World Boxing Association
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
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The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide and began to gain other nations as members.
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Davis knocks out Martin to retain WBA titleGervonta Davis knocks Frank Martin out in the eighth round to retain his WBA lightweight title in Las Vegas.BBC Sport - Published | |
Britain's Ball wins world title in thrillerBriton Nick Ball outfights Raymond Ford in a thrilling contest to win the WBA featherweight world title in Riyadh.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hughes loses title after farcical scoreboard scenesBritain's Nina Hughes is wrongly named as the winner as she loses her WBA bantamweight title to Cherneka Johnson amid farcical scenes in Perth, Australia.BBC Sport - Published | |
Alvarez beats Munguia on points to defend titlesSaul 'Canelo' Alvarez beats fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia by a unanimous points decision to retain his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas.BBC Sport - Published | |
Crawford to face light-middleweight champion MadrimovAmerican Terence Crawford will face WBA light-middleweight world champion Israil Madrimov on 3 August in Los Angeles.BBC Sport - Published | |
Ramirez beats Goulamirian to win titleMexico's Gilberto Ramirez beats France's Armenia-born world champion Arsen Goulamirian to win WBA (Super) cruiserweight title.BBC Sport - Published | |
Wales' Price to fight for first world titleWales' Lauren Price will face Jessica McCaskill for the WBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles.BBC Sport - Published | |
Garcia wants to be world champion after Duarte KORyan Garcia says he aiming for the WBA light-welterweight title after beating Oscar Duarte by eighth-round knockout in Texas.BBC Sport - Published | |
Former world champion Yafai retiresFormer WBA super-flyweight world champion Kal Yafai announces his retirement after loss against Jonathan Rodriguez.BBC Sport - Published | |
Cordina wants two-fight showdown with WoodIBF super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina says British rival and WBA featherweight belt holder Leigh Wood is the "right dancing partner" for a sell-out stadium bout.BBC Sport - Published | |
Inoue to face Tapales in December unification boutJapan's Naoya Inoue will bid to become two-weight undisputed champion when he takes on IBF and WBA super-bantamweight title holder Marlon Tapales in Tokyo on 26 December.BBC Sport - Published | |
Dubois' promoter loses appeal over Usyk fightPromoter Frank Warren loses appeal to the WBA for Daniel Dubois' loss to Oleksandr Usyk to be ruled a no contest and a rematch to be ordered.BBC Sport - Published | 'A Cinderella story' - Wood's greatest comebackLeigh Wood completes one of British boxing's great turnarounds as he stuns Josh Warrington with a comeback win in their WBA featherweight title fight.BBC Sport - Published |
Wood stops Warrington for dramatic comeback winWBA champion Leigh Wood makes a dramatic comeback to stop Josh Warrington in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | Wood v Warrington - big-fight predictionsBefore Leigh Wood defends his WBA featherweight title against Josh Warrington, BBC Sport rounds up predictions from the boxing world.BBC Sport - Published |
Wood v Warrington: Britons in world title fight - radio & textFollow live text and radio commentary as Leigh Wood defends his WBA title against Josh Warrington in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | Alvarez beats Charlo to keep undisputed crownSaul 'Canelo' Alvarez defends his WBO, WBC, WBA and IBF super-middleweight belts by beating Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas.BBC Sport - Published |
Usyk knocks out Dubois to retain heavyweight titlesUkrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Britain's Daniel Dubois in the ninth round to retain his WBA, WBO & IBF heavyweight world titles.BBC Sport - Published | Will underdog Dubois topple champion Usyk?Briton Daniel Dubois says he is ready to take the WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF heavyweight titles from Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday.BBC Sport - Published |
World Boxing's Olympics bid boosted by new membersWorld Boxing approves six new members, adding weight to its bid to become an International Olympic Committee-recognised governing body.BBC Sport - Published | Britain's Harper to fight Braekhus for world titlesBritain's Terri Harper will face Norwegian Cecilia Braekhus for the WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles in Sheffield in October.BBC Sport - Published |
Wood to defend world title against WarringtonLeigh Wood will defend his WBA featherweight world title against fellow Briton Josh Warrington in Sheffield on Saturday, 7 October.BBC Sport - Published | Usyk to defend belts against Dubois in AugustHeavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF titles against Briton Daniel Dubois in Poland on 26 August.BBC Sport - Published |
Wood wants to put Lara world title defeat right Boxer Leigh Wood talks to BBC East Midlands Today about wanting to put his WBA featherweight title defeat by Mauricio Lara right when he meets the Mexican again in Manchester.BBC Sport - Published | GB Boxing joins breakaway governing body GB Boxing joins World Boxing, a breakaway international governing body, in a bid to help fend off a threat to the sport's Olympic future.BBC Sport - Published |
