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) SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 FLASH ELORDE 1963-02-16
2 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 1967-12-14
3 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI 1968-10-05
4 ALFREDO MARCANO 1971-11-06
5 BEN VILLAFLOR 1972-04-25
6 KUNIAKI SHIBATA 1973-03-12
7 SAMUEL SERRANO 1976-10-16
8 ROGER MAYWEATHER 1983-01-19
9 ROCKY LOCKRIDGE 1984-06-12
10 ALFREDO LAYNE 1986-05-24
11 BRIAN MITCHELL 1987-07-31
12 JOEY GAMACHE 1991-06-28
13 GENARO HERNANDEZ 1991-11-22
14 YONG-SOO CHOI 1995-10-21
15 JOEL CASAMAYOR 2000-09-16
16 ACELINO FREITAS 2002-08-03
17 VICENTE MOSQUERA 2005-04-30
18 JORGE SOLIS 2010-02-06