Involvement

The World Boxing Empire can only be associated with bouts in which a sanctioning fee has been paid and a sanctioning certificate has been issued referencing both participants, promoter, date, weight division, title, and location of the bout. All participants must be registered members in good standing.
Only the WBE President or Chairman's original signature on a sanctioning certificate indicates the certificate is valid.

Ratings
Ratings are determined through a combination of reviewing televised bouts, various independent publication's rankings, and tapes and bio's of fighters submitted to us for review. Non members may be rated as well as members.
Holding a non-WBE title does not affect a boxer's standing with The WBE
Ratings are based on the following criteria:

• Ability - The subjective judgement of how good a fighter is
• Record - Win/loss ratio and number of bouts
• Activity - Boxers who are fighting more frequently will be ranked higher than those with long periods of inactivity.  Exceptions can be made for medical reasons
• Level of competition - The accomplishments of a boxer and the quality of opponents he/she has faced

The ranking committee consists of the President and Chairman and can be reached at the business address office on the "Contact" page.

Alterations
Changes of position within the ratings are posted on the website along with the reason for the change.

Appeals
Registered members in good standing may appeal any change in rating in writing.  A written appeal must be received within 10 days of the posted ratings in question.
Non members have no say in whether they're rated, where they are rated, or any change in their rating.

Officiating
Officials are assigned by the governing state or country where the bout is held upon approval of the WBE and all parties involved in the bout.  However , the WBE/USBC reserves the right to overturn any result within our organization pending review of  the bout, including bout results affected by official's conduct.

Representation
Should the promoter elect to have a WBE representative present, the promoter shall be responsible for furnishing transportation, lodging, and compensation of USD$400 per day. A representative present is not required.

Contest Rules
The rules of the governing state or country shall be used subject to review and approval by the WBE and all parties involved in the contest. All parties involved in the contest also agree to abide by the decision of the locally governing officials. It is the responsibility of all parties involved in the contest to thoroughly understand the rules and regulations governing the contest itself and the outcome.
Gloves used for any WBE contest must meet approval of the WBE and both participants in any WBE contest must wear identical gloves.

If the weigh in takes place the evening before the day of the bout, both contestants can weigh no more than the weight limit in the division that the match is sanctioned for. A second weigh in shall be held two hours prior to the scheduled start of the first bout of the event in which neither boxer may weigh at or above the weight limit of the next higher weight division. If one of the contestants is over the weight limit, he/she cannot gain the championship being contested but the contestant weighing within the limit may gain the championship contested. This does not apply to the Super Heavyweight division.

 
World title bouts must be scheduled for a minimum of 8 rounds, exceptions may be granted with special permission.
Intercontinental and Regional title bouts must be scheduled for a minimum of 6 rounds, exceptions may be granted with special permission.
National and state title bouts must be scheduled for a minimum of 4 rounds.

Women's boxing contests rounds may be 2 minutes in duration.
Men's boxing contests rounds must be 3 minutes in duration.

Title Defenses
If a top rated contender exists at the time the champion wins the title, the champion must defend against that contender within 6 months of winning the title.

If a top rated contender exists after the champion wins the title, the champion must defend against that contender within 6 months of the contender acquiring the top rated position.

If a top rated challenger does not exist, champions are required to make a voluntary defense of their title within 6 months unless a waiver is granted. If a title defense is not made within 6 months, the WBE has the sole discretion of declaring the championship vacant and ordering a matchup between two contenders. Waivers are granted at the sole discretion of the WBE.

It is the champion's responsibility to be in compliance of this, the "Title Defenses" section of the bylaws. Written notice may not be provided prior to a champion being stripped of his/her title and the title declared vacant if the champion in question is in violation of this section of the bylaws.

If a purse agreement between champion and mandatory challenger cannot be reached, the promoter staging the bout will be required to pay a 75/25 champion/challenger split of the total purse money.

Promotion of title bouts and elimination bouts
The WBE is not responsible for promoting bouts or events for any fighters who are ranked or hold titles within the organization. Mandatory title defenses, title bouts, and elimination bouts are the responsibility of the fighter and/or the fighter's management/promotional team to facilitate.
If a champion is required to defend his/her title by a certain date and no promoter is willing to stage the bout, the title shall be declared vacant and the champion shall then be declared a "champion in recess". The champion in recess may fight for the vacant championship at a later date until which time a new champion exists. If/When a new champion exists, the champion in recess can submit a written request to be matched against the new champion to contest the aforementioned title. This written request must be submitted within 6 months of the new champion obtaining the title and is at the sole discretion of the WBE of being honored. The WBE will communicate its decision to the champion in recess requesting a title match with the new champion within 30 days.
There are no verbal reservations of title bouts. A title bout is officially reserved only when the sanctioning fee is submitted along with the date and location of the bout and the names of both participants. If the bout is changed, postponed, or cancelled, the sanctioning fee will be refunded to the promoter sans any transfer charges.

If a title or ranking is vacant, any two registered members may fight for the title/ranking. If more than one registered member wishes to fight for the same vacant title/ranking, the opportunity will be first given to the highest ranking member. If a sanctioning fee isn't submitted and a sanctioning certificate issued within 14 days, the opportunity will be given to the next highest ranking member.

Once a sanctioning certificate is issued, it is only valid for the scheduled date of the contest. Approval of rescheduling of the contest is at the sole discretion of The WBE.

Purse Bids
In the event that two or more promoters wish to stage a WBE sanctioned bout, the WBE will accept purse bids.  The promoter promising the highest purse wins the right to stage the fight.