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Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards
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Topics referred to by the same term
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This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified
List_of_WBA_world_champions
British boxer (born 1994)
title from 2025 to May 2026. He also held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title in 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple
Fabio_Wardley
American boxer (born 1962)
Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles from 1990 to 1992, the WBA and IBF titles again
Evander_Holyfield
Russian boxer (born 1990)
titles since February 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-heavyweight title (Super version) from 2019 to 2024. He also held
Dmitry_Bivol
Association football club in West Bromwich, England
to make a mandatory cash offer for the remaining shares in both WBA Holdings Ltd and WBA Ltd. Later that year, Michelle Davies became Albion's first female
West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.
American boxer (born 1994)
Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023. He previously held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title in 2017, the WBA (Super
Gervonta_Davis
Cuban boxer (born 1998)
(Regular version) light-heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025 and previously the WBA (Regular version) super-middleweight title from 2021 to 2024. As an amateur
David_Morrell_(boxer)
Cuban and American boxer (born 1995)
Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) welterweight title since August 2025. He previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight
Rolando_Romero
British boxer (born 1997)
from 2024 to 2025. He also previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2022 to 2023. At regional level
Daniel_Dubois
Panamanian boxer (born 1955)
several champions during the 1970s and 1980s. Luján is the former Lineal and WBA Bantamweight world champion. He was managed by Aurelio Cortez. Luján was
Jorge_Luján
current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned
List of current world boxing champions
List_of_current_world_boxing_champions
Boxing organisation
WBA Asia (formerly known as Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council, also known as EPBC) is an organisation for professional boxing in the Central Asia, Oceania
WBA_Asia
American professional boxer (born 1989)
title from 2012 to 2013, the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title in 2013, and the WBA super lightweight title from 2015 to 2016. Broner grew
Adrien_Broner
Mexican-American boxer (born 1996)
World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight titles since May 2026, the WBA light heavyweight title
David_Benavidez
Kazakhstani boxer (born 1982)
division's history. In 2010, Golovkin won the WBA interim middleweight title by defeating Milton Núñez. WBA later elevated him to Regular champion status
Gennady_Golovkin
American boxer (born 1995)
is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title from 2023 to 2025. Roach was a decorated amateur
Lamont_Roach_Jr.
Uzbek boxer (born 1993)
July 1993) is an Uzbek professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in May 2026. As an amateur, he won a gold medal
Shakhram_Giyasov
Cuban boxer (born 1979)
Luis Ortiz (born 29 March 1979) is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the WBA interim heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016, and challenged twice for the
Luis_Ortiz_(Cuban_boxer)
Mexican boxer (born 1999)
Association (WBA) super-middleweight title in 2026. Resendiz turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of 15–2 before facing Caleb Plant for the WBA interim
Armando_Reséndiz
Ukrainian boxer (born 1987)
2021, Usyk defeated unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles. In May 2024, Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to claim the
Oleksandr_Usyk
British boxer (born 1988)
British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2018. He held the WBA (Super) super-middleweight title from 2017 to 2018.He also defeated Chris
George_Groves_(boxer)
Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
awarded the Ring title, and lastly he won the World Boxing Association (WBA) title (Unified version, later Super version) from David Haye in 2011. During
Wladimir_Klitschko
American boxer (born 1997)
welterweight title from 2023 to 2025, and the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) and Ring magazine welterweight titles in 2025. As an amateur
Jaron_Ennis
Argentine boxer (born 1983)
competed from 2004 to 2014. He held the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and the WBA welterweight title from 2013 to 2014. A versatile
Marcos_Maidana
American boxer (born 1990)
(born October 29, 1990), is an American professional boxer. She has held the WBA female lightweight title since February 2025. Han is one of five children
Stephanie_Han
Russian boxer (born 1993)
a Russian professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) since 2025. Previously, he held the
Murat_Gassiev
Japanese boxer (born 1989)
the unified WBA and WBC mini-flyweight titles between 2011 and 2012, the WBA (Regular) light-flyweight title from 2012 to 2014, the WBA flyweight title
Kazuto_Ioka
(WBA) world titles simultaneously 1963–1983, a boxer who held both the WBA and WBC world titles simultaneously 1983–2007, a boxer who held the WBA, WBC
List of undisputed world boxing champions
List_of_undisputed_world_boxing_champions
Boxing competition
professional boxing match between WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion Daniel
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois
Oleksandr_Usyk_vs._Daniel_Dubois
Japanese boxer (born 1995)
Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion having held the title since December 2025 until May
Seiya_Tsutsumi
American professional boxer (born 1994)
fight was televised live on DAZN as part of the undercard of Conor Benn's WBA continental title defense bout against Chris van Heerden. Baumgardner successfully
Alycia_Baumgardner
American boxer (born 1971)
classes, including the IBF lightweight title; the WBA (Super) and WBC welterweight titles; and the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring magazine light middleweight
Shane_Mosley
German boxer (born 1992)
Lazaridis by unanimous decision in their ten-round contest to win the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. The scorecards read 98–92, 100–90, 99–91 in
Agit_Kabayel
boxing: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions
