United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association
The United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association 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, and to generally organize the sport at a collegiate level more adequately. The USIBA was also the first organization to hold national collegiate-level women's boxing championships in the United States, beginning with their inaugural national tournament in 2013.
The association is an affiliate of USA Boxing.
Participating schools
Current schools:- Alverno College
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Cornell University
- Georgetown University
- George Washington University
- Georgia State University
- Georgia Tech
- Olivet College
- Syracuse University
- Texas A&M University
- Towson University
- UC Davis
- UC Riverside
- University of Illinois
- University of Kansas
- University of Maryland
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Wake Forest University
- Washington and Lee University
- Western State Colorado University
- Xavier University
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.National Tournament
In the national tournament, boxers are divided into three classes: Beginner, Novice, and Elite, 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
- Beginners earn 2 point for their team
- Novices earn 3 points for their team
- Elites earn 4 points for their team
- Beginners earn 3 point for their team
- Novices earn 4 points for their team
- Elites earn 5 points for their team