WBA World Welterweight title
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
boxing championship
|
| gptkbp:currentChampion |
gptkb:Yordenis_Ugas
|
| gptkbp:currentStatus |
active
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1962
2023 |
| gptkbp:governing_body |
gptkb:WBA
gptkb:World_Boxing_Association |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the oldest boxing titles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
WBA World Welterweight title
|
| gptkbp:notable_player |
varies by champion
typically 1-3 times per year |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Errol_Spence_Jr.
gptkb:Canelo_Alvarez gptkb:Floyd_Mayweather_Jr. gptkb:Manny_Pacquiao gptkb:Sugar_Ray_Leonard |
| gptkbp:notableFighter |
many_Hall_of_Famers
|
| gptkbp:origin |
established_in_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:title |
held in various countries
regular champion super champion can be contested in rematches part of major boxing events includes mandatory defenses often televised globally can be contested in championship defenses can be contested in championship eliminators can be contested in championship fights can be contested in championship rematches can be contested in championship tournaments can be contested in championship unifications can be contested in eliminators can be contested in interim title fights can be contested in mandatory defenses can be contested in non-title fights can be contested in title defenses can be contested in title eliminators can be contested in title unification bouts can be contested in tournaments can be contested in vacant title fights can be contested in voluntary defenses can be vacated |
| gptkbp:titleOfNobility |
possible_with_IBF,_WBC,_WBO_titles
|
| gptkbp:weight |
welterweight
|