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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WBC middleweight title canonical | 7 |
| WBC World Middleweight Championship | 2 |
| WBC Middleweight Title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5732879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WBC middleweight title Context triple: [Marvin Hagler, heldTitle, WBC middleweight title]
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A.
WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
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B.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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C.
WBC cruiserweight title
The WBC cruiserweight title is a major professional boxing world championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the cruiserweight division.
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D.
WBC light heavyweight title
The WBC light heavyweight title is a prestigious world championship in professional boxing's light heavyweight division, sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.
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E.
WBC lightweight title
The WBC lightweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship in the lightweight division sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WBC middleweight title Target entity description: The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
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A.
WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
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B.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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C.
WBC cruiserweight title
The WBC cruiserweight title is a major professional boxing world championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the cruiserweight division.
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D.
WBC light heavyweight title
The WBC light heavyweight title is a prestigious world championship in professional boxing's light heavyweight division, sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.
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E.
WBC lightweight title
The WBC lightweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship in the lightweight division sanctioned by the World Boxing Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing title
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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
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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
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72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
| eligibility |
middleweight division
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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
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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
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boxing historians ⓘ boxing media ⓘ |
| requires | WBC sanctioning ⓘ |
| rulesFramework | WBC rules and regulations ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | World Boxing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningFeeRequiredFrom |
fighters
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promoters ⓘ |
| scope | world ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| titleType | lineal-eligible world title ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightRangeLowerBound |
above 154 pounds
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above 69.85 kilograms ⓘ |
| weightRangeUpperBound |
160 pounds
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72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WBC middleweight title Description of subject: The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WBC World Middleweight Championship
this entity surface form:
WBC Middleweight Title
subject surface form:
World Boxing Council
this entity surface form:
WBC World Middleweight Championship
subject surface form:
Bernard Hopkins