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The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight , super flyweight , super bantamweight , super middleweight , cruiserweight and ...
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 World Boxing Council (WBC) was founded in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 1963, to establish an international regulating body. [7] The WBC established many of today's safety measures in boxing, such as the standing eight count , [ 8 ] a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15, and additional weight divisions.
This category lists professional boxers who have held a full welterweight world championship by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), or World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Barrios won the interim WBC welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over 37-year-old Yordenis Ugás on the undercard of the undisputed world super middleweight championship between Canelo ...
This is a list of current WBC International champions. [1] The International title is one of the World Boxing Council 's highest regional championships, below world level and WBC Silver . Weight class
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
WBC Light welterweight: Jun 7, 1996: Julio César Chávez: TKO 4/12 WBC Welterweight: Apr 12, 1997: Pernell Whitaker: UD 12/12 WBC Welterweight – (2) Mar 21, 2000 No. 1 contender promoted [8] 6 Leo Gámez [9] WBA Mini flyweight: Jan 10, 1988: Kim Bong Jun: UD 12/12 WBA Light flyweight: Oct 21, 1993: Shiro Yahiro: TKO 9/12 WBA Flyweight: Mar ...