100 years of the World Boxing Association

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National Boxing Association (NBA), was founded in Rhode Island by 13 U.S. commissions as a result of the ecumenical boom reached by the sport. The NBA changed its name in 1962 to the World Boxing Association (WBA), which is now presided by Gilberto Jesús Mendoza.

WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION (WBA) BANTAMWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 EDER JOFRE 1962-09-11
2 FIGHTING HARADA 1965-05-18
3 LIONEL ROSE 1968-07-02
4 CHUCHO CASTILLO 1970-10-16
5 RAFAEL HERRERA 1972-03-19
6 ROMEO ANAYA 1973-01-20
7 SOO-HWAN HONG 1974-07-03
8 ALFONSO ZAMORA 1975-03-14
9 JORGE LUJAN 1977-11-19
10 RICARDO CARDONA 1978-05-07
11 LEO RANDOLPH 1980-05-04
12 SERGIO VICTOR PALMA 1980-11-08
13 JEFF CHANDLER 1982-03-27
14 LEONARDO CRUZ 1982-06-12
15 RICHIE SANDOVAL 1984-04-07
16 VICTOR CALLEJAS 1984-05-26
17 GABY CANIZALES 1986-03-10
18 BERNARDO PINANGO 1986-06-04
19 LOUIE ESPINOZA 1987-01-16
20 TAKUYA MUGURUMA 1987-03-29
21 CHAN-YOUNG PARK 1987-05-24
22 WILFREDO VAZQUEZ 1987-10-04
23 JUAN JOSE ESTRADA 1988-05-28
24 SUNG KIL MOON 1988-11-27
25 KHAOKOR GALAXY 1989-07-09
26 LUISITO ESPINOSA 1989-10-18
27 JESUS SALUD 1989-12-11
28 LUIS MENDOZA 1990-09-11
29 RAUL PEREZ 1991-10-07
30 JUNIOR JONES 1993-10-23
31 JOHN MICHAEL JOHNSON 1994-04-22
32 DAORUNG CHUWATANA 1994-07-16
33 NANA YAW KONADU 1996-01-28
34 ANTONIO CERMENO 1996-03-23
35 ENRIQUE SANCHEZ 1998-02-08
36 PAULIE AYALA 1999-10-23
37 CLARENCE ADAMS 2000-08-05
38 EIDY MOYA 2000-12-16
39 JOHNNY BREDAHL 2002-04-19
40 OSAMU SATO 2002-05-18
41 SALIM MEDJKOUNE 2002-10-09
42 MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR 2003-12-16
43 SOMSAK SITHCHATCHAWAL 2006-03-18
44 MARCELA ELIANA ACUNA 2006-08-12
45 CELESTINO CABALLERO 2006-10-04
46 ANITA CHRISTENSEN 2006-10-14
47 VOLODYMYR SYDORENKO 2007-06-29
48 RICARDO CORDOBA 2008-09-18
49 POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENGGYM 2009-04-30
50 LISA BROWN 2010-03-27
51 LILIANA PALMERA 2014-10-24