WBA middleweight title
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The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WBA middleweight title canonical | 2 |
| WBA (Super) middleweight title | 1 |
| WBA Middleweight Title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5732878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WBA middleweight title Context triple: [Marvin Hagler, heldTitle, WBA middleweight title]
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A.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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B.
IBF middleweight title
The IBF middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for competitors in the middleweight division.
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C.
WBA cruiserweight title
The WBA cruiserweight title is a major professional boxing world championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Association for fighters in the cruiserweight division.
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D.
WBA super bantamweight title
The WBA super bantamweight title is a world championship boxing belt awarded by the World Boxing Association in the 122-pound (55 kg) weight division.
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E.
The Ring middleweight title
The Ring middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship recognized by The Ring magazine as the lineal crown in the middleweight division.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WBA middleweight title Target entity description: The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
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A.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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B.
IBF middleweight title
The IBF middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for competitors in the middleweight division.
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C.
WBA cruiserweight title
The WBA cruiserweight title is a major professional boxing world championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Association for fighters in the cruiserweight division.
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D.
WBA super bantamweight title
The WBA super bantamweight title is a world championship boxing belt awarded by the World Boxing Association in the 122-pound (55 kg) weight division.
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E.
The Ring middleweight title
The Ring middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship recognized by The Ring magazine as the lineal crown in the middleweight division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports title
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world boxing championship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | men’s professional boxing ⓘ |
| divisionLimit |
160 pounds
ⓘ
72.57 kilograms ⓘ |
| formerName | NBA middleweight title ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControversies |
Super and Regular champion distinction
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multiple champions in same division ⓘ |
| hasMultipleVersions |
WBA Interim world middleweight title
NERFINISHED
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WBA Regular world middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBA Super world middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isContestedIn | 12-round championship bouts ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four major middleweight world titles ⓘ |
| isPartOf | WBA world titles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgingSystem | 10-point must system ⓘ |
| notableFormerChampion |
Bernard Hopkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canelo Álvarez NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlos Monzón NERFINISHED ⓘ Gennady Golovkin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Toney NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Hagler NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Durán NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryota Murata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Ray Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hearns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationFounded | 1962 ⓘ |
| originOrganization | National Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTitles |
IBF middleweight title
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WBC middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBO middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | WBA world rankings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Boxing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | WBA ranking for eligibility ⓘ |
| requiresSanctioningFeeFrom |
champion
ⓘ
promoter ⓘ |
| sanctioningBodyType | major boxing organization ⓘ |
| sanctions | world championship bouts ⓘ |
| sport | professional boxing ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| titleType | lineal-eligible world title ⓘ |
| unificationPossibleWith |
IBF middleweight title
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The Ring middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBC middleweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ WBO middleweight title ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassAbove | super middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassBelow | light middleweight ⓘ |
| weightClassRange | over 154 lb up to 160 lb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WBA middleweight title Description of subject: The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WBA Middleweight Title
subject surface form:
Félix Trinidad
this entity surface form:
WBA (Super) middleweight title