Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), or the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. [18][19], The Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) website maintains lists of lineal champions, with input from boxing historian Tracy Callis of the International Boxing Research Organization.
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[33], Since its inception, TBRB has been viewed by many boxing historians and analysts as the superior version of lineal championship (e.g. No more "super" these or "junior" that. Sometimes a title is vacated by the previous Champion retiring, and the top contenders fight for the vacant title. Prediction on both Charlo fights [Dervechenko-Rosario]? A lineal champ could have beaten the undisputed champ, but lost part of that title, due to some technicality, like refusing to fight someone the sanctioning body considered the top contender. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage.
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UFC 253 results: Israel Adesanya plows through Paulo Costa to retain middleweight title, Charlo demolishes Rosario to become unified junior middleweight champ, Charlo outboxes Derevyanchenko, Briedis defeats Dorticos to take IBF cruiserweight title and win WBSS final, Mairis Briedis v Yuniel Dorticos (Undercard and Main Card), Josh Taylor blows out Apinun Khongsong with first-round knockout, UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa preview, how to watch, Daryl Peoples explained to the Sunday Puncher in February 2018.
Agree/Disagree? Each of those belts has minor and regional titles associated with it, such as the NABF (WBC), NABA (WBA), IBF (USBA) NABO (WBO), and fighters working their way up may have the opportunity to win youth, continental or other lesser titles.
If a fighter has a WBA title, but then wins either the IBF, WBC or WBO belt, they get moved up to WBA "Super" champion. [6] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title.
Its history can be drawn back to the late 1800s with John L. Sullivan in the heavyweight division at a time when there was considered one true champ.