Organization

Boxing is one of humankind's original forms of athletic sport.

Boxing blends raw athleticism, heritage, artistic craft, honor, glamour and a tradition in popular culture as a story canvas for the struggles and triumphs of life. Boxing boasts millions of devotees. It has competitors and fans in every corner of the world.

Yet the sport has never benefited from a self-sustaining structure. Aspiring boxers start in grassroots clubs, where the best become sponsored by national federations. Through these federations, boxers can make their way to the pinnacle of the sport of boxing: the World Boxing Championships and the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, moving into the professional ranks has meant giving up the chance to compete for your country in future World Championships and Olympic Games.

As the IOC-recognized world governing body for boxing, with 194 national federations, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) set up the World Series of Boxing SA (WSB SA) as a limited company registered in Switzerland.

The company was established to own all of the commercial and other rights relating to WSB. WSB SA will have its own management structure that will oversee the development and global promotion of WSB as a whole, as well as managing the day-to-day relationships with the franchisees.

With its headquarters in Lausanne, WSB SA will seek to bring world-leading governance and commercial guidance and leadership to WSB and its family of stakeholders.

AIBA's vision for the World Series of Boxing is to preserve the best of the new style of professional boxing while removing its negative elements. The WSB will reunite the broader boxing world and its grassroots foundation, provide a bridge between Olympic boxing and professional boxing, and help the sport of boxing reclaim its noble position in sport at all levels.