Asian Boxing Council

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

History[]

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.

After Sahasombhop’s death in 2000, Pol. Gen. Kovid Bhakdibhumi, became President of the WBC Asian Boxing Council.

Purpose[]

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[]

20 national members.

Key Persons[]

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

Current ABCO title holders[]

Weight class:	Greater Asian Champion:	Asian Continental Champion:	Female Champion:
Atomweight	(for female boxing only)	(for female boxing only)	vacant
Strawweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Junior flyweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Flyweight	Thananchai Charunphak	vacant	vacant
Super flyweight	Adrian Larasan	vacant	Phanaluk Kongsang
Bantamweight	Nawaphon Kaikanha	Petch Sor Chitpattana	vacant
Super bantamweight	Chainoi Worawut	vacant	vacant
Featherweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Junior lightweight	Jackson Jon England	Wanchana CPF	vacant
Lightweight	Apichet Petchmanee	vacant	vacant
Junior welterweight	Ivan Kozlovsky	Gor Khachatryan	vacant
Welterweight	Kenbati Haiyilao	vacant	vacant
Junior middleweight	vacant	Sagar Nawat	vacant
Middleweight	Shamil Khataev	Stepan Diyun	vacant
Super middleweight	vacant	vacant	vacant
Light heavyweight	Mansur Elsaev	Abdulkhamid Khaimov	vacant
Cruiserweight	vacant	Yedil Kozhamberdiyev	vacant
Heavyweight	Vladyslav Sirenko	vacant	vacant

ABCO Awards[]

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

Other regional WBC federations[]

• North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
• Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
• European Boxing Union (EBU)
• Asian Boxing Council (ABCO)
• African Boxing Union (ABU)
• Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE)
• Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
• CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB)
• South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)
• Hispanic World Boxing Association (ABMH)

External links[]

• Official site