IBO - International Boxing Organization

THE LAST FIGHT OF THE LION.

Lennox Lewis entered the ring at Staples Center on June 21, 2003, as the reigning IBO, WBC and Ring Magazine Heavyweight Champion.

He would never fight again.

Across from him stood Vitali Klitschko, a 6-foot-7 challenger who had come to take everything from the champion.

What followed was six rounds of absolute heavyweight warfare.

Klitschko hurt Lewis early. Lewis answered with a devastating right hand that opened a deep cut above Klitschko’s left eye. Blood poured. Both men traded enormous shots. Neither gave an inch.

Then, before the seventh round, the doctor stopped the fight.

Lewis had won by sixth-round TKO.

But there was a remarkable twist: Klitschko was ahead 58-56 on all three judges’ scorecards when the fight was stopped.

There would be no rematch.

Lewis retired after the fight, ending one of the greatest heavyweight careers in boxing history.

And he walked away as the reigning IBO World Heavyweight Champion.

Dmitry Bivol doesn’t need chaos to make a statement.

This Saturday, May 30, one of boxing’s most disciplined and technically brilliant fighters returns to the ring as he faces Michael Eifert in a showcase bout that keeps one of the sport’s elite active on the world stage.

Bivol’s résumé already speaks loudly enough:
• Defeated Canelo Alvarez as a +400 underdog
• Became the first man to defeat Artur Beterbiev
• Extended Beterbiev the full 12 rounds twice

Now, he returns to do what champions do: perform under the lights.

The legacy continues Saturday. 🥊

Fight Week from South Africa.🥊🇿🇦
The IBO World Super Featherweight title is up for grabs this week when Bernice Ferreira🇿🇦 meets Ellen Simwaka🇲🇼 in South Africa.

World super lightweight Champion .oleary is back and takes on at the in Dublin on August 1st.

History made in Guyana as 🇬🇾 claims the IBO World Super Bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Salim Kassim🇹🇿 in Georgetown.

Boxing lost a tremendous publicist and a great man. Rest In Peace Bill Caplan 🙏

is the new IBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight champion after he wins against Deepak Tanwar in Melbourne 🥊🔥

#3 IBO Oceania-Orient titles tomorrow, live on ESPN.
A staked 10 fight card live from Warwick Farm Racehouse - 7PM AEST