WBA

Sanctioning body acronym

WBA is an initialism for the World Boxing Association, one of the four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing.

A fighter holding a WBA title is considered a world champion in their weight class: He won the WBA heavyweight belt in 2019.

The organization sanctions bouts and ranks contenders.

boxing

title

Formal honorific or name

middleweight · welterweight · sanctioning · rankings · mandatory · challenger · defense · unified · super · regular

basketball

league

Association or distance unit

draft · WNBA · college · tournament · roster · season · playoffs · coach · arena · fans

broadcasting

studio

Creative professional's workspace

  • cartoonsAnimated drawings, often humorous
  • animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
  • seriesOrdered set of related items

Looney Tunes · production · television · characters · entertainment · programming · network · syndication · episodes · franchise

business

consulting

Giving expert advice professionally

professionals · services · international · firms · alliance · members · corporate · global · strategy · management

Opposites
professional vs amateur boxing organizations

WBAamateur boxing

Noncommercial competitive fighting

Olympic boxing · amateur athletics · Golden Gloves · amateur sports

competitive outcome

WBAlosing

Failing to win

defeat · challenger · loss · contender · unranked

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
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