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This is a style guide for biographical articles about professional and amateur boxers, as established by consensus among participants of WikiProject Boxing. For suggestions, questions or feedback on these guidelines, please post a message at the project talk page.

It is highly recommended that articles about boxers follow the structure outlined below to ensure consistency across Wikipedia, as well as adherence to biographies of living persons. The purpose of this guide is to standardise the use of various formats including infoboxes, weight classes, sanctioning body titles, article prose, record tables, succession boxes, and categories.

Infobox

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An article should ideally begin with {{infobox boxer}}. Alternatively, {{infobox martial artist}} can be used if a boxer has competed at least once in MMA or kickboxing, or if their amateur boxing record is reliably sourced, but this should not replace {{infobox boxer}} without discussion at the article talk page.

Example Boxer
 
Boxer (right) vs. Opponent, 2006
Born
An Example Pugilist

(1981-10-26) October 26, 1981 (age 43)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Nationality
  • American
  • Czech
Other namesEx
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins18
Wins by KO8
Losses3
Draws2
No contests2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing   Czech Republic
World Championships
  2001 Belfast Lightweight
Junior World Championships
  Buenos Aires 1998 Featherweight
EU Championships
  Strasbourg 2003 Welterweight
Olympic Games
  2004 Athens Light welterweight
European Championships
  2002 Perm Welterweight
name
image
  • Use an image if available (check Commons), in accordance with Wikipedia's image policies.
  • For images containing large amounts of lightness or completely white space, use {{!}}border at the end of the filename extension: Filename.jpg{{!}}border
caption
  • Last name only, and year if known: Holmes in 1997 or Foreman at [event], 2011. Sentence fragments should not use a closing period, per WP:CAPFRAG.
  • If the image includes an opponent, use only the opponent's last name for brevity and pipe-link if possible: Frazier (left), vs. [[Muhammad Ali|Ali]], 1974
realname
  • Full name, including middle or other names, but leave blank if it is the same as that of the name field. Consider using {{nowrap}} if the name slightly exceeds the width of the infobox.
nicknames
  • List any verifiable nicknames, separated using {{plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br> or <br />).
  • For non-English nicknames, use italics, and if possible, provide a translation using quotes within brackets: El Flaco Explosivo<br>("The Explosive Thin Man"). Line breaks can be used in this instance, rather than a separate bullet.
weight
  • List all weight classes in which they have notably competed, separated using {{plainlist}} and starting with the lightest first.
  • If they have only competed a few times at a certain weight, with neither a major nor minor title at stake, do not include it. If at least a minor title was at stake for one fight, include that weight class.
  • The various boxing sanctioning bodies each have their own naming format for weight classes, but Wikipedia's own article titles should be used in this field. For more on this usage, including formatting details such as case and hyphenation, see the Lead section below.
  • The actual weight figure in brackets should not be included: Bantamweight (118 lbs)
height
  • This field autoconverts the figure without the need for conversion templates: 5 ft 11 in or 1.80 m, depending on regional unit preference. If their height is disputed, BoxRec is usually a sufficient source, but a tale of the tape from recent fights (always specify the network) may be better: Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Opponent fight.
reach
  • Same as above, except use inches instead of feet and centimetres instead of metres: 182 cm or 71+1/2 in. The latter results in "71½ in".
nationality
  • Their current citizenship or nationality, but only if different from their country of birth, per WP:INFONAT.
  • Do not link to commonly known nationalities such as American, Russian, British, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, German, etc., per WP:OVERLINK.
  • For less commonly known nationalities, linking may be used: [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islander]], [[Guinea]]n, [[Suriname]]se, [[Myanmar|Myanma]].
  • Nationalities in which the spelling changes accordingly may also be linked: [[Philippines|Filipino]].
  • Do not link to articles about ethnicity, such as [[Filipinos|Filipino]] or [[Nigerians|Nigerian]], per WP:INFONAT.
  • Flag icons must not be used, per WP:INFOBOXFLAG.
  • Multiple nationalities should be separated with {{plainlist}}.
birth_name
  • If they have legally changed their name from their birth name to their current one.
birth_date
birth_place
style
  • Use either [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] or [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]], but not specialised techniques such as [[Switch hitter]] or [[Peek-a-Boo (boxing style)|Peek-a-boo]]; the latter are not stances.
losses
  • Omit "0" even if they are undefeated, as this is rendered redundant by the total field. Same for draws and no contests; only fill them in when "1" or more applies.
medaltemplates
  • If they have won medals at notable amateur events, include {{medal}} on a new line below the field.
  • Note that flag icons should be used in this field only, as amateur boxers explicitly represent nationalities or national teams.
  • Remove the field entirely if they never won any medals.
  • For brevity, shorten World Amateur Boxing Championships to World Championships, and European Amateur Boxing Championships to European Championships.

Lead section

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See also: MOS:BLPLEAD, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lead section), and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)
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The lead section should include basic information about a boxer and an overview of their notable accomplishments. Below are several examples depending on whether a boxer has held a world/regional title, if they are a multi-weight world champion, whether they are active or retired, when they competed, if they are living or dead, if their name uses a foreign script, the use of nicknames, or which variety of English is preferable.

Example lead sections

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Active boxers

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Boxer Name (born January 1, 1980) is an American professional boxer who has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title since 2013.

Boxer Name (born Different Name; 1 February 1990) is a British professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight title (Regular version) since 2015. As an amateur boxer he represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a light-middleweight gold medal.

Boxer Name (born 1 November 1985) is an Ivorian professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title (Super version) twice between 2006 to 2009.

Boxer "Nickname" Name (born December 1, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a former world champion in three weight classes, having held multiple titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight, as well as an interim title at super bantamweight.

Boxer Name (Armenian: օրինակ, մարզիկ 10; born 1 February 1987), best known as Common Name, is an Armenian Canadian professional boxer. She has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) female super-welterweight title since 2009, and previously the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female welterweight and junior welterweight titles between 2007 and 2009.

