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Asian Boxing Council

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

Asian Boxing Council
AbbreviationABCO
Formation1985
TypeFederation of national professional boxing commissions
HeadquartersThailand
Location
Region served
Asia
Membership
20 national members
Official language
English
President
Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi
AffiliationsWorld Boxing Council
Websitehttp://www.asianboxingcouncil.com/

History

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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

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1. To promote the boxing activities throughout Asia.

2. To organize top rated championship bouts for the great Asian fighters.

3. To supervise the safe competition in Asian region.

Members

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ABCO has 20 national members.

Key Persons

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Position: Name: Nationality:
President Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi  
Vice President Col. Damrong Simakajornboon  
Secretary General Kevin P. Noone  

Current ABCO title holders

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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
Strawweight   Yujie Zeng[3] vacant[4] vacant[5] vacant
Junior flyweight vacant[3]   Jerry Francisco[4]   Yin He Xu[5] vacant
Flyweight   Thananchai Charunphak[3] vacant[4] vacant[5]   Sothita Sitthichai
Super flyweight   Jiangtao Cao[3] vacant[4] vacant[5]   Sheau Ru Yang
Bantamweight   Petch CP Freshmart[3]   Noli James Maquilan[4] vacant[5] vacant
Super bantamweight vacant[3]   Marlon Tapales[4]   Daeloniel McDelon[5]   Urvashi Singh
Featherweight   Sathaporn Saart[3]   Prithiv Raaj Elansharan[4]   Mikael Arutyunyan[5] vacant
Junior lightweight   Wensong Liu[3]   Arnon Yupang[4] vacant[5]   Skye Falzon
Lightweight vacant[3]   Danial Abdul Jalil[4]   Hanyun Wu[5] vacant
Junior welterweight vacant[3]   Ege Arin Konuk[4]   Khalis Nasir[5] vacant
Welterweight   Lukas Dekys[3]   Chan Sala[4]   Rahul Pinem[5] vacant
Junior middleweight vacant[3] vacant[4] vacant[5] vacant
Middleweight vacant[3]   Victor Nagbe[4] vacant[5] vacant
Super middleweight   Serhat Guler[3] vacant[4] vacant[5] vacant
Light heavyweight vacant[3]   Adli Hafidz[4]   Shuxin Gao[5] vacant
Cruiserweight vacant[3]   Yusuf Sultanoglu[4]   Artur Ter-Israelyan[5] vacant
Bridgerweight vacant[3]   Alessio Bisutti[4] vacant[5] vacant
Heavyweight vacant[3] vacant[4] vacant[5] vacant

ABCO Awards

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Year: Boxer of the year: Promoter of the year:
2005   Saenghiran Lookbanyai   Virat Vachararattanawongsi
2006   David Nakornluang   Pariyakorn Ratanasuban
2007   Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo   Yerik Jailauov
2008   Beibut Shumenov   German Titov
2009   Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo   Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2010   Terdsak Kokietgym   Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2011   Kompayak Porpramook   Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2012   Xiong Zhao Zhong   Kokiet Panichyarom
2013   Srisaket Sor Rungvisai   Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2014   Suriyan Sor Rungvisai   Surachart Pisitwutthinan
2015   Nawaphon Por Chokchai   Kokiet Panichyarom

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "WBC ASIA CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "SILVER CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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