World Boxing Council (WBC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Boxing_Council_(WBC)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:boxer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WBC
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	various national boxing commissions
gptkbp:awards	WBC Silver title WBC Diamond title WBC Franchise title WBC World Champion title
gptkbp:belt_color	green
gptkbp:category	gptkb:sports_governing_body
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:firstPresident	Luis Spota
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:Mexico_City,_Mexico 1963
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Mexico_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World Boxing Council (WBC)
gptkbp:isOneOf	four major boxing organizations
gptkbp:logo	WBC logo
gptkbp:motto	Honesty, Responsibility, and Respect
gptkbp:notable_rule_change	reduction of championship bouts from 15 to 12 rounds introduction of anti-doping programs introduction of instant replay in boxing introduction of mandatory challenger system
gptkbp:notableChampion	gptkb:Floyd_Mayweather_Jr. gptkb:Mike_Tyson gptkb:Muhammad_Ali gptkb:Canelo_Álvarez
gptkbp:notableEvent	WBC Cares charity program WBC Clean Boxing Program annual WBC Convention creation of WBC Diamond belt implementation of 12-round championship fights introduction of open scoring
gptkbp:number_of_member_countries	over 160
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Spanish English
gptkbp:other_major_organizations	gptkb:International_Boxing_Federation_(IBF) gptkb:World_Boxing_Association_(WBA) gptkb:World_Boxing_Organization_(WBO)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	none
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:National_Boxing_Association_(NBA)
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Mauricio_Sulaimán
gptkbp:sanctionedBy	world championship boxing matches
gptkbp:sport	boxing
gptkbp:type	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://wbcboxing.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Women's_boxing_title gptkb:International_Boxing_Federation_(IBF) gptkb:World_Boxing_Association_(WBA) gptkb:World_Boxing_Organization_(WBO)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7