United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association

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]

United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association
AbbreviationUSIBA
Formation2012
Legal statusAssociation
HeadquartersLexington, Kentucky
Region served
United States of America
Websitehttp://www.collegeboxing.org/

The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing.[4]

Participating schools

Current schools:[5]

Former schools:

Weight Classes

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]
MenWomen
—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—

National Tournament

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.

Team scoring

Quarterfinal wins:

  • Beginners earn 1 point for their team
  • Novices earn 2 points for their team
  • Elites earn 3 points for their team

Semifinal wins:

  • Beginners earn 2 point for their team
  • Novices earn 3 points for their team
  • Elites earn 4 points for their team

Championship wins:

  • Beginners earn 3 point for their team
  • Novices earn 4 points for their team
  • Elites earn 5 points for their team

National Team Champions
See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions § Boxing

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 Michigan U.S. Military Academy
2015 University of Michigan Virginia Military Institute Michigan Final USIBA appearances of the UCLA and USMA women's teams before joining the NCBA
2016 California State University, Northridge Olivet College Michigan
2017 Virginia Military Institute Michigan Michigan First tournament sweep by a single school
2018 University of Illinois Illinois Michigan
2019 Syracuse University Illinois Georgetown
2020 No tournament held Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Host was to be Georgia Tech.[10]
National Men's Championships by School
Illinois
Michigan		 2
Olivet College
UC Davis
Virginia Military Institute		 1
National Women's Championships by School
Michigan 4
Army 2
Georgetown 1

See also

References
  1. "USIBA, NCBA and the Battle for College Boxing". Vice. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. "Let's Get Ready to Rumble with Boxing Nationals!!!". Soundbite. February 12, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. Pinkerton, Lauren (October 17, 2014). "The Battle between NCBA and USIBA". Round by Round Boxing. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. "USIBA". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. "Past Champions". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. "Upcoming Nationals". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  7. "Past National Tournaments". USIBA. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. Maquiñana, Ryan (April 21, 2013). "NorCal Boxing Extra: College Boxing Champs, Robb Signs, Gonzales Gets Title Shot". Blogspot. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  9. "Cadet Actvities Update" (PDF). The Pointer View. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  10. "Upcoming Nationals". United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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