British middleweight division
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The British middleweight division is a national professional boxing weight class in the United Kingdom that has featured many notable fighters competing for domestic titles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing weight class
ⓘ
national sports division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BBBofC British middleweight division ⓘ |
| associatedTitle | British middleweight championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beltDesign | Lonsdale Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | high within European boxing ⓘ |
| competitionType | domestic title bouts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility | professional boxers licensed in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
eliminator bouts for title contention
ⓘ
mandatory challengers for the British middleweight title ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Boxing Board of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRankingSystem | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | produced multiple world champions at middleweight ⓘ |
| level | national ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents | boxing venues across the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| lowerWeightLimit |
above 154 pounds
ⓘ
above 69.85 kilograms ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Alan Minter
NERFINISHED
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Chris Eubank NERFINISHED ⓘ Darren Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Denzel Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ Herol Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Macklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Sibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisesTitleFights | British Boxing Board of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
British sports media
ⓘ
European boxing community ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | Queensberry Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | British Boxing Board of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | professional boxing ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| titleContested |
British middleweight title
ⓘ
Lonsdale Belt (middleweight) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalBoutLength | 12 rounds for title fights ⓘ |
| upperWeightLimit |
160 pounds
ⓘ
72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassAbove | British super-middleweight division ⓘ |
| weightClassBelow | British light-middleweight division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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