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The IBF’s 39^th Annual Convention will take place at The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, in San Juan, Puerto Rico from May 6 – 10, 2024. The San Juan Marriott is ideally located in the Condado neighborhood of San Juan right on Condado Beach, and just minutes from the airport. While there are onsite dining and entertainment options, the surrounding neighborhood offers numerous and varied choices for dining and entertainment as well. What is more, Old San Juan and Distrito T-Mobile are just a short car ride away providing further options for dining, entertainment, and shopping.

The nightly room rate for our convention is $225.00, with a reduced daily resort fee of $35.

Resort Fee Inclusions (inclusions are subject to change without notice):

• Beach chairs and umbrellas.*

• US $30.00 Casino match and play coupon at check in (once per stay).

• Daily Two (2) hours Bicycle Rental.*

• 30 minutes use of internet at the Lobby Computer stations.*

• Daily Two (2) hours use Tennis Court (reservation at Wellness Center required).**

• Daily One (1) hour Aqua Aerobics Classes**

• Daily One (1) hour Latin dance Classes**.

• Daily One (1) hour Yoga Classes.**

• Daily Six (6) hours Personal Trainer at Fitness Center (6am-9am) & (5pm-8pm).

• In room Coffee & Tea.

• Local calls (Metro Area) and free 1-800 calls.

• US & PR Long distance calls.

• Enhanced High Speed Internet Access in room and hotel public areas.

(*Beach Chairs, Umbrellas, Tennis, Bicycle Rentals and Internet access at the computer Lobby Stations based upon availability and/or weather conditions. **For information and reservation visit Wellness Center reception.)

Additionally, we have secured a 15% discount for our convention attendees at the hotel restaurant. The IBF will cover the gratuities for round trip porter service (arrival and departure only) and daily in-room housekeeping for the group. You are welcome to offer additional gratuity if you wish. Taxes are not included in the room rate and resort fee. The discounted room rate is available from May 4 to May 12, 2024, based on availability. The cut-off date for making reservations is March 31, 2024. Cancellations can be made up to 21 days before arrival for a full refund of the one-night deposit.

We are looking forward to hosting this convention in Puerto Rico and reuniting with the local boxing community, as well as those from the Caribbean and Latin America. The IBF team are working on preparations to make this an excellent convention. More detailed information will be sent in the coming weeks regarding reservations and discounts.

We hope that you can attend our 39^th Annual Convention and look forward to seeing you in San Juan!

The IBF’s 38^th Annual Convention will take place at The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, in Chicago, Illinois from May 28 – June 1, 2023. After 38 years, we will be returning to the Midwest to celebrate the IBF’s 40^th year. The IBF celebrated its 2^nd Annual Convention in Dearborn, Michigan in 1985 and our return to the region is long overdue. We are excited for this milestone event and are looking forward to connecting with the boxing community in Chicago and the Midwest.

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The International Boxing Federation and the boxing community mourn the passing of IBF Director Roberto Rea of Italy on October 27, 2021. Son of the great Natalino who coached the Italian Boxing Team in the 50s and 60s, Roberto immediately took the managerial path in sports with excellent results. At the age of 25 he was the head of the Italian Boxing Team at the Mediterranean Games and then at the Moscow Olympics.

Subsequently he held the role of Secretary General of the Italian Canoe-Kayak Federation and in the following years held a primary role in Equestrian Sports. He became Secretary General of the Italian Badminton Federation and then of the Billiard Sports Federation. In 2001 Rea was appointed Secretary General of the Italian Boxing Federation. His rise in the sport continued with the European Boxing Union, where he held the position of vice president. Shortly after Roberto established a very fruitful relationship with the IBF, where he rose to the position of European Representative and later was elected to the Board of Directors in 2014 at the organization’s convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His work in boxing has been appreciated by many having supervised hundreds of fights throughout Europe and the world. He will be greatly missed by many in the boxing community. He reaches his beloved wife Alessandra in heaven and together they will “supervise” their daughter Francesca Romana and their beloved granddaughter Giulia.

International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Caleb Plant met challenger Canelo Alvarez at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California for press conference in promotion of their IBF title bout on November 6, 2021.

“I know only one thing better than proving people right, and that is proving people wrong.  I have been doing that my whole life.  As soon as I stepped on the stage, people started talking about what I cannot accomplish and what I cannot do.  What I come from, there was no boxing community.  There was no other pro I could look to and say that if he can do it, I can do it.  All he had was my mind in my heart,” said Plant, who will be making the fourth defense of the IBF title.  The Tennessee native won the championship in January 2019. 

Alvarez will look to become a three time International Boxing Federation middleweight champion.  Haling from Guadalajara Mexico, Alvarez won the IBF title in September 2017 with a split decision win over Gennadiy Golovkin, and again attained the title in May 2019 with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs. 

“I know what I need to do and I know a lot about him.  He is a good fighter but I know my skills.  My experience is going to give me the edge in the fight.  I have faced similar styles to Caleb’s against Floyd Mayweather, Erislandy Lara, Austin Trout and Billy Joe Saunders.”

Plant vs. Canelo for the International Boxing Federation middleweight title takes place on November 6, 2021 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

BY RAYMUNDO DIOSES

The International Boxing Federation is pleased to introduce Mr. George Martinez as the new IBF Ratings Chairman joining the Executive Staff.

The International Boxing Federation has a new female welterweight champion, as Jessica McCaskill dethroned longtime IBF champion Cecilia Braekhus on August 15, 2020. 

McCaskill, (9-2, 3KO) was the underdog coming into the DAZN televised bout.  The Chicago native out-threw Braekhus in punches, landing 84-499 to Braekhus’s 85-269 in what was scored a majority decision at 97-94, 97-93 and 95-95.  The title fight took place in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.