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Under the original version of the policy, you could win the title by either defeating the reigning champion or winning a box-off between the magazine's No. 1 and No. 2 (occasionally No. 3) ranked contenders. A fighter could not be stripped of the title unless he lost or retired.
The WBA and WBC have often changed the status of their inactive champions to a "Champion in Recess" or "Champion Emeritus". World Boxing Association The World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), a national regulating body of the United States.
January 13 - Former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announces his third retirement from boxing after speculation linked him to a clash with fellow former unified champion Anthony Joshua January 24 - Naoya Inoue took on South Korean Ye Joon Kim in Tokyo, Japan with Inoue retaining his Undisputed crown by KO Joon Kim in R4
The promotion signed their first title fight in November 1990, when they organized a cruiserweight bout between Rickey Patkey and Joe Louis for December 7, 1990. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] The WBF's titles were not initially recognized by the British Boxing Board of Control and had to wait until 1995 to achieve recognition. [ 11 ]
After compiling a perfect record of 18-0, Nakatani made his first appearance in the ring outside of Japan when he faced fellow undefeated contender Teófimo López on July 19, 2019 in Oxon Hill, Maryland in an eliminator for the IBF lightweight title.
This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA).
Rafael Márquez Méndez (born 25 March 1975) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2013. He is a two-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2003 to 2007; and the WBC, and Ring magazine super bantamweight titles in 2007.
Despite this, fight promoter Frank Warren managed to set up a match with the IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight champion Peter Judson. Fought at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre in Sheffield, the fight went the full distance of twelve rounds, Jones taking the title on points. He then successfully defended the title against Frenchman Affif ...