Boxer Name (born 1 March 1983) is a Polish professional boxer. He is the reigning undisputed world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Unified) and WBC titles since 2011; the IBF title since 2013; and the WBO, Ring magazine and lineal titles since 2014.

Boxer Name (Russian: Пример спортсмен 12; born 1 April 1975) is a Russian professional boxer. He held the European middleweight title from 1999 to 2004, the European Union middleweight title three times between 2006 and 2011, and has challenged twice for a super-middleweight world title in 2012 and 2015. As an amateur boxer he won a light-welterweight bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships.

Boxer Name (born June 1, 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the unified World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight titles since 2013.

Boxer Name (born January 1, 1988) is a Cuban amateur boxer. He won consecutive light heavyweight gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and heavyweight silver medals at the 2001 World Championships.

Former boxers

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"Nickname" Boxer Name (born March 1, 1970) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2004. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior heavyweight title in 1998.

Boxer Name (May 1, 1960 – June 1, 2015) was a Surinamese professional boxer who competed between 1979 to 2001. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) super featherweight title twice between 1990 and 1995, and challenged four times for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title between 1996 and 2000.

Boxer Name (Ukrainian: Приклад спортсмен 6; born 1 July 1978) is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer who won a super-heavyweight gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

  An example lead section with just about everything wrong:

Boxer Name (born on August the 13th of 1994 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America) is an Undefeated American professional Boxer who is the reigning International Boxing Federation and Lineal Light Heavyweight Champion and a former Middleweight Title holder. He is promoted by Big Bucks Promotions and managed by Bux Kelinsky and trained by former American Light-Weight World Champion Eddie Trainer. He has beaten 10 former World Champions including Boxer #1, Boxer #2, Boxer #3 and Boxer #4.

General guidelines

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  • If a boxer is no longer active, list the year ranges when they competed: ... competed from 1998 to 2005 if they had a steady career without long gaps, or ... competed between 2000 and 2011 if they spent many years out of the sport; e.g., George Foreman.
    • Use former professional boxer instead of retired professional boxer, as a retired athlete may still be in various forms of employment regardless of their age.
  • It is not necessary to pipe link [[professional boxing|professional boxer]] or [[amateur boxing|amateur boxer]], as this is discouraged by WP:NOTBROKEN and MOS:NOPIPE. Also avoid splitting links: [[professional boxing|professional]] [[boxing|boxer]].
  • Undefeated records for active boxers should not be emphasised, per WP:PEA and WP:PROMO. The infobox presents such statistics with a more neutral point of view.
  • Notable wins or opponents should usually not be included in the lead section, as that does not represent a concise overview of the article; it does not present a neutral point of view; and there is no objective way to determine what makes a victory notable. If it is believed that a single notable victory should be added for a specific boxer, discuss it first on the article's talk page or on the talk page of this WikiProject to determine by consensus whether or not that information should go in the lead section.
  • Trainers, promoters or managers should usually not be listed, per WP:PROMO, but can be mentioned in the Professional career section if they are relevant.

Nationalities

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  • As with the infobox, avoid pipe linking to commonly known nationalities such as [[United States|American]], [[Mexico|Mexican]], etc.
  • If a boxer holds dual nationalities, relevant articles may be linked: [[Armenians in Germany|Armenian German]], [[Haitian American]], [[British Canadian]], [[Greek Australian]], etc.
    • Do not link to such articles if a boxer is no longer a citizen of their country of birth; only link to the nationalities they currently represent.
  • Ethnicity, besides country of citizenship, should not be mentioned in this section, per MOS:BLPLEAD. They are better placed in the Early life or Personal life sections.
  • For former boxers, use [Nationality] former professional boxer instead of the nonsensical former [Nationality] professional boxer, as boxers are unlikely to be made stateless.

Nicknames

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Titles

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  • It is best practice to avoid the use of "current" for titleholders, per MOS:REALTIME. Where possible, try to use ... has held the IBF lightweight title since... rather than ... is the current IBF lightweight champion, although this becomes less feasible for unified titles won in different years.
  • For past title reigns, use year ranges except for the current year; for title reigns beginning or ending in the current year, use month ranges.
  • If a boxer has challenged for—but not won—a world, interim, European, British, or Commonwealth title, mention how many times and at which weight class.
  • If they have never won a world title but have defeated a significant number of past or future world champions, then that can be mentioned for notability.

Sanctioning body, weight class and championship formatting

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These are the formats used by the four main sanctioning bodies, The Ring magazine, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), and Wikipedia's own articles:

WBA [1] WBC [2] IBF [3] WBO [4] The Ring [5] TBRB [6] Wikipedia
heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight
cruiserweight cruiserweight cruiserweight junior heavyweight cruiserweight cruiserweight cruiserweight
light heavyweight light heavyweight light heavyweight light heavyweight light heavyweight light heavyweight light heavyweight
super middleweight super middleweight super middleweight super middleweight super middleweight super middleweight super middleweight
middleweight middleweight middleweight middleweight middleweight middleweight middleweight
super welterweight super welterweight junior middleweight junior middleweight junior middleweight junior middleweight light middleweight
welterweight welterweight welterweight welterweight welterweight welterweight welterweight
super lightweight super lightweight junior welterweight junior welterweight junior welterweight junior welterweight light welterweight
lightweight lightweight lightweight lightweight lightweight lightweight lightweight
super featherweight super featherweight junior lightweight junior lightweight junior lightweight junior lightweight super featherweight
featherweight featherweight featherweight featherweight featherweight featherweight featherweight
super bantamweight super bantamweight junior featherweight junior featherweight junior featherweight junior featherweight super bantamweight
bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight
super flyweight super flyweight junior bantamweight junior bantamweight junior bantamweight junior bantamweight super flyweight
flyweight flyweight flyweight flyweight flyweight flyweight flyweight
light flyweight light flyweight junior flyweight junior flyweight junior flyweight junior flyweight light flyweight
minimumweight strawweight mini flyweight mini flyweight strawweight strawweight mini flyweight
atomweight atomweight atomweight light minimumweight atomweight — atomweight

