#Title bout championship boxing professional#

The World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), a national regulating body of the United States. The WBA and WBC have often changed the status of their inactive champions to a 'Champion in Recess' or 'Champion Emeritus'. When a champion, for reasons beyond his control such as an illness or injury, is unable to defend his title within the normal mandatory time, the sanctioning bodies may order an interim title bout and award the winner an interim championship. 2.18 Mini flyweight/Minimumweight/Strawweight (105В lb/47.6В kg).2.17 Light flyweight/Junior flyweight (108В lb/49В kg).

2.15 Super flyweight/Junior bantamweight (115В lb/52.2В kg).2.13 Super bantamweight/Junior featherweight (122В lb/55.3В kg).

2.11 Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130В lb/59В kg).

2.9 Super lightweight/Junior welterweight (140В lb/63.5В kg).

2.7 Super welterweight/Junior middleweight (154В lb/69.9В kg).

2.3 Cruiserweight/Junior heavyweight (200В lb/90.7В kg).

Wladimir also holds the record of being the longest reigning world champion in boxing. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013 they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time. Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer, and is the only one in boxing history to achieve it. To compete in a division, a boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. American boxing magazine The Ring began awarding world titles in 1922. Each of these organizations sanction and regulate championship bouts and award world titles. The official rules and regulations of the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules.

#Title bout championship boxing professional#

There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. 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. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. This is a list of current world boxing champions. For women's edition, see List of current female world boxing champions.