Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
World Boxing Association
WBA logo
Abbreviation
WBA
Formation
1921; 103 years ago (1921) (as NBA)
23 August 1962; 61 years ago (1962-08-23) (as WBA)
Type
Non-profit institution
Purpose
Boxing sanctioning organization
Headquarters
Panama City, Panama
Region served
Worldwide
President
Gilberto Mendoza Jr.
Main organ
General Assembly
Website
www.wbaboxing.com
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.
By 1975, a majority of votes were held by Latin American nations and the organization headquarters had moved to Panama. After being located during the 1990s and early 2000s in Venezuela, the organization offices returned to Panama in 2007.
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