Weight classes

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  • For weight classes composed of two words, do not use hyphens if a boxer is based within anywhere in the world except the United Kingdom and Canada: light heavyweight.
    • If a boxer is based within the UK and Canada, two-word weight classes should be hyphenated: super-middleweight.
  • Weight classes are not proper nouns (see MOS:CAPS and MOS:TITLE), regardless of how the sanctioning bodies list them on their websites, therefore they must always be written in lower case: super welterweight, not Super Welterweight.
    • The same applies to the words "title", "champion[ship]", "world", "unified", "undisputed", and "interim"; use lower case only. For more on this usage, see MOS:JOBTITLES.
    • Exceptions include the in-house names of certain titles by sanctioning bodies: Continental, International, Inter-Continental, Silver, Super, Regular, Unified, Undisputed, Asia Pacific, Pan Pacific, Latino, Fedelatin, Junior, etc. The weight classes themselves must still be in lower case.
    • Lineal championships, and general use of the term "lineal", must be written in lower case and without italics: lineal, not Lineal.

Sanctioning bodies and their titles

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World title terminology
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If a boxer has won a title by only one sanctioning body in a weight class:

  • Check the comparison table above or the website of that sanctioning body to see which format they use, then reproduce it using lower case.
  • Therefore, use the sanctioning body-specific WBO junior heavyweight rather than WBO cruiserweight, as the redirect—junior heavyweight (boxing)—will point to the same article.
  • Likewise, use WBC super lightweight or IBF junior welterweight rather than light welterweight.

If a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies which use different formats for the same weight class:

  • Wikipedia's own neutral article names (which are in accordance with amateur boxing) should be invoked so as to avoid cruft and confusion: WBC and IBF light middleweight instead of WBC super welterweight and IBF junior middleweight. Uninformed readers may interpret the latter to mean two different weight classes.
    • Wherever necessary, entire articles should be retroactively edited to reflect this: if a boxer holding the WBA super lightweight title later wins the WBO junior welterweight title, both formats must be consolidated to light welterweight only, which is how Wikipedia's own article is named.

If a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies which share the same weight class format:

  • They can be used together: WBA and WBC super bantamweight or IBF, WBO, and The Ring magazine junior featherweight.

Other major or non-world level sanctioning bodies: IBO [7], EBU [8], BBBofC [9], CBC [10].

  • In the lead section and article body, most sanctioning bodies should be fully worded on the first mention: World Boxing Association (WBA). They can be abbreviated in tables and succession boxes.
    • Exceptions include European instead of European Boxing Union or EBU; British instead of British Boxing Board of Control or BBBofC; and Commonwealth instead of Commonwealth Boxing Council or CBC.
  • For the lead section, do not link to Wikipedia's lists of champions by sanctioning body: [[list of IBF world champions#Flyweight|IBF flyweight]]. This is because simplicity must be retained for any readers unaware of boxing terminology and individual title histories. The sanctioning body and weight class should instead be linked separately: [[International Boxing Federation]] (IBF) [[flyweight]].
  • To separate sanctioning bodies within prose or lists, use commas along with "and": WBA, WBC, and IBF. Not WBA, WBC & IBF or WBA/WBC/IBF.
  • When referring to a specific sanctioning body, use title instead of championship for brevity. Also avoid the overly verbose champion[ship] of the world.
  • Avoid using "world" after a sanctioning body: WBC world super featherweight title. This is redundant in that the WBA, WBC, and WBO already have "World" in their names, and they should be assumed to be world titles by default unless otherwise specified as regional titles.
  • For active former champions, use ... is a former... instead of ... the former...; boxers are a former champion within a title's ongoing history, one of many, not the only champion.
  • If a boxer has won a world (not interim) title in two weight classes, this can be expressed with a piped link: [[weight class (boxing)|world champion in two weight classes]].
    • For more than two weight classes, link to the articles for either triple, quadruple, quintuple, sextuple, septuple, or octuple champion to convey the significance: [[triple champion|world champion in three weight classes]] or He/she has [[quintuple champion|won world titles in five different weight classes]].
  • If a boxer holds world (not interim) titles by multiple sanctioning bodies, list them in the order of their establishment: WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO lightweight.
    • Interim titles (and their sanctioning bodies) should be listed after full world titles: IBF, WBO, and WBC interim middleweight.
    • IBO titles should be listed after interim titles, followed by any regional titles by the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO.
    • The Ring titles should be listed after all sanctioning bodies.
    • Undisputed titles should be listed after The Ring, followed by lineal titles.
    • Lastly comes European, British, then Commonwealth.
  • When listing previously held titles, start with the lightest weight class first: ... the WBC featherweight, IBF and WBO junior featherweight, and Ring magazine lightweight titles.
    • Disregard the above if listing the year ranges when titles were held: ... held the WBA cruiserweight title in 1999, and previously the WBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles from 2001 to 2004.
  • If a boxer holds two or more titles by the four main sanctioning bodies (not the IBO or Ring), include "unified" to convey the significance; ... the unified WBC and IBF mini flyweight titles.
Regional, interim titles and other usage
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  • For interim titles, pipe link using [[interim championship|interim]].
  • When invoking sanctioning bodies, use [sanctioning body] interim [weight class] instead of interim [sanctioning body] [weight class]: WBO interim lightweight title.
  • WP:SEAOFBLUE tends to be unavoidable with strings such as "WBC interim heavyweight title".
  • Affiliated regional organisations such as the NABA, USNBC, or NABO should be linked separately to the main organisation, with a dash (–): WBA–NABA, WBC–USBNC, WBO–NABO.
  • WBC "Silver" title:
[[WBC Silver]] – "WBC Silver"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#WBC Silver

