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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.
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and certifies world champions in 18 different weight classes .
Robinson's title is automatically vacated after winning the middleweight title. [35] 20 Kid Gavilán (def. Billy Graham) 29 Aug 1951 – 20 Oct 1954 7 21 Johnny Saxton: 20 Oct 1954 – 1 Apr 1955 0 22 Tony DeMarco: 1 Apr – 10 Jun 1955 0 23 Carmen Basilio: 10 Jun 1955 – 14 Mar 1956 1 24 Johnny Saxton (2) 14 Mar – 12 Sep 1956 0 25 Carmen ...
Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA) The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963
The all-time lineal heavyweight champions boxing list started in 1885 and includes Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson among others.
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 ...
This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion recognized by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and has awarded world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1983.
The National Boxing Association (NBA), was formed in 1921 as the first organization aimed at regulating boxing on a national (and later global) level. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to a governmental entity, the powerful New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), to join the NBA in sanctioning bouts as "world championships."