January 1, 2022
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WBA keeping its promise

Last August, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), promised to begin the title reduction process and has delivered. When the process began, the WBA had 54 champions: 10 interim, 12 gold, 16 champions and 16 super champions. The first measure was to eliminate all interim titles and remove the gold from world championship status and request mandatory bouts or box-offs. There are now seven categories with one champion and 28 champions overall. There is still a long way to go, but Mendoza has affirmed that he will keep his commitment to fulfilling what he has promised.

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  • – WBA = “We Be Asking” per Teddy Atlas.
    – Good for them / us / the fighters to reduce these bullsh%t titles.

    • Yep. We are not deserving of credit for doing what we’re supposed to do and behaving normally.

      • They will make up for this by adding more divisions-one for every pound instead of the current one for every three pounds.

        • You need to stop Michael. They’re probably reading this and thinking that’s a great idea. Have a champion for every single pound from 105 to 200.

      • The WBA reduced its many champions and it continues to do so because of a letter they received from US boxing commissions with dire consequences for the proliferations of unwarranted champions.

        • “dire consequences?” Like what? “Stop, or we’ll send you another letter…”

          • Like not recognizing WBA champions in their jurisdictions or perhaps suing them whatever they could do put fear on the WBA, but maybe you should ask the WBA, because miraculously they stopped selling championship or devaluing championship.

  • WBA is doing great now just eliminate those “regular” BS Belts that will put so much pressure on the money greedy WBS to eliminate all their “extra BS” belts

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