In Mexico,
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in
professional boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse bid, purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regula ...
. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accredited in all of the current boxing divisions.
Boxing in Mexico
Boxing is a particular means of demonstrating rivalry not only between fans of individual boxers, but also between native-born Mexicans, between Mexicans and people of other nations, and between the populations of various Mexican regions.
List of world champions
*Note: This list does not include Mexican women world boxing champions such as
Jackie Nava
Jacqueline Nava Mouett (born April 11, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA female bantamweight title in 2005; the WBC female super bantamweight title twice between 2 ...
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* Major Organization
* Undisputed World Championship
* Lineal World Championship
''indicates foreigner-born boxer that represents Mexico due to parent's nationality, residence or other circumstances.''
''indicates foreign boxer of Mexican heritage that doesn't represent Mexico.''
''indicates Mexican-born boxer that represents another nation.''
Current titleholders
See also
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Sport in Mexico
The most popular sport in Mexico currently is association football followed by boxing. However, there are regional variations: for example, baseball is the most popular sport in the northwest and the southeast of the country. Basketball, Americ ...
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List of current boxing rankings
This is a list of current professional boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings by each one of the sport's four major sanctioning bodies, as well as other well-regarded sites and entities.
Overview
As professional boxing has four maj ...
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List of current world boxing champions
This is a list of current world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Box ...
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List of boxing triple champions
In boxing, a triple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in three weight classes. For most of the 20th century it was a remarkable and rare achievement accomplished by only a handful of fighters. Beginning in the 1970s, triple champions hav ...
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List of boxing quadruple champions
A quadruple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in four different categories of weight.
Recognition Major sanctioning bodies
There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award champions ...
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List of boxing quintuple champions
A quintuple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in five different categories of weight.
Recognition Major sanctioning bodies
These "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are considered "major" enough to award championships. They are ...
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List of boxing sextuple champions
A sextuple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in six different weight classes.
Recognition Major sanctioning bodies
There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award championships. Th ...
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List of WBA world champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
Boxers who won t ...
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List of WBC world champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight cla ...
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List of IBF world champions
This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has certified world champions in 17 diffe ...
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List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different wei ...
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List of The Ring world champions
Boxing magazine '' The Ring'' has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first ''Ring'' world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was aw ...
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List of undisputed world boxing champions
This is a list of undisputed champions in professional boxing. Eras that are not listed do not have any undisputed champions.
Championship recognition
Titles have been awarded by:
*New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920
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References
Footnotes
Notes
Men's titlists
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External links
Yahoo! Sports - BoxingInternational Boxing Hall of Fame
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