Jorge Lacierva

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Jorge Lacierva (born July 14, 1978) is a professional Super Bantamweight boxer from Mexico, who lives and trains Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former IBA Super Bantamweight, Bantamweight, and global boxing union featherweight champion, currently ranked 6th by the World Boxing Association. [1] He also has a son.[ citation needed ]

World Boxing Association Boxing organization

The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by thirteen state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide, and began to gain other nations as members.

Pro career

Known as "Babyface", Lacierva has a KO rate of 50%, according to Boxrec, a boxer tracking organization. He is a former three-division bantamweight, super bantamweight and featherweight champion (also a former WBO NABO Super Bantamweight Champion) His current standings and history are listed at Boxrec [2] and on the World Boxing Association (WBA) website. [1]

World Boxing Organization organization

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization which recognizes professional boxing world champions. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF). The WBO's headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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References

  1. 1 2 "WBA Ranking Statistics". www.wbaonline.com. Archived from the original on 2003-09-06. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "Boxer list". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 10 February 2016.