  • WBC "Diamond" title:
[[WBC Diamond]] – "WBC Diamond"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#Diamond Championship

  • WBC "Emeritus" title:
[[WBC Emeritus]] – "WBC Emeritus"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#Championship

  • WBA "Super" and other titles:
[[WBA (Super)]] – "WBA (Super)"
[[WBA (Regular)]] – "WBA (Regular)"
[[WBA (Unified)]] – "WBA (Unified)"
[[WBA (Undisputed)]] – "WBA (Undisputed)"

... all redirect to World Boxing Association#Super titles

  • WBO "Super" title:
[[WBO Super champion]] – "WBO Super champion"

... redirects to World Boxing Organization#Super titles

Lineal championships
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There is no single canonical list of lineal champions. Do not include the lineal championship in lists of champions, record tables or succession boxes. Lineal champions are a point of view and should follow the neutral point of view policy:

Early life

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This section should outline a boxer's life prior to getting involved with the sport. Include the details of their childhood: place of birth, schools attended, sibling information or parents' occupation is optional. Trainers with whom they worked, as well as boxing gyms attended, should be included here. Recent details such as information on the fighter's other careers, their marriage(s), children, pets, etc. should go in the Life after boxing/Personal life section instead. All content must be reliably referenced.

Amateur career

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If a boxer fought as an amateur, list any highlights, notable opponents, and fight record if reliably sourced. Also describe any participation at such events as the World Amateur Boxing Championships, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, European Amateur Boxing Championships, Pan American Games, United States national amateur boxing championships, GB Amateur Boxing Championships, AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, etc.

Professional career

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Describe a boxer's journey from their debut professional fight to their most recent one. Feel free to express your creativity and ignore all rules if you wish.

If their early career did not have many highlights, skip to their first regional title fights if applicable. If they had a long streak of KO/TKO wins early on, mention that as a point of interest. World title fights should be expanded upon in as much detail as possible, so as to ensure notability. Make sure everything is fully and reliably referenced, and adhere to a neutral point of view at all times. When naming opponents, mention if they are a former world champion or have amateur credentials, but do not include their nationality unless a fight was particularly notable as being part of a domestic or country vs. country rivalry.

As with the lead section, if a boxer has won multiple titles in the same weight class, default to Wikipedia's neutral naming format: "On November 7, 2002, [Boxer] won the WBC and IBF light welterweight titles"; avoid using "super lightweight" or "junior welterweight" for the rest of the section. If a boxer's professional career spans many years and comprises an assortment of highlights, consider separating the prose into subsections such as "2005–2008: lightweight world champion" or "2009–2011: first defeats and brief retirement". If they participated in a fight which has its own article, link to it using {{main article}} immediately beneath the section heading.

Accolades such as Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year, or Upset of the Year should be included using piped links: [[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]].

Trainers, promoters, and managers may be mentioned in this section if they are particularly relevant to the boxer's career.

Life after boxing/Personal life

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If a boxer has led an eventful retirement, consider mentioning things such as:

  • Relationships or marriages
  • Community activities
  • Becoming a trainer themselves
  • Opening their own gym
  • Awards received
  • Health issues
  • Troubles with the law (must be reliably sourced to comply with biographies of living persons)

Professional boxing record

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All boxers should ideally have two tables displaying both their professional record and a collapsible summary. BoxRec is usually the best source for detailed information, but for some fights there are often missing elements such as total rounds; round-end times; reasons for an unusual ending such as a TD, DQ, or NC; or incorrect result types (KO instead of TKO, etc.) Such details can be verified using video footage if available. Although references are not needed within the table, be prepared to provide one if challenged on anything in particular, especially if it contradicts BoxRec.

A fight should not be added to the record until after it has been verified to have taken place; it is not intended to be a schedule of events. Professional boxing fights are subject to cancellation on the same day, even if widely confirmed by promoters, TV networks or via press conferences. Speculative or potential fights absolutely must not be added, per WP:CRYSTAL; they can instead be mentioned using prose in the Professional career section above.

Fight records can be time-consuming to create, therefore they are not essential if an article is only in its early stages, or if a boxer is not particularly notable. However, a complete fight record is necessary for good article or featured article status.

Until 2016, almost all record tables used {{s-start}}, but this was deemed to be not best practice in accordance with WP:ACCESS. A migration to wikitable is ongoing, and all project members are encouraged to be proactive in carrying it out.

Another parameter in need of removal from most record tables is font-size:95%, which does not adhere to MOS:FONTSIZE (third paragraph) due to the numerous instances of {{small}}. Therefore, whenever editors see this:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"


... it should be changed to this:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Example record table

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This is an example blank record with one empty fight slot and a summary box. Users who are new to editing are encouraged to experiment using their own sandbox in order to familiarise themselves with how it works. The fields can be modified or removed accordingly:

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==Professional boxing record==
{{Boxing record summary
|draws=<!-- Draws -->
|nc=<!-- No contests -->
|ko-wins=<!-- Knockout wins -->
|ko-losses=<!-- Knockout losses -->
|dec-wins=<!-- Decision wins -->
|dec-losses=<!-- Decision losses -->
|dq-wins=<!-- Disqualification wins -->
|dq-losses=<!-- Disqualification losses -->
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round(s), time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|<!-- Fight number in descending order -->
|<!-- Win, loss, draw, or no contest -->
|<!-- Boxer's post-fight record -->
|style="text-align:left;"|<!-- Name of opponent -->
|<!-- Result type -->
|<!-- Round number if stopped, total number of scheduled rounds, and time of stoppage if available -->
|<!-- Fight date -->
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|<!-- Location -->}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|<!-- Titles at stake; reasons for TD, DQ, or NC -->}}
|}

