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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 .
The World Boxing Council (WBC) was founded in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 14, 1963, to establish an international regulating body. [7] The WBC established many of today's safety measures in boxing, such as the standing eight count , [ 8 ] a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15, and additional weight divisions.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization.It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).
In 1986, the three major boxing organizations, the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) teamed with pay television channel Home Box Office (HBO) to create a heavyweight championship tournament in an effort to crown the first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Leon Spinks in 1978. [3]
The fight was a 12-round lightweight unification bout between Corrales and Castillo. Corrales, who had a career record of 39–2 with 32 knockouts, was the World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion. Castillo, at 52–6–1 with 46 knockouts, was the World Boxing Council (WBC) champion. Castillo's style was to fight inside.
In contrast, the World Boxing Council (WBC) sanctioned Tyson Fury’s three fights with Deontay Wilder, as the WBC heavyweight title was on the line. ... and a women’s world title fight will be ...
This is a list of WBC Muaythai world champions, showing every world champion certificated by World Boxing Council's WBC Muaythai. The WBC, which is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, started certifying their own Muay Thai world champions in 19 different weight classes in 2005.
Ryan Garcia further turned himself into a boxing pariah on Thursday with a series of hateful online comments which resulted in his expulsion from the World Boxing Council, one of the sports' major ...