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Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Dutch: Rico Verhoeven: Glory: Jun 21, 2014 11 [1]Ukrainian: Roman Kryklia (120 kg) ONE (Muay Thai) Dec 8, 2023
The boxing press accepted the new weight division and Root was accepted as the inaugural world champion. Jack Root was defeated in his first title defense against George Gardner (boxer), who was considered the most thrilling fighter in the division, and the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of the World. During the 1980s, however ...
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]
In kickboxing, a light heavyweight fighter weighs between 77 kg (171 lb) and 81 kg (180 lb). As weight classes in kickboxing are not unified, this also includes those considered "super light heavyweights", etc.
In professional boxing, the division is above 168 pounds (76 kg) and up to 175 pounds (79 kg), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight.. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Bernard Hopkins (who, upon becoming champion, broke the record for oldest man to win a world title), Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Michael ...
Roman Olegovich Kryklia (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship where he competes in both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight division in Kickboxing, where he is the inaugural and current ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion.
He was world champion as a super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Roufus held titles for all the major kickboxing associations worldwide ( PKA , IKF , ISKA , FFKA and KICK ), and is known for his boxing skills and powerful kicks.
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. [21] 13 J. B. Williamson (def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0 14 Dennis Andries