To add a single new fight slot, copy and paste the following: 

|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|

... and place it immediately below !Notes

Below is an exhaustive example of a fictional record table, together with a summary box, with many different scenarios:

27 fights 18 wins 4 losses
By knockout 8 2
By decision 8 2
By disqualification 2 0
Draws 2
No contests 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round(s), time Date Location Notes
26 Loss 18–4–2 (2) Opponent KO 1 (12), 3:00 Nov 21, 2019 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Lost WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Originally DQ win for Boxer, later ruled KO win for Opponent after an incorrect referee call
25 Win 18–3–2 (2) Opponent DQ 9 (12), 1:33 Jul 4, 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Opponent disqualified for repeated low blows
24 Win 17–3–2 (2) Opponent UD 12 Dec 19, 2018 Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBC and IBO light heavyweight titles;
Won vacant WBA (Super) light heavyweight title
23 Win 16–3–2 (2) Opponent UD 12 Sep 10, 2018 Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR Won WBC and IBO light heavyweight titles
22 Win 15–3–2 (2) Opponent KO 9 (12), 1:29 Jun 4, 2018 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
21 Loss 14–3–2 (2) Opponent UD 8 Apr 29, 2018 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
20 Win 14–2–2 (2) Opponent SD 10 Jan 9, 2018 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Won NABF, NABA, inaugural SBF, and vacant NABO light heavyweight titles
19 NC 13–2–2 (2) Opponent NC 3 (12), 2:13 Nov 4, 2017 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles at stake;
Both boxers cut from an accidental head clash
18 Win 13–2–2 (1) Opponent RTD 6 (12), 3:00 Aug 30, 2017 Wembley Stadium, London, England Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
17 Win 12–2–2 (1) Opponent UD 12 Jun 2, 2017 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. Retained IBO super middleweight title;
Won WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant The Ring super middleweight titles
16 Win 11–2–2 (1) Opponent KO 11 (12), 0:15 Apr 14, 2017 Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa Retained IBO and WBC Silver super middleweight titles;
Won WBO interim super middleweight title
15 Win 10–2–2 (1) Opponent RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Dec 27, 2016 The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Won IBO and WBC Silver super middleweight titles
14 Win 9–2–2 (1) Opponent TD 6 (10), 3:00 Sep 30, 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Unanimous TD: Opponent cut from an accidental head clash
13 Win 8–2–2 (1) Opponent UD 12 Jun 21, 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Won IBA, IBC, and vacant WBA International super middleweight titles
12 Win 7–2–2 (1) Opponent KO 1, 0:32 Mar 10, 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
11 Draw 6–2–2 (1) Opponent TD 6 (8), 3:00 Nov 27, 2015 Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Split TD: Boxer sustained eye swelling from an accidental head clash
10 Loss 6–2–1 (1) Opponent TKO 12 (12), 2:58 Oct 7, 2014 Liverpool Arena, England For IBF super middleweight title
9 Win 6–1–1 (1) Opponent TKO 2 (12), 2:45 Sep 14, 2013 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Retained The Ring middleweight title
8 Win 5–1–1 (1) Opponent DQ 10 (12), 3:00 Aug 23, 2012 Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia Retained The Ring middleweight title
Opponent disqualified for hitting after the bell
7 Win 4–1–1 (1) Opponent SD 12 Jul 19, 2011 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia Won The Ring middleweight title
6 NC 3–1–1 (1) Opponent NC 7 (12), 1:24 Jun 2, 2010 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. WBC super welterweight title at stake;
Originally TKO win for Opponent, later ruled NC after they failed a drug test
5 Win 3–1–1 Opponent MD 8 May 11, 2009 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
4 Loss 2–1–1 Opponent UD 12 Apr 15, 2008 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost WBA (Super) welterweight title;
For WBO welterweight title
3 Draw 2–0–1 Opponent MD 12 Mar 17, 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Retained WBA (Regular) welterweight title
2 Win 2–0 Opponent TKO 2 (12), 2:45 Jan 2, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title
1 Win 1–0 Opponent PTS 4 Feb 1, 2005 Wembley Arena, London, England

