World Welterweight Title

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The World Welterweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the welterweight division and historically held by some of the sport’s greatest champions.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf professional boxing world championship
sports title
welterweight boxing championship
associatedWith lineal championship concept in boxing
competitionType professional
contestFormat scheduled rounds with judges' scoring
divisionLimit 147 pounds
66.7 kilograms
eligibility professional welterweight boxers
genderCategory men's boxing
governingBodies International Boxing Federation
World Boxing Association
World Boxing Council
World Boxing Organization
hasCulturalSignificance true
hasMultipleVersions true
historicalLineage world welterweight championship lineage predating modern sanctioning bodies
historicallyContestedSince early 20th century
isPartOf world boxing championship structure
notableFormerChampion Barney Ross
Carmen Basilio
Emile Griffith
Errol Spence Jr.
Felix Trinidad
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Henry Armstrong
José Nápoles
Kid Gavilán
Manny Pacquiao
Oscar De La Hoya
Pernell Whitaker
Roberto Durán
Shane Mosley
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Terence Crawford
Thomas Hearns
prestigeLevel high
requiresSanctioningBodyRecognition true
requiresWeighInLimit 147 pounds at official weigh-in
sport boxing
status active
typicalBoutDistance 12 rounds
typicalVenue boxing arenas and stadiums worldwide
unificationPossible true
weightClass welterweight
weightClassRange above light welterweight and below light middleweight

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Henry Armstrong ("World Welterweight Champion")
heldTitle
Henry Armstrong
worldTitleHeld

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