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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]
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| Abbreviation | USIBA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Region served | United States |
| Website | collegeboxing.org |
The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing.[4]
Current schools:[5]
Former schools:
The USIBA closely follows the weight classes prescribed by USA Boxing, though does not name the classes, instead referring to them only by the weight itself. Not all weight classes are necessarily contested at each national tournament.
| Weight class limit (lbs/kg)[6] | |
|---|---|
| Men | Women |
| — | 106 lb (48.1 kg) |
| 108 lb (49.0 kg) | - |
| 112 lb (50.8 kg) | 112 lb (50.8 kg) |
| 114 lb (51.7 kg) | - |
| 119 lb (54.0 kg) | 119 lb (54.0 kg) |
| 125 lb (56.7 kg) | 125 lb (56.7 kg) |
| 132 lb (59.9 kg) | 132 lb (59.9 kg) |
| 141 lb (64.0 kg) | 141 lb (64.0 kg) |
| 152 lb (68.9 kg) | 152 lb (68.9 kg) |
| 165 lb (74.8 kg) | 165 lb (74.8 kg) |
| 178 lb (80.7 kg) | 178 lb (80.7 kg) |
| — | 178+ lbs |
| 189 lb (85.7 kg) | — |
| 201 lb (91.2 kg) | — |
| 225 lb (102.1 kg) | — |
| 225+ lbs | — |
In the national tournament, boxers are divided into three classes: Beginner (0-2 sanctioned bouts), Novice (0-9 bouts), and Elite (5+ bouts), as per USA Boxing rules. The experience division plays into the final team scoring system, in which more experienced boxers earn more points for their team. This structure also allows for the possibility of, for example, a boxer winning a Beginner championship and then competing for a Novice title later in the tournament, usually on the final day.
Quarterfinal wins:
Semifinal wins:
Championship wins:
Champions are as follows:[7]
| Year | Host | Men | Women | Notes |
| 2013 | University of San Francisco | UC Davis | U.S. Military Academy | Army also won the very first individual national collegiate women's boxing title.[8][9] |
| 2014 | University of Miami | University of Michigan | U.S. Military Academy | |
| 2015 | University of Michigan | Virginia Military Institute | University of Michigan | Final USIBA appearances of the UCLA and USMA women's teams before joining the NCBA |
| 2016 | California State University, Northridge | Olivet College | University of Michigan | |
| 2017 | Virginia Military Institute | Michigan | First tournament sweep by a single school | |
| 2018 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | University Michigan | ||
| 2019 | Syracuse University | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Georgetown University | |
| 2020 | No tournament held | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Host was to be Georgia Tech.[10] | ||
| 2021 | No tournament held | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||
| 2022 | Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area | Virginia Military Institute[11] | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[12] | |
| 2023 | Virginia Military Institute | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[13] | UC Riverside[14] | |
| 2024 | Sheraton North Houston | Washington[15] | ||
| National Men's Championships by School | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 3 |
| University Michigan Virginia Military Institute |
2 |
| Olivet College UC Davis University of Washington |
1 |
| National Women's Championships by School | |
| University of Michigan | 4 |
| U.S. Military Academy | 2 |
| Georgetown University University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign UC Riverside University of Washington |
1 |
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