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) WELTERWEIGHT Champions

No. FIGHTER DATE
1 DENNY MOYER 1962-10-20
2 EMILE GRIFFITH 1963-06-08
3 SANDRO MAZZINGHI 1963-09-07
4 NINO BENVENUTI 1965-06-18
5 CURTIS COKES 1966-11-28
6 KI-SOO KIM 1966-12-17
7 JOSE NAPOLES 1969-04-18
8 FREDDIE LITTLE 1969-09-09
9 CARMELO BOSSI 1970-07-09
10 KOICHI WAJIMA 1972-05-07
11 OSCAR ALBARADO 1974-06-04
12 JAE-DOO YUH 1975-11-11
13 JOSE DURAN 1976-05-18
14 EDDIE GAZO 1977-03-05
15 MASASHI KUDO 1978-12-13
16 AYUB KALULE 1979-10-24
17 THOMAS HEARNS 1980-08-02
18 SUGAR RAY LEONARD 1981-06-25
19 DAVEY MOORE 1982-02-02
20 DONALD CURRY 1983-02-13
21 ROBERTO DURAN 1983-06-16
22 MIKE MCCALLUM 1984-10-19
23 MARK BRELAND 1987-02-06
24 JULIAN JACKSON 1987-11-21
25 MARLON STARLING 1988-02-05
26 GILBERT DELE 1991-02-23
27 MELDRICK TAYLOR 1991-06-01
28 VINNY PAZIENZA 1991-10-01
29 IKE QUARTEY 1994-06-04
30 PERNELL WHITAKER 1995-03-04
31 CARL DANIELS 1995-06-16
32 LAURENT BOUDOUANI 1996-08-21
33 JAMES PAGE 1998-10-10
34 FELIX TRINIDAD 2000-03-03
35 RICARDO MAYORGA 2002-03-30
36 CORY SPINKS 2003-12-13
37 TRAVIS SIMMS 2003-12-13
38 RONALD WRIGHT 2004-03-13
39 ZAB JUDAH 2005-05-14
40 JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA 2006-05-06
41 RICKY HATTON 2006-05-13
42 YURIY NUZHNENKO 2007-12-08
43 MIGUEL COTTO 2008-04-12
44 DANIEL SANTOS 2008-07-11
45 ANTONIO MARGARITO 2008-07-26
46 SHANE MOSLEY 2009-01-24
47 NOBUHIRO ISHIDA 2009-08-30
48 SOULEYMANE M´BAYE 2010-05-28
49 ISMAEL EL MASSOUDI 2011-07-14
50 ANTHONY MUNDINE 2011-10-19
51 PAUL MALIGNAGGI 2012-04-29
52 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR 2012-05-05
53 LAYLA MCCARTER 2012-09-30