Key facts
- Abbreviation
- WBO
- Formation
- 1988 ; 38 years ago ( 1988 )
- Type
- Non-profit institution
- Purpose
- Boxing sanctioning
- Headquarters
- San Juan , Puerto Rico
- Region served
- Worldwide
- President
- Gustavo Olivieri
- Main organ
- General Assembly
- Website
- www .wboboxing .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Headquarters
- San Juan
- Sport
- boxing
- Official website
- www.wbo-int.com
- Image
- WBOBelt.jpg
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- inception
- 1988-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:World Boxing Organization
- Commons category
- World Boxing Organization
- social media followers
- 124558
- native label
- World Boxing Organization
- number of viewers/listeners
- 396199
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Encyclopedic overview
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF). The WBO's headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “World Boxing Organization” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.