WBC middleweight title
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The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WBC World Middleweight Championship | 2 |
| WBC Middleweight Title | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing title
ⓘ
sports title ⓘ world boxing championship ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WBC world middleweight title ⓘ |
| associatedWith | WBC green championship belt ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winning WBC-sanctioned world title bout at middleweight ⓘ |
| canBeVacatedBy |
failure to defend
ⓘ
moving down in weight ⓘ moving up in weight ⓘ retirement ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | elite professional boxing ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional boxing ⓘ |
| contestedIn | world title fights ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| disciplinaryActionsInclude | stripping of title ⓘ |
| divisionLimit |
160 pounds
ⓘ
72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
| eligibility |
middleweight division
ⓘ
professional boxers ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's boxing ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Boxing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasMandatoryChallengerSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasRankingSystem | WBC middleweight rankings ⓘ |
| introducedBy | World Boxing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
WBC world titles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major world middleweight titles ⓘ |
| organizationHeadquarters | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | one of the four major sanctioning body titles ⓘ |
| rankingInfluence | influences global middleweight rankings ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major world championship ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
boxing commissions
ⓘ
boxing historians ⓘ boxing media ⓘ |
| requires | WBC sanctioning ⓘ |
| rulesFramework | WBC rules and regulations ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | World Boxing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningFeeRequiredFrom |
fighters
ⓘ
promoters ⓘ |
| scope | world ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| titleType | lineal-eligible world title ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightRangeLowerBound |
above 154 pounds
ⓘ
above 69.85 kilograms ⓘ |
| weightRangeUpperBound |
160 pounds
ⓘ
72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
World Boxing Council
this entity surface form:
WBC World Middleweight Championship
this entity surface form:
WBC World Middleweight Championship
subject surface form:
Bernard Hopkins
this entity surface form:
WBC Middleweight Title