WBC light heavyweight title

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The WBC light heavyweight title is a prestigious world championship in professional boxing's light heavyweight division, sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.

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WBC light heavyweight title canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light heavyweight boxing championship
sports title
world boxing title
abbreviation WBC
associatedWith WBC green championship belt
category WBC world titles
surface form: WBC boxing titles

light heavyweight boxing world champions
competitionLevel professional
contestedIn world championship bouts
countryOfOrganization Mexico
discipline professional boxing
division light heavyweight division
firstChampion Joey Maxim
genderCategory male
governingOrganization World Boxing Council
hasRuleSet WBC rules
headquartersOfSanctioningBody Mexico City
inceptionYear 1963
isOneOf four major light heavyweight world titles
isPartOf WBC world titles
major world light heavyweight titles
majorSanctioningBodiesInDivision IBF
World Boxing Association
surface form: WBA

World Boxing Organization
surface form: WBO
notableChampion Adonis Stevenson
Antonio Tarver
Artur Beterbiev
Bob Foster
Chad Dawson
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Roy Jones Jr.
rankingSystem WBC rankings
recognizedBy World Boxing Council
requires professional boxing license
sanctioningBody World Boxing Council
scope world
sport boxing
status active
titleType world title
weightClass light heavyweight
weightLimit 175 pounds
79.38 kilograms
weightRangeLowerBound 168 pounds
76.2 kilograms
weightRangeUpperBound 175 pounds
79.38 kilograms

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Bernard Hopkins heldTitle WBC light heavyweight title
Antonio Tarver titleHeld WBC light heavyweight title
The Executioner titleHeld WBC light heavyweight title
subject surface form: Bernard Hopkins
B-Hop heldTitle WBC light heavyweight title
subject surface form: Bernard Hopkins