Founded in 1988 after Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen left WBA convention. Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Recognized by IBHOF as one of four major world championship groups. First president was Ramon Pina Acevedo
Apollo Creed was born in 1943 and became a undefeated Heavyweight Champion. He challenged Rocky Balboa in 1976 after Mac Lee Green's injury. Apollo won the first fight by split decision, remaining undefeated
Boxing has been at every Summer Olympics since 1904, except 1912 Stockholm. Women's boxing was introduced in 2012 London Games. Men compete in three 3-minute rounds, women in four 2-minute rounds. Weight categories are seven for men and six for women
Boxing manga series started in 1989 by George Morikawa. Follows Ippo Makunouchi's journey from bullied student to champion. Series has been published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine for over 30 years
Russia has diverse sports with growing sports infrastructure. Football is Russia's most popular sport, played by over 150 million worldwide. Russian sports bodies are investing heavily in infrastructure development