World Featherweight Title

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The World Featherweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the featherweight division and has been held by legendary boxers such as Henry Armstrong.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional boxing world title
sports championship
category world featherweight boxing titles
competitionLevel elite world level
division featherweight
entails 12-round championship bouts in modern era
genderCategory men's boxing
governingBodiesInclude International Boxing Federation
World Boxing Association
World Boxing Council
World Boxing Organization
hasHistoricalLineage featherweight world championship lineage
hasNotableChampion Abe Attell
Alexis Argüello
Azumah Nelson
Barry McGuigan
Eusebio Pedroza
Henry Armstrong
Jeff Fenech
Johnny Kilbane
Juan Manuel Márquez
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Naseem Hamed
Naseem Hamed
surface form: Prince Naseem Hamed

Salvador Sánchez
Sandy Saddler
Willie Pep
Érik Morales
hasReputation prestigious boxing championship
hasWeightRange above super bantamweight and below super featherweight
isContestedBy featherweight boxers
isContestedIn professional boxing
isPartOf world boxing championships
isPursuedBy top-ranked featherweight contenders
isRecognizedBy major boxing sanctioning bodies
requires professional boxing license
sport boxing
victoryMethod disqualification of opponent
knockout
points decision
technical knockout
weightClassLimit 126 pounds (57.15 kg)

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Henry Armstrong worldTitleHeld World Featherweight Title
Homicide Hank heldTitle World Featherweight Title
subject surface form: Henry Armstrong
this entity surface form: World Featherweight Champion
Willie Pep worldTitle World Featherweight Title
Sandy Saddler titleHeld World Featherweight Title
Will o' the Wisp heldTitle World Featherweight Title
subject surface form: Willie Pep
this entity surface form: World Featherweight Champion