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When a champion, for reasons beyond his control such as an illness or injury, is unable to defend his title within the normal mandatory time, the sanctioning bodies may order an interim title bout and award the winner an interim championship. The WBA and WBC have often changed the status of their inactive champions to a "Champion in Recess" or ...
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing , and certifies world champions in 18 different weight classes .
In an unprecedented move, upon withdrawing its recognition of Leon Spinks as champion, the World Boxing Council immediately recognized Ken Norton as champion, based on an earlier victory over Jimmy Young. As a condition of being named champion, Norton was ordered to face the WBC's new mandatory challenger, Larry Holmes within 120 days.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1904 St. Louis details: George Finnegan United States Miles Burke United States None awarded: 1908–1912: not included in the Olympic program: 1920 Antwerp
A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. It was a lineal championship. The only way to win the championship was to beat the current champion. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time.
This is a list of IBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Organization (IBO) since 1993. r – Champion relinquished title s – Champion stripped of title
The National Boxing Association (NBA), was formed in 1921 as the first organization aimed at regulating boxing on a national (and later global) level. The prominence of New York City as the epicenter of boxing would lead to a governmental entity, the powerful New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), to join the NBA in sanctioning bouts as "world championships."
This category is for all of the boxers who have ever won a world boxing title in any weight class.Any boxer who won one or more of the following titles is eligible for inclusion in this category: the universal world title (using Marquess of Queensberry rules), the NBA world title (1921–1962), the WBA world title (1962–present), the WBC world title (1963–present), the IBF world title ...