyan, who retained his 2004 International Boxing Federation and 2005 International Boxing Organization flyweight titles, told during a rare visit to his homeland he was preparing to defend one of his titles versus Damian Kelly from Ireland.
		Vic Darchinyan retained his International Boxing Federation flyweight title with a fifth-round technical knockout on August 24 over Jair Jimenez at the Sydney Entertainment Center.
		Darchinyan who is from Vanadzor said he will be present at a September 21 opening of a boxing school in his native town.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /ADC/news.asp?id=132 (152 words)

	IBF sanctions Pacquiao-Fahsan tiff - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THE NEW JERSEY-based International Boxing Federation has officially sanctioned the Dec. 11 Manny Pacquiao-Fahsan 3K Battery clash as an eliminator for the vacant No. 2 slot, with the winner assured of becoming the top guy should IBF champ Juan Manuel Marquez decide to rumble with current No. 1 Rocky Juarez in a mandatory defense.
		IBF Championship chair Lindsey Tucker, in an e-mail message to this writer, said he has approved the application to sanction the 12-round rumble this week.
		the fight would be an IBF eliminator, although they have yet to formally apply for approval with the sanctioning body.
	news.inq7.net /sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=20007 (452 words)

	Insight on the News: Is Boxing on the Ropes? - decline in popularity due to numerous scandals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Has boxing, which always has operated in murky fashion, fallen too far from grace to be saved by a good, or even a great, fight?
		The sport is reeling from a series of controversies in and out of the ring, the latest a 32-count indictment handed down in November against four officials of the International Boxing Federation, or IBF, one of the three major boxing organizations that sanctions fights.
		The indictment claims that IBF officials took bribes in return for ranking fighters.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1571/is_3_16/ai_59035540 (469 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Boxing \| Tapia loses IBF belt
		Johnny Tapia has been stripped of his International Boxing Federation featherweight belt for scheduling a non-title fight.
		Peoples said the IBF will schedule a fight for the featherweight title between the leading available contenders - top-ranked Juan Marquez of Mexico and Medina.
		Tapia has formerly held World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association bantamweight titles, and the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/boxing/2290838.stm (258 words)

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