List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
List_of_world_super-flyweight_boxing_champions
British boxer (born 1989)
the WBA agreed to sanction a unification bout between Joshua and Klitschko for the vacant WBA (Super) title, previously held by Tyson Fury. The WBA agreement
Anthony_Joshua
Dominican boxer
has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) mini-flyweight title from 2021 to 2024, and the WBA light-flyweight title from 2024 to 2025
Erick_Rosa
American combat sports promotion
of the 2024 card was the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano rematch for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female light-welterweight titles, with Taylor
Most_Valuable_Promotions
multiple sanctioning bodies but to secure sole recognition from a single one. WBA championship belt WBC championship belt IBF championship belt WBO championship
List of world heavyweight boxing champions
List_of_world_heavyweight_boxing_champions
Russian boxer (born 1979)
boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing
Alexander_Povetkin
Mexican boxer (born 1991)
middleweight title from 2016 to 2019 and the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and the WBO cruiserweight titles from 2024 to 2026. In April 2010, Ramírez
Gilberto_Ramírez
Weight class in combat sports
their creation of the bridgerweight division. The World Boxing Association (WBA) did the same in 2023. Female boxers who weigh over 175 pounds (79 kg; 12 st
Heavyweight
Ukrainian boxer (born 1988)
featherweight title from 2016 to 2018, the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), WBO, and Ring magazine lightweight
Vasiliy_Lomachenko
British and Canadian boxer (born 1965)
Holyfield's World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles. In 2000, the WBA stripped Lewis of his title when he chose
Lennox_Lewis
The following is a list of WBA female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Association (WBA). Stand: May 10, 2025. r – Champion relinquished
List of WBA female world champions
List_of_WBA_female_world_champions
Boxer with world titles from all major bodies
Boxing Hall of Fame. There are currently four major sanctioning bodies: WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF. There were many undisputed champions before the number
Undisputed championship (boxing)
Undisputed_championship_(boxing)
Uzbek boxer (born 1978)
boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title twice (Regular version in his second reign) and was the
Ruslan_Chagaev
American boxer (born 2000)
in three weight classes, including the unified World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO), and The Ring
Jesse_Rodriguez
Mexican boxer (born 1998)
lightweight since July 2025. He also previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title in 2024. After amassing a professional record of
Isaac_Cruz
American boxer
boxer. He is a former unified welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2016 to 2019 (promoted to Super champion in 2017), and the WBC
Keith_Thurman
sanctioning agencies outside of WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, and also outside of The Ring. Female world titles were inaugurated by the WBA, the WBC, the WBO, and the
List of undefeated world boxing champions
List_of_undefeated_world_boxing_champions
Colombian boxer (born 2001
professional boxer who challenged for the WBA female lightweight title in August 2025. She is also a former WBA female Latin American super-lightweight
Paulina_Ángel
Women's basketball league running from 1992 to 1995
Association (WBA or WWBA) was the first women's professional basketball summer league, operating from 1992 to 1995. The league was called the WWBA and WBA for
Women's Basketball Association
Women's_Basketball_Association
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles
Mike_Tyson
English boxer (born 1993)
an English professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title (Regular version) since May 2026. At regional level,
Jack_Catterall
Dominican Republic boxer (born 1994)
professional boxer. He is a two-time super-lightweight champion, having held the WBA title from 2022 to 2023 and the WBC title from 2024 to 2025. Puello made
Alberto_Puello
American boxer
American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent
John_Ruiz
Russian boxer and politician
competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. Standing at a height of 2
Nikolai_Valuev
Japanese boxer (born 1995)
title since November 2025, and previously the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title from 2023 to 2024. Inoue started boxing from a very young
Takuma_Inoue
Weight class in boxing
Association (WBA) recognized Ossie Ocasio as its first cruiserweight champion when he defeated South African Robbie Williams (although at that time the WBA called
Cruiserweight_(boxing)
Mexican boxer (born 1990)
2011. In 2013, he beat Austin Trout to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Unified version) and Ring titles. In the same year, he lost his WBC and
Canelo_Álvarez
Boxing competition
contested on 5 October 2013 for the WBA, IBF, WBO, The Ring and IBO heavyweight championship. At the end of 2012, the WBA ordered unified heavyweight champion
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin
Wladimir_Klitschko_vs._Alexander_Povetkin
boxing: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions
List of world flyweight boxing champions
List_of_world_flyweight_boxing_champions
Australian boxer and mixed martial artist (born 1979)
heavyweight division, and former mixed martial artist. In boxing, he held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title in 2016. At regional level, he has held multiple
Lucas_Browne
American boxer
on January 23 at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, for the interim WBA-NABA heavyweight title against Donovan Dennis (12–2, 10 KOs). Miller defeated
Jarrell_Miller
Nicaraguan boxer (born 1987)
three-weight world champion Alexis Argüello. He has held the WBA minimumweight title from 2008 to 2010; the WBA light flyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the WBC,
Román_González_(boxer)
Weight class in boxing and kickboxing
(also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA and WBC), is a weight division in professional boxing, above 66.7 kg and
Light_middleweight
Russian boxer (born 1989)
faced Pavel Sour in the third defence of his WBC-NABF title, with the vacant WBA-NABA heavyweight title also on the line. He won the fight by a first-round
Arslanbek_Makhmudov
American boxer (born 1969)
his mark in the sport's history when he won the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first and only boxer to win the
Roy_Jones_Jr.
