World Boxing Council, also known as WBC, is a privately owned entity headquartered in Mexico. Founded in 1963, the organization employs approximately 130 individuals. Functioning as an international professional boxing sanctioning organization, it also functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) threatened Noel Mikaelian’s cruiserweight title on August 12, 2026, after Zuffa Boxing announced Mikaelian would fight Jai Opetaia on September 12 in Las Vegas. This came despite an earlier agreement for Mikaelian to defend his title against David Benavidez in December in Glendale, Arizona, a deal facilitated by Benavidez's promoter Sampson Lewkowicz. Earlier, on August 5, William “El Camarón” Zepeda secured the WBC Lightweight World Championship at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas, defeating former world champion Lamont Roach, who was the favorite among experts. On July 1, the WBC announced a new collaboration with NAS Medical, aiming to enhance boxer health, safety, welfare, and medical governance across the sport. This partnership followed the WBC's reaffirmation on June 22 of the guidelines for its Clean Boxing Program (CBP), which launched in 2016 and extended to the women's division in 2019, emphasizing athlete safety and the eradication of prohibited substances.
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World Boxing Council (WBC) offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. World Boxing Council (WBC)'s product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and martial arts.
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World Boxing Council (WBC)'s revenues were less than $25M in 2024. Caretta Research has split World Boxing Council (WBC)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is boxing. For full access to World Boxing Council (WBC)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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