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A championship belt is a large, extravagantly designed belt used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling to signify the champions of the promotion or company, much like a cup or trophy in other sports. There are several companies in the business of constructing championship belts.
The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.
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In 1909, the first of twenty-two belts were presented by the fifth Earl of Lonsdale to the winner of a British title fight held at the N.S.C. In 1929, the BBBofC continued to award Lonsdale Belts to any British boxer who won three title fights in the same weight division. The "title fight" has always been the focal point in professional boxing.
Bowe vacated the title instead of fighting mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis, then dumped his WBC belt in a trash bin during a news conference in London. [4] 16 Lennox Lewis (no. 1 contender promoted) 14 Dec 1992 – 24 Sep 1994 3 17 Oliver McCall: 24 Sept 1994 – 2 Sep 1995 1 18 Frank Bruno: 2 Sep 1995 – 16 Mar 1996 0 19 Mike Tyson (2)
Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa. The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s ...
Khare, 32, said jokingly to Us Weekly during a break from filming her new “Challenge Accepted: 90 Day Black Belt” episode in San Pedro, California, when asked about the possibility of fighting
Weir vacates the title to move up in weight and challenge Josué Camacho for a junior flyweight world title. [132] 4 Alex Sánchez (def. Orlando Malone) 22 Dec 1993 – 23 Aug 1997 6 4 Ricardo López: 23 Aug – Aug 1997 0 After winning the title, López was stripped of the title after he stated that he would give the championship belt to his ...