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.
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 |