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) LIGHTWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 EDDIE PERKINS 1962-09-14
2 CARLOS ORTIZ 1962-12-03
3 CARLOS HERNANDEZ 1965-01-18
4 TAKESHI FUJI 1967-04-30
5 CARLOS TEO CRUZ 1968-09-27
6 NICOLINO LOCCHE 1968-12-12
7 NICOLINO LOCCHE 1969-10-11
8 ISMAEL LAGUNA 1970-03-03
9 KEN BUCHANAN 1970-09-26
10 ROBERTO DURAN 1972-06-26
11 ANTONIO CERVANTES 1972-10-28
12 WILFRED BENITEZ 1976-03-06
13 ERNESTO ESPANA 1979-08-04
14 HILMER KENTY 1980-03-02
15 AARON PRYOR 1980-08-02
16 SEAN O´GRADY 1981-04-12
17 ARTURO FRIAS 1982-01-30
18 RAY MANCINI 1982-05-08
19 GENE HATCHER 1984-06-01
20 LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE 1984-06-01
21 PATRIZIO OLIVA 1986-03-15
22 EDWIN ROSARIO 1987-08-11
23 PERNELL WHITAKER 1990-08-11
24 LORETO GARZA 1990-08-17
25 JOEY GAMACHE 1992-06-13
26 TONY LOPEZ 1992-10-24
27 DINGAAN THOBELA 1993-06-26
28 FRANKIE RANDALL 1994-09-17
29 ORZUBEK NAZAROV 1994-12-10
30 KHALID RAHILOU 1997-07-05
31 SHARMBA MITCHELL 1998-10-10
32 STEFANO ZOFF 1999-08-07
33 KOSTYA TSZYU 2002-05-18
34 VIVIAN HARRIS 2003-07-12
35 LAKVA SIM 2004-04-10
36 RICKY HATTON 2005-11-26
37 SOULEYMANE M´BAYE 2006-09-02
38 JUAN DIAZ 2006-11-04
39 ANNE SOPHIE MATHIS 2006-12-02
40 LAYLA MCCARTER 2007-01-05
41 GAVIN REES 2007-07-21
42 ANDRIY KOTELNIK 2008-09-13
43 NATE CAMPBELL 2009-02-14
44 JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ 2009-02-28
45 MIGUEL ACOSTA 2009-07-25
46 ROBERT GUERRERO 2011-04-09