While other sanctioning organizations prefer to increase the number of their titles they offer, the World Boxing Federation tries to push against this harmful trend.
In this sense, the WBF has now greatly enhanced the value of its Intercontinental and International titles by implementing a new rule that leads directly to a shot at the world championship.
In short, Intercontinental champions become mandatory world title challengers after one successful defense, while the same feat takes two successful defenses for International champions (this refers to both male and female champions, of course).
The same achievement is possible for a regional WBF champion with three successful title defenses.
“Rather than adding a useless Silver, Bronze or Platinum title, the WBF Board in unison with our Continental Chairmen simply chose to give more meaning to our already existing titles,” explains Vice President Torben Seemann Hansen from Denmark, and added, “When we promised not to invade the sport with even more so-called titles, we intended to keep our word.”
For details and the full wording of this new rule, please click here.
