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A fight between Trinidad and Whitaker had been in the works for several years. In 1995, both fighters had appeared in a doubleheader event billed as Collision Course in which IBF welterweight champion Trinidad would defeat his mandatory challenger Larry Barnes, while Whitaker, then the WBC welterweight champion, would defeat his mandatory challenger Jake Rodriguez.
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term welterweight was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. If used, welterweight is typically between lightweight and middleweight.
The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight [1] in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class, and each boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit.
The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a US based corporation that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and regional championships. [1] [2]It is an independent organization not recognized by the "big four" governing bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO), who only recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer announced in a conference in London to officially kick off "Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson".. The tour touts an HBO-televised bout featuring WBA (Super) & IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan of Bolton, England, in the first defense of his IBF belt against mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson of Washington, D.C., which was slated for ...
In combat sports where champions are determined by challenge, the lineal championship in a weight class represents an intangible world title first held by the victor of a bout between top contenders in the division. [1] A fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match within the same weight class becomes the next lineal champion.
Occasionally, the champion of a particular weight division is temporarily unable to defend their championship because of medical, legal, or other reasons beyond the competitor's control. When this case occurs, two highly ranked contenders may fight for an interim championship of the same weight division – leading to two champions existing in ...
Succeeding champions will not be marked as Regular, Unified, Undisputed, or Super because of the title reduction plan. 54 Alberto Puello (def. Batyr Akhmedov) 20 Aug 2022 – 10 May 2023 0 Puello was made champion in recess after testing positive for banned substance before his defense against Rolando Romero. [141] 55 Rolando Romero