World Boxing Union

The World Boxing Union ( WBU ) is a resident of Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England Boxorganisation that aligns official fights and the WBU World Cup title confers in professional boxing.

The association was founded in the early 1990s by its President, Jon W. Robinson. On July 4, 2010, WBU was re-established after logoff and inactivity in Germany as an association.

Champions

Among others were WBU champions:

• George Foreman in 1996
• Vinny Pazienza 1996
• Corrie Sanders 1997-2000
• Hasim Rahman in 2000
• Micky Ward in 2000
• Johnny Nelson 2001
• Ricky Hatton 2001-2004
• Georgi Kandelaki 2002
• Eamonn Magee 2005-2006