WBC lightweight title
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The WBC lightweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship in the lightweight division sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WBC lightweight title canonical | 4 |
| WBC World Lightweight Championship | 2 |
| WBC lightweight champion | 1 |
| WBC lightweight championship | 1 |
| WBC lightweight rankings | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lightweight boxing title
ⓘ
world boxing championship title ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
WBC lightweight title
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WBC lightweight championship
|
| associatedWith | WBC green championship belt ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winning a sanctioned WBC lightweight world title bout ⓘ |
| beltColor | green (primary strap color) ⓘ |
| beltDesignFeatures |
WBC
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surface form:
WBC logo
national flags of member countries ⓘ |
| canBeUnifiedWith |
World Lightweight Title
ⓘ
surface form:
IBF lightweight title
WBA lightweight title ⓘ WBO lightweight title ⓘ |
| canBeVacatedBy |
failure to defend within mandated period
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moving down in weight ⓘ moving up in weight ⓘ retirement ⓘ |
| category |
combat sports title
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world sports championship ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | world ⓘ |
| contestedIn | 12-round championship bouts (modern era) ⓘ |
| division | lightweight division ⓘ |
| divisionLimit |
135 pounds
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61.2 kilograms ⓘ |
| eligibility | boxers within lightweight weight limit ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's boxing ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Boxing Council ⓘ |
| hasMandatoryChallengerSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasRankingSystemManagedBy | World Boxing Council ⓘ |
| headquarteredSanctioningBodyCity | Mexico City ⓘ |
| headquarteredSanctioningBodyCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | earlier world lightweight championships recognized by various bodies ⓘ |
| organizationTypeOfSanctioningBody | international boxing sanctioning organization ⓘ |
| partOf | WBC world titles ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | one of the four major sanctioning body titles at lightweight ⓘ |
| rankingBasis |
WBC lightweight title
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WBC lightweight rankings
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| recognizedAs | major world title in lightweight division ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | boxing commissions worldwide ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | WBC championship rules ⓘ |
| requires | professional boxer status ⓘ |
| requiresSanctioningFee | true ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | World Boxing Council ⓘ |
| sanctioningRulesSetBy | World Boxing Council ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| status | active title ⓘ |
| titleDefenseRequirement | periodic mandatory defenses against top contenders ⓘ |
| titleType |
professional boxing title
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world title ⓘ |
| weightClass | lightweight ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WBC World Lightweight Championship
subject surface form:
José Luis Castillo
subject surface form:
World Boxing Council
this entity surface form:
WBC World Lightweight Championship
this entity surface form:
WBC lightweight championship
this entity surface form:
WBC lightweight rankings
this entity surface form:
WBC lightweight champion