World Welterweight Title

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professional boxing world championship sports title welterweight boxing championship

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.

Aliases (1)

World Welterweight Champion ×1

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