Article: Panamanian boxers on WBA's top list

Article: Panamanian boxers, swimmers seek Beijing-2008 ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 16, 2008 ;     413 words ...Panamanian boxers, swimmers seek Beijing-2008 tickets PANAMA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Two boxers and four swimmers from Panama are training to ...

Article: WBA executive plans retirement early next year
Northwestern Financial Review;  May 1, 2003 ;     611 words ... ... and North Dakota, Argue became the head of the WBA 13 years ago. "It has always been a genuine privilege ... interests and adventures." Argue informed the WBA board of his decision on April 3. WBA President Chuck Runde from the First National Bank ...

Article: WBA may strip pair of titles
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 11, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... One motive would be to get back at the Nevada Boxing Commission, which withdrew from the WBA and charged that the WBA retains ties with South Africa. WBA and Nevada boxing officials will meet this week in Las Vegas to discuss the matter. Holyfield ...

Article: BOX: WBA could decide to strip Lewis this week
AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 7, 2000 ;     568 words ... ... News (Australia) 03-07-2000 BOX: WBA could decide to strip Lewis this week By ... week whether the World Boxing Association (WBA) will strip him of its version of the heavyweight ... champion. At a 4-1/2 hour hearing today, WBA officials heard testimony from a half ...

Article: Paulie Ayala stripped of WBA title.(Knight Ridder ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... chose the latter. Now it has cost him the WBA bantamweight title, which was stripped ... was officially notified by a letter from WBA executive committee president Gilberto Mendoza ... trying to leave my options open." Under WBA rules, Ayala was obligated to fight the ...

Article: Box: Tszyu stripped of WBA title
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 16, 2004 ;     609 words ... ... Australia) 06-16-2004 Box: Tszyu stripped of WBA title By Peter Mitchell LOS ANGELES, California, June ... Tszyu has been stripped of his World Boxing Association (WBA) belt, the WBA confirmed today. The WBA's US-based legal counsel ...

Article: WBA THREATENS TO STRIP TYSON'S TITLE.(Sports)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 12, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... to Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson losing their WBA crowns. The officials, including WBA president Gilberto Mendoza, plan to meet today ... heavyweight title fight between Holyfield, the WBA champion, and Rickey Parkey, the International ...