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) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 WILLIE PASTRANO 1964-11-30
2 DICK TIGER 1966-12-16
3 BOB FOSTER 1968-05-24
4 VICENTE RONDON 1971-02-27
5 VICTOR EMILIO GALINDEZ 1974-12-07
6 MIKE ROSSMAN 1978-09-15
7 MARVIN JOHNSON 1979-11-30
8 EDDIE MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD 1980-11-29
9 MICHAEL SPINKS 1981-07-18
10 LESLIE STEWART 1987-05-23
11 VIRGIL HILL 1987-09-05
12 THOMAS HEARNS 1991-06-03
13 ROY JONES JR 1998-07-18
14 BRUNO GIRARD 2002-05-23
15 SILVIO BRANCO 2003-10-10
16 FABRICE TIOZZO 2005-02-26
17 HUGO HERNAN GARAY 2008-07-03
18 JUERGEN BRAEHMER 2013-12-14
19 BERNARD HOPKINS 2014-04-19
20 JUERGEN BRAEHMER 2014-06-07