Fights for championship belts in boxing. Boxing belts. Physical features of the belt

Hello, friends. How many awards do you think there are in boxing? And what status does the WBC belt have?

First you need to figure out why it is called that, what its history and features are.

It is named after the organization that created it - the World Boxing Council (in English abbreviated as WBC). This Council has a huge list of all kinds of titles and belts in all weight classes. A main feature WBC boxing belt is that it is not subject to weight class criteria. And there is no strict need to protect it. This is a tribute to the best fighters.

The history of the WBC belt began in 2009. Then, in September, the WBC diamond belt appeared. This is a prestigious award, which was awarded to the winner of the historical fight. This fight pits two elite boxers against each other.

The decorations that make up this belt are as follows:

Almazov - 598.
Emeralds – 196.
Rubies - six in total
Other jewelry - 150.
Gold coating. Material sample – 750.

The total price of the regalia is $50 thousand.

Here is a photo of the WBC belt.

Holders

Manny Pacquiao was the first to win the WBC Diamond Belt. He became the best in the world in five different weight classes. On November 14, 2009 the battle took place. It consisted of 12 rounds. Cotto lost in it.

Subsequent WBC Diamond belt holders are as follows:

2011: Bernard Hopkins (light heavyweight) and Sergio Martinez (middleweight - SC).

2012: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (first SK). Nonito Donaire (lightweight class).

2014: Jean Pascal (light heavyweight).

2015: Sergey Kovalev (light heavyweight), Leo Santa Cruz (featherweight).

2016: Saul Alvarez (SC). Jorge Linares (light class).

As you can see, there is a Russian on this list.

Sergey Kovalev received the WBC diamond belt by defeating. The fight lasted 8 rounds. In the final round, thanks technical knockout The Russian boxer won. So he defended the world champion titles according to WBA, WBO and IBF.

Also worth mentioning is Adonis Stevenson. This Canadian light heavyweight received the WBC champion belt in 2015. He defeated his Australian opponent in 12 rounds. This fight turned out to be quite simple for the Canadian. He didn't spend much effort. He behaved carefully. Knocked down his opponent twice.

In the same year, he won in a similar style. And on November 23 of the same year, the belt was taken away from Adonis according to the Ring organization. The reason is that the fighter has not fought with opponents from the top five of the rating for two years.

Physical features of the belt

What is the WBC Diamond Belt? First of all, this is a prestigious award, a certificate the highest craftsmanship boxer And then it’s already a luxurious and expensive product.

The main color of the WBC championship belt is green. The WBC member flags are displayed around the circumference of his buckle. This is 161 countries. In the middle is the abbreviation of the name of the Council. Above it, between the depicted hemispheres, is a fighter. He lifted up right hand. It is surrounded by the flags of the first 12 members of the WBC. The words “World Champion” are also written here.

There are many jewels in the decoration of the belt: diamonds, emeralds, rubies. The product is also trimmed with gold of the highest standard. The craftsmen also arranged rhinestones from Swarovski here - 180 pieces. It turned out to be a very chic, even glamorous thing.

Who is pictured on the WBC belt? These are portraits of the first boxers who competed for this title. That is: Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.

The head of the WBC, Jose Sulaiman, said then that his organization would not take funds from these boxers. Although athletes usually pay when they participate in a title fight.

All designated belts have the same appearance. Weight class does not affect this aspect.

A little about the WBC organization itself

It has 9 regional branches, for example:

North American.
Oriental.
Pacific.
European.
African.

In 1983, this association decided on compromise measures. The number of rounds in fights was increased from 15 to 12. This measure was carried out for the safety of the athletes.

The list of recognized WBC winners includes legendary figures, for example: Muhammad Ali, Juan Laporta, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko.

The WBC also legalized women's boxing matches. Lucia Rijker and Christy Martin were recognized as candidates for world trophies.

Belt of lower rank

The diamond honorary item, which appeared in 2009, created its own resonance. And the Council decided to issue a lower rank award - the WBC silver belt.

The year of its appearance is 2010. Its first owner was revealed on April 16. It was played by Justin Savy and Cyril Thomas. The first one won.

WBC silver what is it? This is an award that replaces a temporary title. Its distinctive feature from its diamond counterpart is this: its owner does not receive the absolute title of “exempt champion”.

