In this instance, William Scull, Alvarez’s opponent for May 3, is the blameless beneficiary of boxing’s farcical four-belt system. The Cuban-born Scull became the IBF’s No. 1 contender for ...

Subriel Matias has moved one step closer to earning a shot at the IBF belt. Matias' patent pressure and volume proved to be too much for Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, as he went on to stop him in the ...

While answering questions in his comment section, the topic of championship belts in boxing came, specifically in relation to the four major sanctioning bodies: the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO.