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) FEATHERWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 FLASH ELORDE 1963-02-16
2 SUGAR RAMOS 1963-03-21
3 VICENTE SALDIVAR 1964-09-26
4 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 1967-12-14
5 RAUL ROJAS 1968-03-28
6 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 1968-10-05
7 SHOZO SAIJO 1969-02-09
8 ANTONIO GOMEZ 1971-09-02
9 ALFREDO MARCANO 1971-11-06
10 BEN VILLAFLOR 1972-04-25
11 ERNESTO MARCEL 1972-08-19
12 KUNIAKI SHIBATA 1973-03-12
13 ALEXIS ARGUELLO 1974-11-23
14 SAMUEL SERRANO 1976-10-16
15 RAFAEL ORTEGA 1977-01-15
16 CECILIO LASTRA 1977-12-17
17 EUSEBIO PEDROZA 1978-04-15
18 ROGER MAYWEATHER 1983-01-19
19 ROCKY LOCKRIDGE 1984-06-12
20 ALFREDO LAYNE 1986-05-24
21 STEVE CRUZ 1986-06-23
22 BRIAN MITCHELL 1987-07-31
23 ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA 1988-11-05
24 YOUNG-KYUN PARK 1991-03-30
25 JOEY GAMACHE 1991-06-28
26 GENARO HERNANDEZ 1991-11-22
27 ELOY ROJAS 1993-12-04
28 YONG-SOO CHOI 1995-10-21
29 WILFREDO VAZQUEZ 1996-05-18
30 FREDDIE NORWOOD 1998-04-03
31 ANTONIO CERMENO 1998-10-03
32 JOEL CASAMAYOR 2000-09-16
33 DERRICK GAINER 2001-02-24
34 ACELINO FREITAS 2002-08-03
35 JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ 2004-09-18
36 VICENTE MOSQUERA 2005-04-30
37 CHRIS JOHN 2005-08-07
38 JORGE SOLIS 2010-02-06
39 CELESTINO CABALLERO 2011-10-14
40 NONITO DONAIRE 2014-05-31