The significance of WBC silver can be assessed in different ways. On the one hand, this is also a prestigious title. On the other hand, this is just an intermediate rank.

And the Council recognizes both of these options.

International affairs

The designated “Silver” belt is a secondary award. There is also WBC international silver. These are titles of regional significance, but awarded under the auspices of the Council.

INTL: triumphant international championship.
COMM: British Union winner.
ORBF: Winner of the highest award in the Eastern and Pacific region.
EPBC: winner in the Eurasian Pacific region.
America: triumphant on the American continent.
CISBB: holder of a high title in the CIS and Slavic states.
EBU: Triumphant in Europe.
USBBC: National State Championship Winner (USA)
USNBC Silver: silver winner item 8.
INTL Silver: international winner with silver title.
BBB C: holder of the highest title in the British Union of Control
NABF: champion title in the North America zone
Latino: winner of the championship in Latin America.
ABU: title of the best boxer on the African continent.
Youth Interc: championship title at an international youth competition. On it, athletes have an age limit of 23 years 11 months.
South America: triumphant in the “South America” zone
Youth: world title winner youth championship. Age limit, as in paragraph 15.
Facarbox: the highest award in the Central America zone.
Asian: The highest award in the Asian Union.
Asian Continental: triumphant of the Asian continent.
Asian Silver: silver winner p.19
Baltic: winner of the highest title at the Baltic States Championship.
Baltic Silver: silver triumph p. 22
Cabofe: winner in the Caribbean.
Fecombox: The highest title in professional boxing in Mexico.
Francpphone: winner of the highest award of the Francophonie. This is a geographical area where one of the main languages is French. It includes 50 countries.
Mediterranean: triumphant in the Mediterranean zone
Hispano: the highest title in the championship of countries where the main language is Spanish.

In practice, not all designated points are direct divisions of the Council. That is, there is local government in the field of boxing. Over all the years of its fruitful work, the WBC has established its divisions in the following areas:

These are the above points with numbers: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14

Examples of fights for the international Silver belt

Vyacheslav Mirzoev (Russia) – Anthony Settoul (France). Date: June 3. The fight turned out to be very difficult and intense. Its organizers were the Southern Federal District, North Caucasian Federal District, the Department holding and Sky Boxing.

Number of rounds -10. Mirzoev turned out to be stronger and retained the international winner’s belt.

Mikhail Aloyan (Russia) – Hermogenes Costillo (Nicaragua). This is a fight in the lightest category. The fight took place on December 9, 2017 in Kemerovo. Aloyan won in 10 rounds.
Fedor Chudinov (Russia) – Ryan Ford (Canada). The location is the same. Chudinov needed 12 rounds to defeat his opponent on points.

There are many similar examples. The victorious matches of Russian boxers were indicated here.

Conclusion

The Diamond Belt, created in 2009, is the destiny of the world boxing elite. The silver analogue is one of the steps to it.

Which Russian boxer has championship belts

Denis Lebedev took another champion belt from Victor Ramirez and gave Match TV a reason to remember all the Russians with the most valuable piece of jewelry in boxing.

Sergey Kovalev

Titles: IBF, WBO and WBA (Super) light heavyweight (79.3 kg) weight.

29 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, 33 years old.

A week ago, Sergey Kovalev was officially the toughest boxer in the world, holding three belts at once in the most prestigious versions. But everything changed with Gennady Golovkin, who became the full WBC middleweight champion. However, Kovalev is right now considered the second boxer in the world, regardless of weight categories and he the only Russian who is in the top 10 of this ranking. Just so you understand, his neighbors in this ten-story building are Saul Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin and Keith Thurman. Vladimir Klitschko is only tenth.

Now Kovalev is planning his first fight in Russia in the last 5 years and the November war with Andre Ward for the title of the best boxer of our time. Become absolute champion peace is not given by the owner of the WBC belt, Adonis Stevenson, who skillfully avoids a fight with Kovalev.

Denis Lebedev

Titles: WBA (Super) and IBF in the cruiserweight (90.7 kg) weight.

29 wins, 2 losses, 36 years old.

