British heavyweight title
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The British heavyweight title is a national boxing championship awarded to the leading heavyweight fighter in the United Kingdom.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavyweight boxing title
ⓘ
national boxing championship ⓘ sports title ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lonsdale Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | victory in sanctioned British heavyweight championship bout ⓘ |
| awardedTo | leading heavyweight boxer in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType | national boxing authority ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | scheduled multi-round professional boxing match ⓘ |
| competitionType | title bout ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| divisionLimit | heavyweight (over 200 lb / 90.7 kg in professional boxing) ⓘ |
| eligibility |
boxers licensed by the British Boxing Board of Control
ⓘ
professional boxers ⓘ |
| gender | men's division ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Boxing Board of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherLevelTitles |
European heavyweight title
ⓘ
world heavyweight title ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest and most prestigious national heavyweight boxing titles ⓘ |
| level | domestic title ⓘ |
| locationOfBouts | various venues in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised boxing broadcasts in the UK ⓘ |
| notableFormerChampion |
Anthony Joshua
NERFINISHED
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Derek Chisora NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Bruno NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Bugner NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennox Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyson Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankingBasis | performance in domestic heavyweight division ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
British sports media
ⓘ
boxing record-keeping organizations ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName | British heavyweight championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| symbolizes | national supremacy in British heavyweight boxing ⓘ |
| titleDefenseRequirement | champion must defend against mandatory challengers designated by the British Boxing Board of Control ⓘ |
| vacancyCondition |
title becomes vacant if champion fails to defend within required time limits
ⓘ
title becomes vacant if champion moves to world level and relinquishes belt ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| winnerDeterminedBy | professional boxing rules ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Cooper