Editing World Boxing Association (section)

==Cooperation with IBA==
The WBA signed a cooperation agreement with the Russian-led amateur governing body [[International Boxing Association]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milano |first=Jesús |date=2022-11-28 |title=WBA signs cooperation agreement with IBA |url=https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/wba-signs-cooperation-agreement-with-iba#.Y4eYh5rMKUl |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=WBA}}</ref><ref name="reinstatement" /> The WBA also reinstated Russian and Belarusian boxers to its rankings after they were initially removed after the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Songalia |first1=Ryan |title=Sanctioning bodies to bar Russian, Belarusian boxers from championship fights |url=https://www.ringtv.com/635529-sanctioning-bodies-to-bar-russian-belarusian-boxers-from-championship-fights/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=The Ring |date=1 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="reinstatement">{{cite news |title=Wladimir Klitschko Upset With WBA-IBA Pact, WBA Reinstating Russian, Belarusian Boxers |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/wladimir-klitschko-upset-with-wba-iba-pact-wba-reinstating-russian-belarusian-boxers--171313 |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=BoxingScene.com |date=20 December 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref>