This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the
World Boxing Association
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 Boxi ...
(WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a
no contest
' is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for "I do not wish to contend". It is also referred to as a plea of no contest or no defense.
In criminal trials in certain United States jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neith ...
are not listed.
In December 2000, the WBA created an unprecedented situation of having a split championship in the same weight class by introducing a new title called ''Super world'', commonly referred to simply as ''Super''. The ''Super'' champion is highly regarded as the WBA's primary champion, while the ''World'' champion – commonly known as the ''Regular'' champion by boxing publications – is only considered the primary champion by the other three major sanctioning bodies (
WBC,
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
, and
WBO) if the ''Super'' title is vacant.
A ''Unified'' champion is a boxer that holds the ''Regular'' title and a world title from another major sanctioning body (WBC, IBF, WBO) simultaneously. An ''Undisputed'' champion as defined by the WBA, only needs to hold three of the four major titles but in some cases they may change a ''Super'' champion into an ''Undisputed'' champion after a failed title defense (e.g.
Anselmo Moreno losing to Juan Payano and
Chris John losing to Simpiwe Vetyeka). This is not to be confused by professional boxing's own definition of an
undisputed champion Undisputed championship may refer to:
*Undisputed championship (boxing)
*Undisputed championship (professional wrestling)
An undisputed championship is a professional wrestling term for a champion who has obtained all of the major individual cha ...
, in which a boxer must hold all four major titles.
There are two tables per section. The primary champion lineage prioritizes the ''Super'' champions. If the ''Super'' title is vacant, then the ''Undisputed'' / ''Unified'' title is listed. If both are vacant, then the ''Regular'' title becomes the primary champion. The secondary champion lineage lists the ''Regular'' or ''Unified'' champions while the primary champion is occupied.
*Every ''Super'' champion is the primary champion.
*A ''Regular'' champion is a primary champion only if ''Super'', ''Undisputed'' and ''Unified'' is vacant.
*A ''Unified'' champion is a primary champion only if ''Super'' is vacant.
*Not every ''Regular'' or ''Unified'' champion gets promoted to ''Super'' if it is vacant.
*Not every ''Regular'' champion gets to fight for the vacant ''Super'' title.
*A ''Regular'' or ''Unified'' champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if ''Super'' gets occupied.
Starting from August 2021, any new champions in the primary champion lineage will not be marked as ''Regular'', ''Unified'', ''Undisputed'' or ''Super'' because of the WBA's
title reduction plan.
Heavyweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Cruiserweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Light heavyweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super middleweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Middleweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super welterweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Welterweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super lightweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Lightweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super featherweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Featherweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super bantamweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Bantamweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Super flyweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Flyweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Light flyweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
Minimumweight
Primary champion lineage
Secondary champion lineage
See also
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List of current world boxing champions
This is a list of current world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Box ...
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List of undisputed boxing champions
This is a list of undisputed champions in professional boxing. Eras that are not listed do not have any undisputed champions.
Championship recognition
Titles have been awarded by:
*New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920
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List of WBC world champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight cla ...
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List of IBF world champions
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List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different wei ...
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List of ''The Ring'' world champions
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List of WBA female world champions
The following is a list of WBA female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Stand: March 31, 2020.
r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.
During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia, Sus ...
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List of IBO world champions
This is a list of IBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Organization (IBO) since 1993.
*r – Champion relinquished title
*s – Champion stripped of title
Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Li ...
Notes
External links
Official list of current WBA champions*https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association
*https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/NBA_World_Heavyweight_Title_Fights
*https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/NBA_World_Heavyweight_Champion
*https://titlehistories.com/boxing/wba/
All-time WBA World champions - Reference bookKen Buchanan - Lightweight Champion of the World
- Ken Buchanan site with detailed bio, statistics, full fights and more
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