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 WELTERWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 DENNY MOYER 1962-10-20
2 SANDRO MAZZINGHI 1963-09-07
3 NINO BENVENUTI 1965-06-18
4 KI-SOO KIM 1966-12-17
5 FREDDIE LITTLE 1969-09-09
6 CARMELO BOSSI 1970-07-09
7 KOICHI WAJIMA 1972-05-07
8 OSCAR ALBARADO 1974-06-04
9 JAE-DOO YUH 1975-11-11
10 JOSE DURAN 1976-05-18
11 EDDIE GAZO 1977-03-05
12 MASASHI KUDO 1978-12-13
13 AYUB KALULE 1979-10-24
14 SUGAR RAY LEONARD 1981-06-25
15 DAVEY MOORE 1982-02-02
16 ROBERTO DURAN 1983-06-16
17 MIKE MCCALLUM 1984-10-19
18 JULIAN JACKSON 1987-11-21
19 GILBERT DELE 1991-02-23
20 VINNY PAZIENZA 1991-10-01
21 PERNELL WHITAKER 1995-03-04
22 CARL DANIELS 1995-06-16
23 LAURENT BOUDOUANI 1996-08-21
24 FELIX TRINIDAD 2000-03-03
25 TRAVIS SIMMS 2003-12-13
26 RONALD WRIGHT 2004-03-13
27 JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA 2006-05-06
28 DANIEL SANTOS 2008-07-11
29 NOBUHIRO ISHIDA 2009-08-30
30 MIGUEL COTTO 2010-06-05
31 ANTHONY MUNDINE 2011-10-19
32 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR 2012-05-05
33 LAYLA MCCARTER 2012-09-30