Usage

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  • For the first table, use {{Boxing record summary}} and input the various statistics which apply. Similarly to the infobox, leave any non-applicable fields blank instead of including a "0", or remove the fields entirely if the boxer has retired.
  • All links in the Location and Notes columns should begin from the bottom of the table, and only linked on the first instance without repeating. For more, see WP:OVERLINK.
    • Names in the Opponent column, in the case of rematches, are the only element which may be linked repeatedly.
  • Location and Notes should use the {{small}} template, as they contain the largest amount of text compared to the other columns.
No.
  • A boxer's total number of fights, in descending order (most recent on top).
Result
  • Use one of five different outcomes:
    • Win – |{{yes2}}Win
    • Loss – |{{no2}}Loss
    • Draw – |{{draw}}Draw
    • No contest – |style="background:#DDD"|NC
    • Newspaper decision or draw – |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Win, |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Loss, or |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Draw
Record
  • List a boxer's post-fight record, using a format of wins–losses–draws (no contests in brackets and small text), separated by unspaced en dashes (–).
  • When no contests apply, use {{nowrap}}: {{nowrap|29–3–1 {{small|(2)}}}}
  • For newspaper decisions or draws, use {{N/A}}, as they do not count towards their official record.
Opponent
  • Per this RfC, no flag icons should be included in professional boxing record tables.
  • Wiki-link only if an article exists; no red linking unless an article is guaranteed to be made soon.
Type
Round(s), time
  • Round in which the fight ended; followed by the total number of scheduled rounds in brackets, if available; and the exact time of stoppage (time elapsed, not remaining) if available, using M:SS in small text and brackets. Do not use line breaks.
  • For decisions or draws which reached the full distance, the total rounds in brackets is redundant and should not be included.
Date
  • For most boxers, use either MDY or DMY formats (three-letter months: Jan 1, 2016 or 1 Jan 2016), or YYYY-MM-DD for Japanese boxers (e.g., 2016-01-01), per MOS:DATEFORMAT. Dashes (–) or forward slashes (/) should not be used.
  • If there is a separate article for the fight, or if a boxer fought on the undercard of an event which has an article, use a piped link: [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao|May 2, 2015]].
Location
  • The abovementioned RfC regarding flag icons also applies here; they should not be included.
  • The order should be: venue, city/town/commune/municipality, state/province (U.S. and Canada only), and country; all separated by commas.
  • If the venue is not known, listing only the city—or at a bare minimum, country—is acceptable.
  • The unsponsored name of the venue should be primarily used where one exists and not the sponsored name at the time as per common name rules. If a venue does not have a common unsponsored name and/or the sponsored name (where there is no common unsponsored name) has since changed, use the name by which it was known at the time of the fight. There is usually no need to pipe link the current name, as Wikipedia's own redirect will usually handle it, or one can be manually created.
  • In general, if the article for a venue contains the city or state name in the title, use a pipe link to avoid redundancy: [[Liverpool Arena]], England or [[Connecticut Convention Center|Convention Center]], Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. or [[Ice Arena Wales|Ice Arena]], Cardiff, Wales.
    • For arenas with the city name forming the first part of the article title, a pipe is not necessary: Bolton Arena or Boston Garden.
  • If possible, avoid describing the venue too broadly, such as a larger casino complex in which an arena is located. If there is an article for an arena within a venue, use that:
    • MGM Grand Garden Arena, not MGM Grand Las Vegas
    • The Joint, not Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
    • Mohegan Sun Arena, not Mohegan Sun
    • The O2 Arena, not The O2
  • Several casino venues in Atlantic City are too broadly described by BoxRec, when they actually took place in arenas or halls. All of the following will correctly link or redirect to the corresponding articles:
  • Many venues in Las Vegas are not actually in the city of Las Vegas proper, but rather within unincorporated towns in Nevada state. Therefore, check to see if a venue is in Paradise, Nevada; Winchester, Nevada; North Las Vegas, Nevada; Henderson, Nevada; or indeed Las Vegas itself. The broader Las Vegas Valley should not be used, as that is a metropolitan area.
  • Do not include neighbourhoods, boroughs, or suburbs of a city (sometimes acceptable). Wherever possible, also avoid districts, regions, counties, departments, reservations, or metropolitan areas:
    • London, England, not Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
    • New York City, New York, US, not Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
    • Ledyard, Connecticut, not Mashantucket, Connectictut
    • Montville, Connecticut, not Uncasville, Connecticut
      • For some U.S. states this will vary greatly, particularly hamlets and towns of New York. In the absence of a city designator, the next highest should be a town.
  • Wiki-link everything if possible, except for country, on the first instance only.
    • If a city name also contains the country name, pipe link only the city: [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico
  • Use U.S. or US for the United States, depending on where a boxer is from, but not USA; per MOS:US.
  • Use England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland as the top-level country suffix for the UK. "England, UK" is redundant, and is not equivalent to states within the U.S.; unlike UK countries, U.S. states are not represented at international sporting competitions.
  • If a fight took place in a now-former country such as East and West Germany, the Soviet Union, or former colonies in Africa, use the name by which it was known at the time.
Notes
  • This field is for listing details such as titles at stake; why a fight was ruled a no contest, technical decision, or disqualification; and if a fight was part of a notable tournament.
  • Use the following terminology for title scenarios:
    • "Won..." – boxer gained title(s).
    • "Retained..." – boxer successfully defended title(s).
    • "Lost..." – boxer lost their title(s).
    • "... was/were at stake" – title(s) were on the line, but an NC rendered the result null and void.
  • In most cases the contents of this column are sentence fragments, so there should be no periods in accordance with WP:BULLET. Semicolons should be used if line breaks (<br> or <br />) are present.
  • Weight classes, as well as the word "title", are not proper nouns, so they must not be capitalised.
  • Depending on the sanctioning body, and in the case of a world title, use a detailed link to point to the history of that particular title on the first instance only:

[[List of WBO world champions#Heavyweight|WBO heavyweight title]]

WBO heavyweight title

[[List of WBC female world champions#Flyweight|WBC female flyweight title]]

WBC female flyweight title

  • For minor sanctioning bodies without a direct link to their title histories (see list of boxing organisations), or if the title is only a regional one by a major sanctioning body, split the links individually between sanctioning body and weight class:

[[International Boxing Association (professional)|IBA]] [[featherweight]] title

IBA featherweight title

[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Inter-Continental [[bantamweight]] title

WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title

  • Separate multiple titles using commas together with the word and, not an ampersand (&) or slash (/):

Lost [[list of European Boxing Union lightweight champions|European]], [[list of British lightweight boxing champions|British]], and [[list of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Lightweight|Commonwealth lightweight titles]]

Lost European, British, and Commonwealth lightweight titles

  • If multiple titles are on the line, but with each boxer defending different ones, use line breaks with semicolons to list a boxer's own title first, followed by the opponent's title:

Retained [[list of WBC world champions#Light heavyweight|WBC]] and [[list of IBF world champions#Light heavyweight|IBF light heavyweight titles]];<br>Won [[list of The Ring world champions#Light heavyweight|''The Ring'' light heavyweight title]]

Retained WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles;
Won The Ring light heavyweight title

  • As with the lead and Professional career sections, if a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies in the same weight class but which use different formats, use Wikipedia's own naming format instead of two different ones:

Retained [[list of WBA world champions#Super lightweight|WBA]] and [[list of WBO world champions#Junior welterweight|WBO light welterweight titles]]

Retained WBA and WBO light welterweight titles

  • If any titles were vacant, list the non-vacant ones first; anything after "vacant" will be all-encompassing:

