World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is a professional boxing sanctioning organization that approves championship bouts and awards world titles across weight divisions.

Boxing weight classes: Weight divisions that group boxers by body mass for professional and amateur competition. The WBA awards titles separately across these divisions.
National Boxing Association: The United States boxing organization founded in 1921 that became the World Boxing Association. This earlier name marks the WBA's founding as a national organization.
Gilberto Mendoza Jr.: A Venezuelan boxing administrator who became WBA president in 2016. He led the organization after succeeding his father, Gilberto Mendoza.
Multiple world champions in boxing: The condition in which several boxers hold recognized world titles in the same weight division. The WBA's titles contribute to divisions where championship status is split among organizations.
International Boxing Federation: A professional boxing sanctioning organization that awards world championship titles. The IBF is another major body whose titles compete with WBA championships.
Boxing rankings: Ordered lists that rate boxers within a division or organization. The WBA uses divisional rankings to identify contenders for its titles.
1921 in boxing: A year in boxing history that included the founding of the National Boxing Association. The WBA traces its institutional beginnings to this year.
Bob Arum: An American boxing promoter and founder of Top Rank. His promotion of major title bouts often brought WBA championships to global audiences.
Boxing title unification: A bout or process that combines championship titles held by different sanctioning bodies. Unification fights can bring WBA champions together with champions from rival bodies.
World Boxing Organization: A professional boxing sanctioning organization that awards world championship titles. The WBO provides a parallel championship system alongside the WBA.

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