Why are some boxing titles vacant?

An unwanted mandatory title fight is just one reason a champion might vacate his belt. The most common reason for giving up a title is to move to another weight class. Fighters might also give up their belts due to suspensions or injuries, which prevent them from defending the title.

How do championships work in boxing?

The WBA has two championships: a “Regular” and a “Super” titleholder. 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. The “Regular” title then becomes vacant for two contenders to compete for.

What are the 5 boxing belts?

There are 17 weight classes in professional boxing, and five major recognised belts for each of the divisions: The WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), IBF (International Boxing Federation), WBO (World Boxing Organization) and The Ring.

What are the different types of boxing titles?

The WBA has two championships: a “Regular” and a “Super” titleholder. 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. The “Regular” title then becomes vacant for two contenders to compete for. The WBA determines its mandatory challengers the same way as the IBF.

Why are there so many boxing title belts?

With lots of different names around for all the different weight classes sometimes can be unclear just what the title a boxer is fighting for. Which is the most important? Is it prestigious? Why there are so many boxing title belts? Let’s find out. Why are there so many boxing belts?

Who are the big names in the boxing world?

Other big names to mention are Joseph Parker and Billy Joe Saunders who respectively hold the heavyweight title and middleweight titles in the WBO. The four bodies rarely agree to work together because they all make money from charging sanction fees – which allow fights to take place for their titles.

Who are the governing bodies for boxing in the world?

In addition to the four major governing bodies, there are also ‘World’ titles awarded from smaller bodies, such as the International Boxing Organisation (IBO), the Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO), the Global Boxing Union (GBU), and the World Boxing Federation (WBF). IBO aside, very little, if any, recognition is given to these belts.