WBA featherweight world champion

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boxing world title featherweight boxing championship sports title

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
WBA featherweight title	4
WBA featherweight division	1
WBA featherweight world champion canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7057320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WBA featherweight world champion
Context triple: [Eusebio Pedroza, titleHeld, WBA featherweight world champion]

A. WBO featherweight title
The WBO featherweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for competitors in the featherweight division.
B. World Featherweight Title
The World Featherweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the featherweight division and has been held by legendary boxers such as Henry Armstrong.
C. WBC featherweight title
The WBC featherweight title is a prestigious world championship belt awarded by the World Boxing Council to the top boxer in the featherweight division.
D. IBF featherweight title
The IBF featherweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for fighters in the featherweight division.
E. WBA super bantamweight title
The WBA super bantamweight title is a world championship boxing belt awarded by the World Boxing Association in the 122-pound (55 kg) weight division.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WBA featherweight world champion
Target entity description: The WBA featherweight world champion is the boxer recognized by the World Boxing Association as the world’s top fighter in the featherweight division.

A. WBO featherweight title
The WBO featherweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for competitors in the featherweight division.
B. World Featherweight Title
The World Featherweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the featherweight division and has been held by legendary boxers such as Henry Armstrong.
C. WBC featherweight title
The WBC featherweight title is a prestigious world championship belt awarded by the World Boxing Council to the top boxer in the featherweight division.
D. IBF featherweight title
The IBF featherweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for fighters in the featherweight division.
E. WBA super bantamweight title
The WBA super bantamweight title is a world championship boxing belt awarded by the World Boxing Association in the 122-pound (55 kg) weight division.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ linked to: United States of America
organizationFoundedAs	National Boxing Association ⓘ linked to: World 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 ⓘ linked to: WBO featherweight title
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 ⓘ