Won [[list of WBA world champions#Heavyweight|WBA (Regular)]], [[list of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC]], vacant [[list of IBF world champions#Heavyweight|IBF]] and [[list of WBO world champions#Heavyweight|WBO heavyweight titles]]

Won WBA (Regular), WBC, vacant IBF and WBO heavyweight titles

  • After any titles, include a note if a fight took place as part of a TV network tournament:

[[Prizefighter series#Prizefighter 29: The International Heavyweights III|Prizefighter 29: heavyweight quarter-final]]

Prizefighter 29: heavyweight quarter-final

  • Replace any unused instances of |style="text-align:left;"| with |
  • Exceptional fight-ending circumstances such as disqualifications, a boxer unable to continue after falling out of the ring (due to illegal punches or a push), or cuts from head clashes should be included using the abbreviated outcomes:
    • "Unanimous TD: Boxer cut from an accidental head clash"
    • "Majority TD: Opponent unable to continue from a knee injury"
    • "Split TD: both boxers unable to continue from an accidental head clash"
    • "Boxer disqualified for repeated holding"
    • "Opponent disqualified for an intentional low blow"
      • This also applies to no contests in which the result was later changed: Originally points TD win for Boxer #1, later ruled NC after they failed a drug test, or Originally SD, later ruled UD after an incorrect judge's scorecard
      • If a boxer is knocked out of the ring from legal punches, then that is still a TKO or KO under normal rules and does not need to be expanded upon.
      • Normal stoppages (TKO or RTD) from cuts or injuries should not be mentioned; only if a TD occurs.

Other things not to include

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  • "Professional debut" is redundant due to the fight number column, and should only be included if the date of a boxer's debut is disputed; e.g., Buster Douglas.
  • Routine in-fight details such as knockdowns, point deductions, or scorecards.
  • Title eliminators; most fights are for some kind of sanctioning body ranking, and eliminators do not always mean a guaranteed title opportunity.
  • Honorary or non-transferable titles such as WBC Diamond, WBC Emeritus, WBC Franchise, WBO Super, Lonsdale Belt, and other similar commemorative belts which are not world or regional championships.
  • Listing undisputed titles is redundant, since the inclusion of the appropriate sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO after 2006) already covers it. Undisputed titles can, however, be listed in the succession box at the bottom of the article.
  • Post-fight awards by The Ring, BWAA, ESPN, or other outlets; they are too numerous and also belong in the succession box.
  • Details surrounding pre- or post-fight circumstances including catchweights, vacating, or being stripped; they are better served in the article body.
  • Miscellaneous trivia such as "tied the record for...", "first twelve-rounder", "first bout on network TV", "first bout at [weight class]...", or other "firsts"; best explained in the article body.
  • Extra rows for retirements, suspensions or other periods of inactivity; example.

References

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Articles should be as thoroughly referenced as possible. The list of references can be automatically included in this section by including {{reflist}} below the section heading.

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  • Include a link to a boxer's official website or a profile on their promoter's site (but not both, per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL) if one exists. The {{official website}} template and a bullet can be used: *{{Official website|Insert URL here}}.
  • Below this, include the {{boxrec}} template if it has not already been used as a reference: *{{Boxrec|id=Insert unique ID number here}}.
  • Anything else of interest which has not been used as a reference, such as interviews, articles, or video links (used sparingly, per WP:FANCRUFT) can also be included.
  • Further below this section, various navigational boxes can be added from Category:Boxing navigational boxes.

Titles in boxing

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In addition to the record table, a highly detailed summary of titles won by a boxer can be displayed using {{s-start}}. Below is an intricate example of how the parameters can be arranged for different scenarios such as a boxer winning, losing, vacating, being stripped of, or awarded a title(s). Ideally, with enough effort, every single title won—both regional and minor/major world level—should be included.

  • Non-world titles should be listed under the heading of Regional boxing titles; e.g., International, Inter-Continental, Continental (Europe, Americas, etc.), Silver, European, British (including Areas), Commonwealth, and others similar.
  • It can be very difficult, if not impossible, to determine the dates when certain titles were vacated. Therefore, examine a title's individual history using BoxRec's search function, check if it matches up with a boxer's record (e.g., when they no longer defended the title, competed at that weight, or the date when the next boxer held it), and select a month and/or year that appears logical.
  • The rankings history search functions on the WBA website can be useful in determining when a boxer held any variation of "Super"/"Regular" titles.
  • If a boxer has only won world titles by the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring, or undisputed titles, the section should only be named World boxing titles.
    • If they have won IBO, IBA, WBU, or other lower-level titles which are not regional, split the sections to Minor world boxing titles and Major world boxing titles where applicable.
  • Each section—Regional, Minor, Major, and Honorary—should display titles in chronological order of when they were won.
    • If multiple major world titles are won in the same fight, use this order of hierarchy: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring, undisputed.
    • Different titles should not be stacked in a single slot using line breaks. Use individual slots even if the succession on either side is the same.
  • Some regional titles and weight classes can result in unwieldy strings, so use line breaks where appropriate: WBC Inter-Continental<br>super middleweight champion
  • The weight class and sanctioning body format from the lead, Professional career and Professional boxing record sections also apply here: if a boxer has held any combination of differently named titles in the same weight class, use Wikipedia's own neutral name instead of mixing together two formats.
  • If a boxer won a title but the result was later overturned via no contest (NC), then it should not be listed at all. However, if an NC is subsequently overturned, include that title.
  • If a boxer was stripped of a title under legitimate circumstances (not an NC), use Stripped after the date range, with a line break. To ensure brevity, no explanation is needed for why they lost their title; whether it was on the scales, or they were stripped by the sanctioning body for whatever reason.
    • If a title becomes vacant due to the winning boxer refusing to pay sanctioning fees, this does need to be explained with a pipe: Vacant after loss to [[Opponent's Full Article Name|Opponent]].
  • When copying the template below, replace {{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sports}} }} with:

