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) CRUISERWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 OSSIE OCASIO 1982-02-13
2 DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI 1985-07-27
3 EVANDER HOLYFIELD 1987-02-14
4 ROBERT DANIELS 1990-07-19
5 BOBBY CZYZ 1991-03-08
6 ORLIN NORRIS 1993-11-06
7 NATE MILLER 1996-01-13
8 FABRICE TIOZZO 1998-05-02
9 VIRGIL HILL 2000-12-09
10 O´NEIL BELL 2006-01-07
11 VALERY BRUDOV 2006-12-02
12 JEAN MARC MORMECK 2007-03-17
13 FIRAT ARSLAN 2007-06-16
14 GUILLERMO JONES 2008-09-27
15 DENIS LEBEDEV 2012-04-04