The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) is a professional boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian and Pacific region.

History

The OPBF was formed in 1954 by the Japanese, Korean, and Filipino boxing commissions. It was originally named the Orient Boxing Federation, but changed to the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation when Australia joined in 1977.
Members of the OPBF regional group are Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, PAMA, Philippines, Republic of China, Samoa, Taiwan, Thailand and Tonga.

The OPBF helped form the World Boxing Council

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 in 1963 and is currently affiliated with that organization.

Members

17 national commissions and 2 regional commissions (Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 and Hawaii

Hawaii

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).

• State of Hawaii

Other regional WBC federations

• North American Boxing Federation
  North American Boxing Federation
  The North American Boxing Federation is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council .-History:...
  
   (NABF)
• European Boxing Union
  European Boxing Union
  The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
  
   (EBU)
• Asian Boxing Council
  Asian Boxing Council
  The Asian Boxing Council is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian region.-Other regional WBC federations:*North American Boxing Federation *European Boxing Union...
  
   (ABCO)
• African Boxing Union (ABU)
• Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE)
• Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
• CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB)
• South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)