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The National Boxing Association (NBA), was formed in 1921 as the first organization aimed at regulating boxing on a national (and later global) level. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to a governmental entity, the powerful New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), to join the NBA in sanctioning bouts as "world championships."
2.11 Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130 lb/59 kg) 2.12 Featherweight (126 lb/57.2 kg) ... This is a list of current male world boxing champions.
This is a list of Super featherweight boxing champions, as recognized by boxing organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The World Boxing Council (WBC), established in 1963.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
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 classes .
This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion recognized by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1983.
Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa. The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s ...
5.1 Current champions. 6 See also. 7 References. ... Below is a list of longest reigning featherweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign ...