On 7 December 2013 he fought upcoming fighter Edis Tatli for the WBA Inter-continental lightweight title, but lost a decision.
23 September - Gerrie Coetzee, the South African heavyweight boxing champion, wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) title in Akron, Ohio by knocking out American Michael Dokes and becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title.
Thus, on June 28, 1975, Espada became the WBA's world Welterweight champion, and Puerto Rico's fourth world boxing champion in history, by outpointing the well known "?title=Clyde Gray">Clyde Gray, over fifteen rounds in San Juan.
September 14- Jimmy Ellis retains the WBA world Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Floyd Patterson, who was attempting to become the first boxer to hold the world Heavyweight title three times, in Stockholm, Sweden.
March 10- Marvin Hagler retains his undisputed world Middleweight title with an eleventh round knockout of John Mugabi, Thomas Hearns wins the NABF Middleweight title with a first round knockout of James Shuler, and Gaby Canizales wins the WBA world Bantamweight title with a seventh round knockout of Richie Sandoval, who was critically injured and almost died in the days after the fight.
As of February 2010, Mitchell's comeback had netted him three wins and two losses, His last loss was to current WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov, who won and lost two razor thin controversial decisions to Gabriel Campillo.
In the second, Wilfred Benítez, also of Puerto Rico, would defend his WBC world Jr Middleweight championship against the former WBA Welterweight champion of the world Thomas Hearns, of Detroit, Michigan.
At Hobson & Canobbio's request, Gibbs wrote the code for FightStat (also called PunchStat in some venues) and was used at Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum and in Reno for the 1985 HBO Boxing telecast of the Livingstone Bramble-Ray Mancini rematch for the WBA's world Lightweight title.
In 2000, he defeated Freddie Norwood to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title and after four defenses lost to Juan Manuel Márquez, who became super champion, via technical decision in 2003.
Drian Francisco will most likely fight the winner of the Dec. 23 fight between WBA superflyweight champion Hugo Cazares and Japanese challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka.
Pedroza won three fights in 1977, two by knockout, and then, on April 1978, the WBA featherweight champion, Cecilio Lastra of Spain, travelled to Panama to defend his title on April 18 against Pedroza, who knocked him out in round 13 to become world featherweight champion.
By this time, Holyfield had regained the WBA Heavyweight title by twice defeating Mike Tyson while Moorer had regained the vacant IBF Heavyweight title after defeating Axel Schulz.
Foreman, however, would eventually be stripped of both the WBA and IBF titles after refusing to fight Tony Tucker and Axel Schulz respectively.
Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean, billed as "The Power and the Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on September 19, 1998 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.
Among his notable defenses were a 9th round KO over former WBC Featherweight Title holder Takashi Koshimoto, a unanimous decision victory over former WBO Featherweight Title holder Julio Pablo Chacón and former IBF and WBA Featherweight title holder Juan Manuel Márquez.
Thornhill fought 5 world champions during his career such as: Justin Juuko-WBO World title holder, Michael Gomez-WBU World title holder, Scott Harrison-WBO & WBC World title holder, Nicky Cook-WBA World title holder Stephen Foster-WBU World title holder.
However, Foreman decided to challenge the newly crowned WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Michael Moorer for his titles to which Moorer accepted.
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After WBO Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer opted to vacate the title in February of 1993, the WBO sanctioned a match between popular 44-year-old ex-WBC and WBA heavyweight champion George Foreman and the then-up-and-coming 24-year-old prospect Tommy Morrison to determine who would be the next WBO Heavyweight champion.
Ike "Bazooka" Quartey (born 27 November 1969 in Bukom, Ghana) is a former WBA welterweight champion boxer.
Irving Berry (born 11 January 1986 in Panama City, Panama) is a featherweight boxer from Panama and is the second ranked featherweight for the WBA championship.
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On 4 December 2010, Berry lost first title shot to WBA World featherweight champion, Jonathan Victor Barros.
She is the sister of the former WBA heavyweight boxing champion, Ernie Terrell, who fought Muhammad Ali.
Rojas turned professional in 1985 and captured the WBA flyweight title with a decision win over Fidel Bassa in 1989.
Kessler regrouped by winning back the now vacant WBA title against Dimitri Sartison and defending once against Danilo Haussler.
Rather than face Lewis, Tyson paid him $4 million to step aside and allow Tyson to challenge Bruce Seldon for the WBA Heavyweight title.
After defeating the WBC's number one ranked heavyweight Donovan "Razor" Ruddock on October 31, 1992, Lennox Lewis became the number one contender for the WBC Heavyweight championship, which at the time was unified with both the WBA and IBF versions of the heavyweight title.
In 1980, he challenged Ricardo Cardona for the WBA Super Bantamweight Title and won via TKO in the 15th round.
On June 16, 1983, Durán's 32nd birthday, he knocked out undefeated Davey Moore in the eighth round to win the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship.
Stepping up, he immediately beat former WBA World Bantamweight Champion Jorge Luján and then, on December 3 of that year, he and Gómez met as part of the Carnival of Champions in New Orleans.
Carrera began his pro career in 2001 and captured the WBA middleweight title by knocking out Javier Castillejo in 2006.
Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships.
Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes, billed as "Heavyweight History", was a professional boxing match contested on January 22, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.
Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs was a professional boxing match contested on March 21, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.
Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs, billed as "The Clash for the Crown", was a professional boxing match contested on October 16, 1987 for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, which consists of the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.
Mikkel Kessler versus Andre Ward was a Super middleweight boxing contest between the number one and two on the WBA Super middleweight ranking - and the final bout in stage one of the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
Rachman is recorded as the fourth Indonesian to win a boxing world title belt, following Ellyas Pical (three-time IBF Jr. Bantamweight Champion, 1985- 1989), Nico Thomas (IBF Strawweight Champion, 1989) and Chris John (WBA Featherweight Champion, 2003-2013).
The second season featured WBA world light-welterweight boxing champion, Amir Khan, Hollywood actor, Anthony LaPaglia, and former England soccer international, Warren Barton.
Herrera turned pro in 1963 and in 1972 defeated Rubén Olivares by TKO to capture the WBC and WBA bantamweight titles.
Arredondo turned pro in 1968 and in 1971 challenged Hiroshi Kobayashi for the WBA super featherweight title, but lost a decision.
After the previous fight between the two in which Holyfield was able to regain the WBA, IBF and Lineal heavyweight titles by defeating Bowe via majority decision, Holyfield would face undefeated southpaw Michael Moorer in his first defense.
Rigoberto comes from a big boxing family, his brothers are Welterweight Prospects Ramon Álvarez, Ricardo Álvarez and the former WBC, WBA, and Ring Magazine Light Middleweight Champion, Saúl Álvarez.
He was to fight WBA champion Aaron Pryor in the summer of 1982 for a unification bout in the junior welterweight division, but instead fought and lost (both match and title) by split-decision to Leroy Haley in June of that year.
He retired in 1973 after failing to come out for the bell in the 12th round against Koichi Wajima for the WBC and WBA light middleweight titles.
In July 2009, Antillón the pride of Maywood California, fought Miguel Acosta for the interim WBA Lightweight Championship.
The WBA president is Mike Bullock, who is assisted by numerous staff and committee members.
Yuriy Nuzhnenko is a Ukrainian boxer who captured the vacant WBA Interim Welterweight belt on December 8, 2007 in Le Cannet, France against Frédéric Klose of France by twelve-round unanimous decision.