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WBA Scraps Bridgerweight Division in Massive Title Consolidation Move

​ACCRA — In a major shakeup to the global boxing landscape, the World Boxing Association (WBA) has officially announced the dissolution of its bridgerweight division, effectively stripping its champions of their titles as part of a sweeping initiative to streamline its weight classes. ​ The division—which the WBA initially introduced as “super cruiserweight” to bridge the gap between the 200-pound cruiserweight limit and the unlimited heavyweigh…
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Through one of its usual digital channels, the World Boxing Association (WBA) has announced that it will no longer recognize the bridgerweight division, seeking to maintain its dynamic and active plan for producing world champions. The WBA, which maintains an organized digital technological infrastructure, announced on social media that it will cease recognizing the bridgerweight division and that the remaining fights will be held during a trans…

The WBA has decided to stop recognizing the division of bridger weight, thus eliminating a category that had incorporated into its structure a few years after it was created by the World Boxing Council. The measure is part of a reorganization process announced by the body chaired by Gilberto Mendoza, which also includes a reduction in the number of recognized champions in some divisions (something that every few years promise and never end up co…

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Boxing Ghana (Official and only authoritative platform for Ghana boxing) broke the news on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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