{{s-start}}
{{s-sports}}

Example succession box

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Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Boxer 		ABA light-welterweight champion
2000 		Next:
Boxer
Previous:
Boxer 		ABA lightweight champion
2002 		Next:
Boxer
Previous:
Boxer 		ABA lightweight champion
2004, 2005
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		Southern Area featherweight champion
1 January 2006 – 27 March 2006
Won British title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Preceded by
Opponent
 British featherweight champion
27 March 2006 – 2 July 2006
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		Commonwealth
featherweight champion
9 August 2006 – 12 December 2006 		Succeeded by
Opponent
Preceded by
Opponent
 European featherweight champion
13 February 2007 – November 2007
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
WBA International
featherweight champion
13 February 2007 – August 2007
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
New title WBC Silver featherweight champion
15 June 2007 – June 2008
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		WBO Inter-Continental
featherweight champion
15 June 2007 – 29 May 2008
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		WBF (Federation)
featherweight champion
3 August 2005 – 1 October 2005 		Succeeded by
Opponent
Preceded by
Opponent
 WBF (Foundation)
featherweight champion
5 November 2005 – 9 January 2006
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Preceded by
Opponent
 WBU featherweight champion
26 March 2006 – 1 August 2006
Vacated
Preceded by
Opponent
 IBO lightweight champion
4 November 2011 – 11 July 2012
Vacant after loss to Opponent 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Preceded by
Opponent
 IBA welterweight champion
1 March 2015 – present 		Incumbent
IBC welterweight champion
1 March 2015 – present
Inaugural champion SBF light-middleweight champion
17 November 2018 – April 2019
Vacated 		Title discontinued
Major world boxing titles
New title WBO junior-featherweight champion
Interim title
1 June 2008 – 1 December 2008
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Boxer
Preceded by
Opponent
 WBA featherweight champion
Regular title
2 March 2009 – 2 June 2010 		Succeeded by
Opponent
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		WBC super-featherweight champion
3 December 2010 – 3 June 2011
Status changed 		Succeeded by
Boxer
Preceded by
Opponent
 IBF lightweight champion
4 November 2011 – 4 May 2012
Stripped 		Succeeded by
Boxer
awarded title
Preceded by
Opponent
 The Ring light-welterweight champion
28 January 2013 – 4 August 2013 		Succeeded by
Opponent
New title WBA welterweight champion
Undisputed title
13 March 2014 – present
Super title until 17 April 2015 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Opponent
 WBC welterweight champion
13 March 2014 – present
IBF welterweight champion
13 March 2014 – present
Preceded by
Opponent
 WBO welterweight champion
21 September 2014 – present
Vacant
Title last held by
Boxer 		Undisputed welterweight champion
21 September 2014 – present
Preceded by
Opponent
 The Ring welterweight champion
1 March 2015 – present
Awards
Previous:
Boxer 		The Ring Prospect of the Year
2007 		Next:
Boxer
Previous:
Boxer
KO6 Opponent 		The Ring Upset of the Year
SD12 vs. Opponent
2008 		Next:
Boxer
DQ9 Opponent
Previous:
Boxer 		The Ring Fighter of the Year
2009 		Next:
Boxer
Previous:
Boxer 		BWAA Fighter of the Year
2009
ESPN Fighter of the Year
2009 		Next:
Boxer
Previous:
Boxer vs.
Opponent 		The Ring Fight of the Year
vs. Opponent
2009 		Next:
Boxer vs.
Opponent
BWAA Fight of the Year
vs. Opponent
2009
Previous:
Boxer vs.
Opponent
Round 7 		The Ring Round of the Year
vs. Opponent
Round 12
2009 		Next:
Boxer vs.
Opponent
Round 2
Previous:
Boxer
KO8 Opponent 		The Ring Knockout of the Year
KO1 Opponent
2015 		Next:
Boxer
TKO2 Opponent
ESPN Knockout of the Year
KO1 vs. Opponent
2015 		Next:
Boxer
KO4 Opponent
Previous:
Boxer 		PBC Fighter of the Year
2017 		Incumbent
Previous:
Boxer 		HBO Fighter of the Year
2017
Previous:
Boxer 		The Ring Comeback of the Year
2017
Achievements
Preceded by
Boxer
 The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer
17 November 2014 – 22 December 2016 		Succeeded by
Boxer
Preceded by
Boxer
 BWAA pound for pound #1 boxer
15 March 2019 – present 		Incumbent
ESPN pound for pound #1 boxer
15 March 2019 – present
Records
Previous:
Boxer 		Youngest undisputed
welterweight champion
21 September 2014 – present 		Incumbent
Previous:
Boxer 		Fastest knockout in a
world title fight
9 seconds
18 December 2017 – present

Categories

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Add categories as appropriate, and select the correct nationality from Category:Boxers by nationality.

Mandatory categories:

  • [[Category:insert year births]]
  • [[Category:insert year deaths]] – if applicable
  • [[Category:Living people]] – remove if applicable

Other categories that may be included:

  • [[Category:(insert country) male boxers]]
  • [[Category:(insert country) women boxers]]
  • [[Category:People from insert city]]
  • [[Category:Sportspeople from (insert city, town or state)]]
  • [[Category:Boxers from (insert city, town or state)]]
  • [[Category:(insert weight class) boxers]] – include amateur weights
  • [[Category:World (insert weight class) boxing champions]] – remove the above category if including this one
  • [[Category:World Boxing Association champions]]
  • [[Category:World Boxing Council champions]]
  • [[Category:International Boxing Federation champions]]
  • [[Category:World Boxing Organization champions]]
  • [[Category:International Boxing Organization champions]]
  • [[Category:The Ring champions]]
  • [[Category:African Boxing Union champions]]
  • [[Category:European Boxing Union champions]]
  • [[Category:British Boxing Board of Control champions]]
  • [[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council champions]]
  • [[Category:Undefeated world boxing champions]] – only for retired boxers
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