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List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British heavyweight title, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.
1.3 Light-heavyweight. 1.4 Super-middleweight. 1.5 Middleweight. 1.6 ... This is a list of British boxers who have won a world championship by one of the four major ...
The heavyweight division is the newest division only being inaugurated in 1998 and is currently contested in the under-92 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.
Sullivan would be defeated for the title by "Gentleman" Jim Corbett over 21 rounds on September 7, 1892, the first heavyweight titleholder solely under Queensberry rules. In 1920, a de facto minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at 175 pounds (12 st 7 lb, 79 kg) with the standardization of a weight limit for the light heavyweight division.
British World Title 1900-01-09 1901-11-28 Terry McGovern: World 1901-11-28 1902-Vacated Young Corbett II: World Corbett could not make weight and relinquished the title (although some sources say he continued to defend the title at a higher weight). Attell was recognized as the best man at the weight and thus was proclaimed champion. [1] 1904-02-01
Freddie Welsh earned the first Lonsdale Belt in 1909 after winning the NSC British Lightweight title. Heavyweight Henry Cooper was the first and only boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts. In 1929 the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) assumed responsibility for awarding the belt, which continues to be bestowed on British champions.
WBC Light heavyweight: Jan 13, 1997 Interim promoted [11] WBC Light heavyweight – (2) Aug 7, 1997: Montell Griffin: KO 1/12 WBC Light heavyweight – (3) Jun 1998 Reinstated: WBA Light heavyweight, later promoted to inaugural Super champion; Status changed to Unified champion on WBA's official rankings. Jul 18, 1998 Lou Del Valle: UD 12/12 ...
In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. 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 ...