Gilberto Mendoza
Venezuelan boxer
- Born
- 30 March 1943, Barquisimeto
- Died
- 11 March 2016, Caracas
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Gilberto Mendoza (March 30, 1943 – March 11, 2016) was a Venezuelan-Panamanian former amateur boxer and sports executive who served as president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), the oldest of the four major professional boxing world championship recognizing organizations. He served from 1982 until stepping down in December 2015. He continued as President Emeritus until his death.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.