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The fight for the vacant WBC super welterweight title gave Pacquiao the chance to win a world title in his eighth weight class, the super welterweight division. [118] A catchweight of 150 pounds was established for the fight, although the weight limit for the super welterweight division is 154 pounds.
Pacquiao made history by being the first boxer ever to win world titles in eight weight divisions, having won twelve major world titles, as well as being the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight ...
Manny Pacquiao, who won titles in a record eight weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight while becoming one of boxing's biggest draws, was elected Thursday to the International Boxing ...
To date, the only octuple champion is Manny Pacquiao, who has won twelve major world titles. [ 1 ] Pacquiao achieved the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium , Arlington, Texas , US.
Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time. [5]
A catchweight may be agreed to for an individual bout—sometimes even for a championship bout—but championships are awarded only at the standard weight classes. For example, when Manny Pacquiao fought Antonio Margarito at a catch-weight of 150 lb (68 kg), the World Boxing Council sanctioned this as a title fight for jr. middleweight, whose ...
Manny Pacquiao: 4 Dec 1998 – 16 Sep 1999 1 Pacquiao was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout against Medgoen Singsurat. [153] 32 Medgoen Singsurat (def. Manny Pacquiao) 17 Sep 1999 – 19 May 2000 1 33 Malcolm Tuñacao: 19 May 2000 – 2 Mar 2001 1 34 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam: 2 Mar 2001 – 18 Jul 2007 17 35
Manny Pacquiao has been elected to boxing’s Hall of Fame. And the sun will rise in the East. There was never a doubt. The only question was when he would stop fighting and become eligible. On ...