WBC light middleweight title

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The WBC light middleweight title is a world championship boxing belt awarded by the World Boxing Council to the top fighter in the light middleweight (super welterweight) division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light middleweight boxing title
professional boxing championship
world boxing title
alternativeWeightClassName super welterweight
associatedWeightLimit 154 pounds
69.85 kilograms
awardedFor world champion status in the light middleweight division
awardingMethod sanctioned championship bouts
beltColor green
canBe held by a unified champion
held by an undisputed champion
competitionLevel world
contestedIn scheduled championship bouts over multiple rounds
divisionRange over 147 pounds up to 154 pounds
divisionType professional male boxing
eligibility professional light middleweight boxers
governingBody World Boxing Council
introducedBy World Boxing Council
organizationAbbreviation WBC
recognizedAs major world championship in light middleweight boxing
requires compliance with WBC rules and regulations
sanctioningOrganization World Boxing Council
sport boxing
status active
titleHierarchy one of the four major world titles in the division
titleType major sanctioning body title
world title
vacatedWhen champion is stripped for rule violations
vacatedWhen champion moves to another weight class
weightClass light middleweight

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Manny Pacquiao hasWonTitle WBC light middleweight title
Sugar Ray Leonard wonTitle WBC light middleweight title
Thomas Hearns titleHeld WBC light middleweight title
Shane Mosley heldTitle WBC light middleweight title
Ray Charles Leonard heldTitle WBC light middleweight title
Thomas Hearns vs Roberto Durán (1984) titleContested WBC light middleweight title
Thomas Hearns vs Roberto Durán (1984) titleAtStake WBC light middleweight championship
linked to: WBC light middleweight title
Thomas Hearns worldTitle WBC light middleweight title
subject linked to: The Hitman
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez titleOnTheLine WBC light middleweight title
Winky Wright titleHeld WBC light middleweight title
Ricardo Mayorga titleHeld WBC light middleweight title
Christy Martin titleHeld WBC women’s light middleweight title
linked to: WBC light middleweight title