WBA featherweight world champion

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The WBA featherweight world champion is the boxer recognized by the World Boxing Association as the world’s top fighter in the featherweight division.

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WBA featherweight title 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing world title
featherweight boxing championship
sports title
abbreviation WBA featherweight champion
amateurEquivalent none directly; governed by separate amateur bodies
awardedFor winning a WBA-sanctioned featherweight world title bout
beltAwarded WBA world championship belt
canBeLostBy defeat in title bout
stripping by WBA
vacating the title
category WBA world champions NERFINISHED
featherweight boxing world champions
competitionFormat 12-round professional boxing matches
competitionType professional prizefighting
disciplineType combat sport
division featherweight division
eligibility featherweight boxer
professional boxer
genderCategory primarily male
governingBodyType professional boxing sanctioning organization
hasMultipleVersionsPossible yes
measurementSystem kilograms
pounds
organizationCountryOfOrigin United States NERFINISHED
organizationFoundedAs National Boxing Association NERFINISHED
organizationRenamedTo World Boxing Association NERFINISHED
possibleTitleVersions WBA Interim world featherweight champion
WBA Regular world featherweight champion
WBA Super world featherweight champion
professionalStatus professional only
rankingBasis performance in WBA-sanctioned bouts
rankingOrganization World Boxing Association NERFINISHED
rankingStatus top-ranked featherweight under WBA jurisdiction
recognizedBy World Boxing Association NERFINISHED
relatedTitles IBF featherweight world champion
WBC featherweight world champion
WBO featherweight world champion NERFINISHED
requires compliance with WBA rules
requiresWeighInLimit not more than 126 pounds at official weigh-in
sanctioningBody World Boxing Association NERFINISHED
scope world
sport boxing
sportDiscipline professional boxing
titleContestedIn WBA world title fights
titleDefenseRequirement periodic mandatory defenses set by WBA
titleLevel world championship
weightClass featherweight
weightLimit 126 pounds
57.15 kilograms

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Eusebio Pedroza championship WBA featherweight world champion
this entity surface form: WBA featherweight title
Juan Manuel Márquez heldTitle WBA featherweight world champion
this entity surface form: WBA featherweight title
Eusebio Pedroza titleHeld WBA featherweight world champion
Alexis Argüello worldTitles WBA featherweight world champion
this entity surface form: WBA featherweight title
Barry McGuigan worldTitlesHeld WBA featherweight world champion
this entity surface form: WBA featherweight title