WBA middleweight title
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The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WBA (Super) middleweight title | 1 |
| WBA Middleweight Title | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports title
ⓘ
world boxing championship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | men’s professional boxing ⓘ |
| divisionLimit |
160 pounds
ⓘ
72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
| formerName | NBA middleweight title ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControversies |
Super and Regular champion distinction
ⓘ
multiple champions in same division ⓘ |
| hasMultipleVersions |
WBA Interim world middleweight title
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WBA Regular world middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBA Super world middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isContestedIn | 12-round championship bouts ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four major middleweight world titles ⓘ |
| isPartOf | WBA world titles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgingSystem | 10-point must system ⓘ |
| notableFormerChampion |
Bernard Hopkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canelo Álvarez NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlos Monzón NERFINISHED ⓘ Gennady Golovkin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Toney NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Hagler NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Durán NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryota Murata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Ray Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hearns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationFounded | 1962 ⓘ |
| originOrganization | National Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTitles |
IBF middleweight title
ⓘ
WBC middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBO middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | WBA world rankings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | WBA ranking for eligibility ⓘ |
| requiresSanctioningFeeFrom |
champion
ⓘ
promoter ⓘ |
| sanctioningBodyType | major boxing organization ⓘ |
| sanctions | world championship bouts ⓘ |
| sport | professional boxing ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| titleType | lineal-eligible world title ⓘ |
| unificationPossibleWith |
IBF middleweight title
ⓘ
The Ring middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBC middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBO middleweight title ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassAbove | super middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassBelow | light middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassRange | over 154 lb up to 160 lb ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WBA (Super) middleweight title
this entity surface form:
WBA Middleweight Title
subject surface form:
Félix Trinidad