Asian_Boxing_Council
The Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Greater Asian region.[1]
| Abbreviation | ABCO |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1985 |
| Type | Federation of national professional boxing commissions |
| Headquarters | Thailand |
| Location |
|
Region served | Asia |
Membership | 20 national members |
Official language | English |
President | Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi |
| Affiliations | World Boxing Council |
| Website | http://www.asianboxingcouncil.com/ |
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.[2]
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.
ABCO has 20 national members.
| Position: | Name: | Nationality: |
|---|---|---|
| President | Pol.Gen.Kovid Bhakdibhumi |  |
| Vice President | Col. Damrong Simakajornboon | |
| Secretary General | Kevin P. Noone |  |
| Weight class: | Greater Asian Champion: | Asian Continental Champion: | Female Champion: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomweight | (for female boxing only) | (for female boxing only) | vacant |
| Strawweight |  Yujie Zeng[3] |
vacant[4] | vacant |
| Junior flyweight |  Marco John Rementizo[3] |
 Raymond Poon KaiChing[4] |
vacant |
| Flyweight | Thananchai Charunphak[3] |
vacant[4] | vacant |
| Super flyweight | Jiangtao Cao[3] |
Runqi Zhou[4] |
Phanaluk Kongsang |
| Bantamweight | Petch CP Freshmart[3] |
Kenneth Llover[4] |
vacant |
| Super bantamweight | Chainoi Worawut[3] |
 Jon Jon Jet[4] |
vacant |
| Featherweight | Sathaporn Saart[3] |
 Prithiv Raaj Elansharan[4] |
vacant |
| Junior lightweight | Wensong Liu[3] |
Arnon Yupang[4] |
vacant |
| Lightweight | Apichet Petchmanee[3] |
Hebi Marapu[4] |
vacant |
| Junior welterweight |  Arda Avci[3] |
Ege Arin Konuk[4] |
vacant |
| Welterweight |  Lukas Dekys[3] |
Chan Sala[4] |
vacant |
| Junior middleweight | vacant[3] |  Sagar Nawat[4] |
vacant |
| Middleweight | Taycan Yildirim[3] |
vacant[4] | vacant |
| Super middleweight | Serhat Guler[3] |
vacant[4] | vacant |
| Light heavyweight | vacant[3] |  Adli Hafidz[4] |
vacant |
| Cruiserweight | Huseyin Cinkara[3] |
 Yusuf Sultanoglu[4] |
vacant |
| Bridgerweight | vacant[3] |  Alessio Bisutti[4] |
vacant |
| Heavyweight | vacant[3] | vacant | vacant |
| Year: | Boxer of the year: | Promoter of the year: |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Saenghiran Lookbanyai |
Virat Vachararattanawongsi |
| 2006 | David Nakornluang |
Pariyakorn Ratanasuban |
| 2007 | {{flagi |  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 | Eiji Date |
Surachart Pisitwutthinan |
| 2014 | Suriyan Sor Rungvisai |
Surachart Pisitwutthinan |
| 2015 | Nawaphon Por Chokchai |
Kokiet Panichyarom |
- "Asian Boxing Council | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- "Aboutus | WBC ASIA". Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- "WBC ASIA CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- "CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 2024-02-13.