). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁IB F ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Box ing ▁Association ▁( U SB A ), ▁a ▁regional ▁championship ▁organization ▁like ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Box ing ▁Federation ▁( N AB F ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁W BA ' s ▁annual ▁convention , ▁held ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁Robert ▁W . ▁" Bob by " ▁Lee , ▁Sr ., ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁USB A , ▁lost ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁W BA ▁president ▁against ▁Gil berto ▁M endo za . ▁Lee ▁and ▁others ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁convention ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁third , ▁world - level ▁organization , ▁to ▁co - exist ▁with ▁the ▁W BA ▁and ▁the ▁W BC . ▁Form ed ▁as ▁USB A - Intern ational , ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁organization ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁International ▁Box ing ▁Federation , ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁where ▁its ▁main ▁offices ▁remain . ▁ ▁Bobby ▁Lee ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁New ▁Jersey ▁box ing ▁commission er ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when , ▁according ▁to ▁news ▁reports , ▁" he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁and ▁f ined ▁by ▁the ▁Eth ical ▁Stand ards ▁Commission ▁for ▁accepting ▁contributions ▁from ▁fight ▁prom ot ers ▁and ▁cas ino ▁execut ives ." ▁ ▁The ▁IB F ' s ▁first ▁world ▁champion ▁was ▁Mar vin ▁Cam el , ▁a ▁former ▁W BC ▁world ▁cru iser weight ▁champion ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁IB F ' s ▁bel t