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| Abbreviation | USIBA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Region served | United States |
| Website | collegeboxing.org |
The United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA) is a nonprofit amateur collegiate boxing league founded in 2012 and formed, in part, to address perceived safety and fairness issues present in the National Collegiate Boxing Association (such as matching up boxers with significant skill or experience disparities), and to generally organize the sport at a collegiate level more adequately.[1][2] The USIBA was also the first organization to hold national collegiate-level women's boxing championships in the United States (the subject of which had been another point of contention with the NCBA), beginning with their inaugural national tournament in 2013.[1][3]
The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing.[4]
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