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# WBA — World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is the oldest of the four major professional boxing organizations. Founded in 1962, it has sanctioned some of the most historic fights in boxing history.

Established: 1962

Headquarters: Panama City, Panama

Website: wbaboxing.com

Latest rankings month: July 2026

Looking for current WBA rankings? The World Boxing Association is the oldest of the four major sanctioning bodies and publishes monthly rankings with Super, Regular, and Interim title designations where they apply.

Box-Rank shows the latest WBA champions by division and links into each full rankings table so you can follow titleholders and contenders without leaving the archive.

On Box-Rank, open any division below for the full WBA list, or compare the same weight class across WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring on the combined rankings tables.

Compare every organization in one place on the [combined heavyweight rankings](https://box-rank.com/rankings/heavyweight), or jump to another division from the champions list below.

These are the latest WBA rankings for July 2026. Current champions are shown below. Select a division for the full official WBA rankings and contender list.

## Current champions
- [Heavyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/heavyweight): [Murat Gassiev](https://box-rank.com/boxer/murat-gassiev) (World Champion)
- [Cruiserweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/cruiserweight): [David Benavidez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) (Super Champion)
- [Light Heavyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/light-heavyweight): [Dmitry Bivol](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) (Super Champion)
- [Light Heavyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/light-heavyweight): [David Benavidez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) (World Champion)
- [Light Heavyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/light-heavyweight): [Albert Ramirez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/albert-ramirez) (Interim Champion)
- [Super Middleweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-middleweight): [Jaime Munguia](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jaime-munguia) (World Champion)
- [Middleweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/middleweight): [Erislandy Lara](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erislandy-lara) (World Champion)
- [Super Welterweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-welterweight): [Jaron Ennis](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jaron-ennis) (World Champion)
- [Welterweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/welterweight): [Rolando Romero](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rolando-romero) (Super Champion)
- [Welterweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/welterweight): [Jack Catterall](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-catterall) (World Champion)
- [Super Lightweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-lightweight): [Gary Antuanne Russell](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gary-antuanne-russell) (World Champion)
- [Lightweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/lightweight): Vacant (World Champion)
- [Super Featherweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-featherweight): [Anthony Cacace](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-cacace) (World Champion)
- [Super Featherweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-featherweight): [Elnur Samedov](https://box-rank.com/boxer/elnur-samedov) (Interim Champion)
- [Featherweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/featherweight): [Brandon Figueroa](https://box-rank.com/boxer/brandon-figueroa) (World Champion)
- [Super Bantamweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-bantamweight): [Naoya Inoue](https://box-rank.com/boxer/naoya-inoue) (Super Champion)
- [Super Bantamweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-bantamweight): [Victor Santillan](https://box-rank.com/boxer/victor-santillan) (Interim Champion)
- [Bantamweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/bantamweight): [Jesse Rodriguez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-rodriguez) (Super Champion)
- [Bantamweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/bantamweight): [Riku Masuda](https://box-rank.com/boxer/riku-masuda) (World Champion)
- [Super Flyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/super-flyweight): [David Jimenez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-jimenez) (World Champion)
- [Flyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/flyweight): [Ricardo Rafael Sandoval](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ricardo-rafael-sandoval) (World Champion)
- [Flyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/flyweight): [Abraham R Perez](https://box-rank.com/boxer/abraham-r-perez) (Interim Champion)
- [Light Flyweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/light-flyweight): Vacant (World Champion)
- [Minimumweight](https://box-rank.com/rankings/org/wba/minimumweight): [Oscar Collazo](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oscar-collazo) (Super Champion)

See also: [Organizations directory](https://box-rank.com/organizations)

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