Two full-fledged titles with clear claims to another unification fight are very strong for Denis. Imperial ambitions are determined not only by opportunities, but also by time - we can hear as much as we want about freshness and wonderful form, but Denis is 36 years old, which means a decline cannot be ruled out. Krzysztof Glowacki or Alexander Usyk – this is where the most tough fight in Denis's career. Knockout or Olympic champion at half-heavy speed – it’s a challenge. And I can’t get rid of thoughts about them, no matter how much Denis talks about rest at the press conference after the fight.

Eduard Troyanovsky

Titles: IBO and IBF in the junior welterweight (63.5 kg) weight.

24 wins, 0 losses, 35 years old.

Troyanovsky won two belts in two fights at 35 years old. Most likely, the Russian will carry out a mandatory defense and try to expand his collection of titles. In an ideal world, sometime in November, Eduard would meet the winner of the Crawford Postol fight, playing for 4 out of 5 titles at once.

Dmitry Bivol

Titles: WBA (interim) light heavyweight (79.3 kg) weight.

7 wins, 0 losses, 25 years.

The brightest avenue Russian boxing Here and now. In the seventh fight, Bivol literally fought for the world title, albeit a temporary one.

The sharp jump in the level of opposition could not help but have an impact - the Russian spent twelve rounds in the ring for the first time and won by unanimous decision. But such experience in a full fight with an opponent of the level of Felix Valera is much more important than ten fights on a bag diet.

David Avanesyan

Titles: WBA (interim) welterweight (66.7 kg) weight.

21 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, 27 years

That same story when one fight changes your life. In December 2014, Avanesyan spent ten rounds with a guy with a 22-16 record, and now in a week he will enter the ring with Shane Mosley. The line between “before” and “after” was Charlie Navarro. Avanesyan gave the best fight of his life, becoming only the third person who managed to stop the Venezuelan ahead of schedule. If he defeats Moseley, Avanesyan will meet the winner of the Thurman-Porter pair, and it will be a completely different level.

Not forget!

Grigory Drozd

Titles: WBC (on vacation) in the cruiserweight (90.7 kg) weight.

40 wins, 1 loss, 36 years old.

Due to injuries, Grigory had to defend his belt twice and was forced to renounce the title, receiving the title of world champion on vacation. May 23 will mark exactly one year and one day since the Russian’s last fight. After a well-calibrated victory over Wlodarczyk, it seemed that it would be Drozd who would go to unify the belts, but for now Lebedev is doing it, and Grigory is still able to return to the ring and defeat the winner of the fight between Makabu and Bellew. So far, Grigory feels confident in the commentator’s chair.

Fedor Chudinov

Titles: WBA (Super) in the second middle (76.2 kg) weight.

14 wins, 1 loss, 28 years old.

Having become the interim world champion in 2014, just a year later Chudinov confidently defeated veteran Felix Sturm at his own home, turning his belt into the most important one according to the WBA with the prefix “super”. Fedor's promoters decided to try their luck again by sending their boxer to German soil again. Chudinov’s gloves cracked already in the first round, Felix Sturm was too good for his age, but still hardly won. Unexpectedly, by a majority of the judges' votes, the local boxer received the title, and then even more unexpectedly failed a doping test. The fuss with the analyzes has dragged on for quite some time - but Fedor may well regain his belt and zero in the defeat column without entering the ring.

Umar Salamov

Titles: IBO light heavyweight (79.3 kg) weight.

16 wins, 0 losses, 21 years old.

Salamov won the IBO belt on May 21 in Moscow in a tough fight with Bob Ajisafe. The Briton was not very well known to the general public, but was well known to Tony Bellew, who went through all twelve rounds with his stubborn compatriot. Umar's track record also includes Thomas Adamek - almost the exact namesake of the famous Pole and a mandatory check of Russian prospects in the person of Joey Vegas, which ended with Salamov's victory in the second round.

Text: Bogdan Domansky

Photo: RIA Novosti/Vladimir Astapkovich; RIA Novosti/Maxim Bogodvid; globallookpress.com; "World of Boxing"; vk.com/u.salamov; facebook.com/david.avanesyan

WBA Championship Belt

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WBC Championship Belt

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IBF Championship Belt

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WBO championship belt

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WBC Championship Belt

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