Puerto Rican professional boxer (born 2002)
Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) light middleweight champion since January
Xander_Zayas
Boxing match
contested on November 13, 1982, for the WBA lightweight title. Following Ray Mancini's first successful defense of the WBA lightweight title against number-one
Ray_Mancini_vs._Kim_Duk-koo
Indonesian boxer (born 1979)
boxer who competed from 1998 to 2013. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title from 2004 to 2009, then held the (Super version) from
Chris_John_(boxer)
American boxer (1949–2025)
years later he announced a comeback, and in 1994, at age 45, won the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles by knocking out 26-year-old
George_Foreman
Irish boxer (born 1996)
held the WBA International middleweight title in 2021 and the WBA International super-welterweight title in 2022. Agyarko has held the WBA Continental
Caoimhín_Agyarko
Dominican boxer (born 1991)
(born 1 November 1991) is a Dominican former professional boxer. He held the WBA super featherweight title between 2022 and November 2023. He competed at
Héctor García (Dominican Republic boxer)
Héctor_García_(Dominican_Republic_boxer)
American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2007, and in 2015
champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title twice, from 1987 to 1997; the International Boxing
Virgil_Hill
American boxer and actor
can go in and fight for 12 rounds and win a decision." After capturing the WBA and IBF titles from Michael Moorer late in 1994, George Foreman forfeited
Shannon_Briggs
Venezuelan boxer
is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Interim version) super lightweight title between January and September
Ismael_Barroso
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts in Africa
WBA Africa is a regional arm of the World Boxing Association (WBA), one of the four major international sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. It
WBA_Africa
boxing: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions
List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions
List_of_world_super-bantamweight_boxing_champions
British professional boxer (1978–2025)
with a victory over Carlos Maussa to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) title (Super version), thereby becoming a unified light-welterweight world
Ricky_Hatton
Boxing match
Mugabi was a professional boxing match contested on March 10, 1986, for the WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles. Along with Thomas Hearns vs. James Shuler
Marvin_Hagler_vs._John_Mugabi
Kazakh boxer (born 1983)
is a former world champion, who held the WBA light-heavyweight title from 2010 to 2014. He also held the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title twice between
Beibut_Shumenov
the four major sanctioning organisations – the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the
List of British world boxing champions
List_of_British_world_boxing_champions
British boxer (born 1986)
British former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. He held the WBA lightweight title from 2015 to 2016. Crolla made his professional debut on
Anthony_Crolla
recognized by four of the major sanctioning bodies: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA) The World Boxing
List of world welterweight boxing champions
List_of_world_welterweight_boxing_champions
Mexican-American boxer (born 1995)
Mexican-American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) super lightweight title from 2019 to 2021 and the World
Mario_Barrios
Cuban boxer (born 1980)
boxer, who held the unified WBA (Super), WBO and Ring magazine super bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017, and the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title
Guillermo_Rigondeaux
the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing
List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
List_of_world_super-middleweight_boxing_champions
Russian boxer (born 1988)
He has held the European welterweight title since 2019 and previously the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in 2017 (previously the interim title from 2015
David_Avanesyan
Argentine boxer
between 2021 and 2022 and previously held the WBA interim light middleweight title from 2016 to 2018, and the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title from 2018
Brian_Castaño
Greek boxer (born 1997)
Andreas Katzourakis is a Greek professional boxer. He is a former WBA Continental North American super-welterweight champion. Katzourakis began competing
Andreas_Katzourakis
Belgian boxer (born 1992)
title since May 2026. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight title (Regular version from 2021 to 2022. Born to a Ivorian-born
Ryad_Merhy
Defunct American drug retail company
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) was an American multinational holding company headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. The company was formed on December
Walgreens_Boots_Alliance
Boxing match
on the card saw Israil Madrimov stop Magomed Kurbanov to win the vacant WBA Super Welterweight belt. This was followed by Nick Ball challenging WBC featherweight
Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou
Anthony_Joshua_vs._Francis_Ngannou
Filipino boxer (born 1999)
super bantamweight title from December 2021 to August 2022 and has held the WBA Asia super bantamweight title since March 2022. Martin currently trains and
Carl_Jammes_Martin
Cuban world champion boxer (b. 1983)
World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight title since 2023 (Regular version from 2021 to 2023). Previously he held the WBA super welterweight title (Regular
Erislandy_Lara
American boxer (born 1989)
Jr (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title between 2021 and 2022. Trevor Bryan was born
Trevor_Bryan
Bulgarian boxer (born 1981)
is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2024 to 2025. At regional level
Kubrat_Pulev
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English and Irish : variant spelling of Lynam.
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One of the names of God, Evolver a name of Allah, Free from the hell
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