Asian Boxing Council
Federation of national professional boxing commissions
AbbreviationABCO
Formation1985
HeadquartersThailand
LocationBangkok, Thailand
Region servedAsia
Membership20 national members
LanguageEnglish
PresidentPol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi
AffiliationsWorld Boxing Council
Websitehttp://www.asianboxingcouncil.com/

The Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Greater Asian region.[1]

History

At the 1985 World Boxing Council (WBC) annual convention in Bangkok, Thailand, the late Sahasombhop Srisomvongse and representatives from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Qatar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Jordan, Malaysia and Kuwait launched the Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) as a confederation affiliated with WBC.[2]

After Sahasombhop’s death in 2000, Pol. Gen. Kovid Bhakdibhumi, became President of the WBC Asian Boxing Council.

Purpose

1. To promote the boxing activities throughout Asia.

2. To organize top rated championship

3. To supervise the safe competition in Asian region.

Members

ABCO has 20 national members.

Key Persons

Position:Name:Nationality:
Lifetime PresidentPol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi
PresidentGen.Tanapol Bhakdibhumi
Vice PresidentCol. Damrong Simakajornboon
Secretary GeneralKevin P. Noone

Current ABCO title holders

Weight class:Greater Asian Champion:Asian Continental Champion:Silver Asian Champion:Female Champion:
Atomweight(for female boxing only)(for female boxing only)(for female boxing only)vacant
StrawweightYujie Zeng[3]vacant[4]vacant [5]vacant
Junior flyweightvacant[3]Jerry Francisco[4]Yin He Xu[5]vacant
FlyweightThananchai Charunphak[3]vacant[4]vacant[5]Sothita Sitthichai
Super flyweightJiangtao Cao[3]vacant<ref name="continental" /[5]Utshob Ahmed [6]Sheau Ru Yang
BantamweightPetch CP Freshmart[3]Noli James Maquilan[4]vacant[5]vacant
Super bantamweightvacant[3]Marlon Tapales[4]Daeloniel McDelon[5]Urvashi Singh
FeatherweightSathaporn Saart[3]Prithiv Raaj Elansharan[4]Mikael Arutyunyan[5]vacant
Junior lightweightWensong Liu[3]Arnon Yupang[4]vacant[5]Skye Falzon
Lightweightvacant[3]Danial Abdul Jalil[4]Hanyun Wu[5]vacant
Junior welterweightvacant[3]Ege Arin Konuk[4]Khalis Nasir[5]vacant
WelterweightLukáš Děkýš[3]Chan Sala[4]Rahul Pinem[5]vacant
Junior middleweightvacant[3]vacant[4]vacant[5]vacant
Middleweightvacant[3]Victor Nagbe[4]vacant[5]vacant
Super middleweightSerhat Guler[3]vacant[4]Davis Anderson[5]vacant
Light heavyweightvacant[3]Adli Hafidz[4]Shuxin Gao[5]vacant
Cruiserweightvacant[3]Yusuf Sultanoglu[4]Artur Ter-Israelyan[5]vacant
Bridgerweightvacant[3]Alessio Bisutti[4]vacant[5]vacant
Heavyweightvacant[3]vacant[4]vacant[5]vacant

ABCO Awards

Year:Boxer of the year:Promoter of the year:
2005Saenghiran LookbanyaiVirat Vachararattanawongsi
2006David NakornluangPariyakorn Ratanasuban
2007Chonlatarn PiriyapinyoYerik Jailauov
2008Beibut ShumenovGerman Titov
2009Chonlatarn PiriyapinyoSurachart Pisitwutthinan
2010Terdsak KokietgymSurachart Pisitwutthinan
2011Kompayak PorpramookSurachart Pisitwutthinan
2012Xiong Zhao ZhongKokiet Panichyarom
2013Srisaket Sor RungvisaiSurachart Pisitwutthinan
2014Suriyan Sor RungvisaiSurachart Pisitwutthinan
2015Nawaphon Por ChokchaiKokiet Panichyarom

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asian Boxing Council | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ "Aboutus | WBC ASIA". Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ "WBC ASIA CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ "CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ "SILVER CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ "Utshob becomes first Bangladeshi boxer to win WBC belt". Dhaka Tribune. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-25.