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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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 ⓘ
linked to: WBA world titles

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 ⓘ
organizationFoundedAs National Boxing Association ⓘ
organizationRenamedTo World Boxing Association ⓘ
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 ⓘ
rankingStatus top-ranked featherweight under WBA jurisdiction ⓘ
recognizedBy World Boxing Association ⓘ
relatedTitles IBF featherweight world champion ⓘ
WBC featherweight world champion ⓘ
WBO featherweight world champion ⓘ
requires compliance with WBA rules ⓘ
requiresWeighInLimit not more than 126 pounds at official weigh-in ⓘ
sanctioningBody World Boxing Association ⓘ
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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Barry McGuigan → worldTitlesHeld → WBA featherweight title ⓘ
linked to: WBA featherweight world champion
Juan Manuel Márquez → heldTitle → WBA featherweight title ⓘ
linked to: WBA featherweight world champion
Alexis Argüello → worldTitles → WBA featherweight title ⓘ
linked to: WBA featherweight world champion
Eusebio Pedroza → titleHeld → WBA featherweight world champion ⓘ
Eusebio Pedroza → championship → WBA featherweight title ⓘ
linked to: WBA featherweight world champion
Steve Cruz → worldChampionOf → WBA featherweight division ⓘ
linked to: WBA featherweight world champion