Editing World Boxing Association (section)

{{Short description|Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts}}
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|name           = World Boxing Association 
|image          = World Boxing Association logo.jpg
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|abbreviation   = WBA
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{{start date and age|df=yes|1921||}} (as NBA)
{{start date and age|df=yes|1962|8|23}} (as WBA)
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|type           = Non-profit institution
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|purpose        = Boxing sanctioning organization
|headquarters   = [[Panama City]], Panama
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|region_served  = Worldwide
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|leader_title   = President
|leader_name    = [[Gilberto Mendoza, Jr.|Gilberto Mendoza Jr.]]
|main_organ     = General Assembly
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|website        = {{URL|www.wbaboxing.com}}
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The '''World Boxing Association''' ('''WBA'''), formerly known as the '''National Boxing Association''' ('''NBA'''), is an international professional boxing organization based in [[Panama]]. 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, it is the oldest major organization regulating fights. In 1962, it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity around the world and began to admit other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of its members were [[Latin America]]n nations and the organization headquarters was moved to [[Panama City]], Panama. It moved again in the 1990s to [[Venezuela]] before returning to Panama in 2007.

Alongside the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC), [[International Boxing Federation]] (IBF) and [[World Boxing Organization]] (WBO), it was one of four major organizations which sanctions [[professional boxing]] bouts. As of August 2024, boxing website [[BoxRec]] no longer recognizes WBA world title fights or world champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2024/08/10/boxrec-wba-dropped-recognition-wbn-similar/|title=Boxrec drops WBA title recognition as WBN considers similar|first=Phil|last=Jay|date=August 10, 2024|website=World Boxing News}}</ref>