Back European Boxing Union Danish European Boxing Union German Unión Europea de Boxeo Spanish Euroopan nyrkkeilyliitto Finnish European Boxing Union French European Boxing Union IO European Boxing Union Italian ヨーロッパボクシング連合 Japanese Det europeiske bokseforbundet NB European Boxing Union Polish
| Sport | Boxing |
|---|---|
| Membership | 41 |
| Abbreviation | EBU |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Affiliation | World Boxing Council |
| Affiliation date | 1963 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The European Boxing Union (EBU), formerly known as the International Boxing Union (IBU), is a pan-European governing body that sanctions championship bouts in professional boxing. The EBU governs the most-prestigious[citation needed] continental title in Europe, the EBU European Championship, in addition to their EBU EU Championship for competitors from within the European Union and the EBU EE Championship for those outside the European Union. It is a federation affiliated with the World Boxing Council (WBC).
During most of the 20th century and, specially, during that era's first decades, the EBU recognized many world title fights as the IBU. It competed against the American-based National Boxing Association (NBA), which staged the more widely recognized world title fights.