World Boxing Organization

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The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the four major professional boxing sanctioning bodies, responsible for organizing world championship bouts and ranking fighters across multiple weight divisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing sanctioning body
sports governing body
abbreviation WBO
awards WBO world title belts
continent North America
cooperatesWith International Boxing Federation
World Boxing Association
World Boxing Council
countryOfOrigin United States
foundedBy Luis Batista Salas
hasDivision bantamweight division
cruiserweight division
featherweight division
flyweight division
heavyweight division
light flyweight division
light heavyweight division
lightweight division
middleweight division
minimumweight division
super bantamweight division
super featherweight division
super flyweight division
super lightweight division
super middleweight division
super welterweight division
welterweight division
hasMainOrgan WBO Championship Committee
WBO Executive Committee
WBO Ratings Committee
hasRankingSystem monthly rankings
hasTitle WBO World Heavyweight Championship
WBO World Lightweight Championship
WBO World Welterweight Championship
headquartersLocation San Juan, Puerto Rico
inception 1988
isOneOf four major boxing organizations
isPartOf major world boxing sanctioning bodies
languageUsed English
Spanish
legalForm non-profit organization
purpose rank professional boxers in multiple weight divisions
sanction world championship boxing bouts
recognizes world champions
regionServed worldwide
regulates regional title fights
world title fights
scope professional boxing
sets rules for championship bouts
sport boxing
website https://www.wboboxing.com/

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World Featherweight Title governingBodiesInclude World Boxing Organization
International Boxing Hall of Fame recognizedBy World Boxing Organization
World Lightweight Title associatedWith World Boxing Organization
World Welterweight Title governingBodies World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Association peerOrganization World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Championships governingBody World Boxing Organization
subject linked to: world boxing championships
World Boxing Council isMajorAlongWith World Boxing Organization
International Boxing Federation alongside World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization abbreviation WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization hasMainOrgan WBO Executive Committee
linked to: World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization hasMainOrgan WBO Championship Committee
linked to: World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization hasMainOrgan WBO Ratings Committee
linked to: World Boxing Organization
Floyd Mayweather Jr. majorWorldTitles WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
World Heavyweight Champion hasGoverningBody World Boxing Organization
WBA cruiserweight title otherMajorSanctioningBodies WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
WBO middleweight title sanctionedBy World Boxing Organization
WBO middleweight title organization World Boxing Organization
WBO middleweight title governingBody World Boxing Organization
WBC light heavyweight title majorSanctioningBodiesInDivision WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
The Ring middleweight title notSanctionedBy WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
WBO heavyweight title sanctionedBy World Boxing Organization
WBO heavyweight title organizationAbbreviation WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
WBO heavyweight title governingBody World Boxing Organization
WBO heavyweight title disciplinaryAuthority WBO championship committee
linked to: World Boxing Organization
The Ring super bantamweight title notSanctionedBy WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
WBO super bantamweight title sanctioningBody World Boxing Organization
WBO super bantamweight title abbreviationOfSanctioningBody WBO
linked to: World Boxing Organization
WBO super bantamweight title recognizedBy World Boxing Organization