World Middleweight Championship

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The World Middleweight Championship is a premier professional boxing title contested by elite fighters in the middleweight division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing world championship
sports title
canBeVacatedBy failing to defend the title
moving to another weight class
retirement of the champion
category boxing championship
professional sports championship
competitionLevel elite
division middleweight
hasGenderCategory men's middleweight
hasGoverningBody International Boxing Federation NERFINISHED
World Boxing Association NERFINISHED
World Boxing Council NERFINISHED
World Boxing Organization NERFINISHED
hasMatchType title fight
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy corner retirement
disqualification
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy judges' decision
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy knockout
technical knockout
hasRuleSet Marquess of Queensberry Rules NERFINISHED
hasStatus prestigious
world-level
hasWeightLimit 160 pounds
hasWeightLimit 72.5 kilograms
isAwardedFor winning a world title bout
isBroadcastOn pay-per-view
streaming platforms
television
isContestedBy professional boxers
isContestedIn boxing ring
isFor male boxers
professional boxing
isPartOf professional boxing world titles
isRecognizedAs major world title in middleweight boxing
isSubjectTo local athletic commission rules
sanctioning body regulations
isWonBy defeating the reigning champion
notableSanctioningBodyAbbreviation IBF NERFINISHED
WBA NERFINISHED
WBC NERFINISHED
WBO NERFINISHED
requires official weigh-in at middleweight limit
sanctioning by a boxing organization
sport boxing
typicalBoutLength 12 rounds
weightClass middleweight

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Ring middleweight title represents World Middleweight Championship
this entity surface form: lineal middleweight championship
The Ring middleweight title titleType World Middleweight Championship
this entity surface form: world middleweight championship
Emile Griffith wonTitle World Middleweight Championship