A septuple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in seven different categories of weight.
There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award championships. The "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are always included. They are arranged in order of foundation:
The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine that was founded in 1922, has its own version of lineal championship and began awarding championship belts in 1922. The Lineal Champion is also known as the true champion of the division. The Ring Champion holds the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s but began again in 2002.
In 2002, The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy. It echoed many critics' arguments that the sanctioning bodies in charge of boxing championships had undermined the sport by pitting undeserving contenders against undeserving "champions", and forcing the boxing public to see mismatches for so-called "world championships". The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy that is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class." The Ring claims to be more authoritative and open than the sanctioning bodies' rankings, with a page devoted to full explanations for ranking changes. A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies. Furthermore, a fighter cannot be stripped of the title unless he loses, decides to move to a different weight division, or retires.
There are currently only two ways that a boxer can win The Ring's title: defeat the reigning champion; or win a box-off between the magazine's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated). A vacant Ring championship is filled when the number-one contender in a weight-division battles the number-two contender or the number-three contender (in cases where The Ring determines that the number-two and number-three contenders are close in abilities and records).
The Ring's championship policy has gained the acceptance of television outlets in North America such as ESPN and, to an extent, HBO; it has also been mentioned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.
Lineal, the lineal championship awarded to the boxers who earned their lineal status anywhere between the 1990s to 2002, when The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions.
The minor sanctioning bodies are sometimes included. They are: International Boxing Organization (IBO), International Boxing Association (IBA), International Boxing Council (IBC), International Boxing Board (IBB), International Boxing League (IBL), International Boxing Union (IBU), Global Boxing Association (GBA), Global Boxing Council (GBC), Global Boxing Federation GBF, Global Boxing Organization (GBO), Global Boxing Union (GBU), National Boxing Association (NBA), Transcontinental World Boxing Association (TWBA), Universal Boxing Association (UBA), Universal Boxing Council (UBC), Universal Boxing Federation (UBF), Universal Boxing Organization (UBO), UNIBOX UNIBOX, United States Boxing Council (USBC), World Athletic Association (WAA), World Boxing Board (WBB), World Boxing Championship Committee (WBCC), World Boxing Empire (WBE), World Boxing Foundation (WBF), World Boxing Institute (WBI), World Boxing League (WBL), World Boxing Network (WBN), World Boxing Union (WBU), World Cup of Boxing (WCOB), World Junior Boxing Federation (WJBF), World Tournament Boxing Federation (WTBF) and the World United Boxing Association (WUBA).
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The following are the lists of boxers who have won seven different titles in seven unprecedentedly different categories of weight.
This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major sanctioning bodies and The Ring.
Manny Pacquiao is the first boxer in history to win world titles in seven different weight divisions. Pacquiao won his first belt at 112 pounds, then he captured the crown in 122 pounds, later he won the title in 126 pounds, he got the belt at 130 pounds, the title in 135 pounds, moved up to win the crown in 140 pounds and he finally won the 147 world title. On November 13, 2010, Pacquiao won his eighth boxing championship by defeating Antonio Margarito, making him the only professional boxer in history to win eight titles in different weight classes.[1][2]
| World Titles from The Ring/Lineal |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manny Pacquiao[3] |
WBC Flyweight (112) | 1998-12-04 | Chatchai Sasakul | KO 8/12 | 1 |
| Lineal Flyweight (112) | 1 | |||||
| IBF Super bantamweight (122) | 2001-06-23 | Lehlohonolo Ledwaba | TKO 6/12 | 4 | ||
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 2003-11-15 | Marco Antonio Barrera | TKO 11/12 | 2 | ||
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 2008-03-15 | Juan Manuel Márquez | SD 12/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Junior lightweight (130) | 0 | |||||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2008-06-28 | David Díaz | TKO 9/12 | 0 | ||
| The Ring Junior welterweight (140) | 2009-05-02 | Ricky Hatton | KO 2/12 | 0 | ||
| WBO Welterweight (147) | 2009-11-14 | Miguel Ángel Cotto | TKO 12/12 | 3 |
(1) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154
This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major or minor sanctioning bodies.
The first column of the extreme left (Major titles only) refers to championships won from only major boxing entities such the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring.
The second column of the extreme left (minor and major titles) refers to any championships won from professional 'minor' boxing associations that are not yet well respected by the general boxing fan or public at 'world' level.
Héctor Camacho is the first boxer to win seven titles in this category. His 147 Welterweight, 160 Middleweight, 154 Light Middleweight and 168 Super Middleweight belts are from 'minor' boxing entities. His 168 Super Middleweight title came from National Boxing Association (NBA) that was established in 1984 and is not to be confused with the original National Boxing Association that was established in 1921 and changed its name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962.
| World Titles from Minor Sanctioning Bodies |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Titles Only | Major and Minor Titles | ||||||
| N/A | 1 | Héctor Camacho[4] | WBC Super Featherweight (130) | 1983-08-07 | Rafael Limón | TKO 5/12 | 2 |
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 1985-08-10 | José Luis Ramírez | UD 12/12 | 2 | |||
| WBA Light welterweight (140) | 1989-03-06 | Ray Mancini | SD 12/12 | 2 | |||
| IBC Welterweight (147) | 1995-01-14 | Todd Foster | TKO 4/12 | ? | |||
| IBC Middleweight (160) | 1996-06-22 | Roberto Durán | UD 12/12 | ? | |||
| IBC Light middleweight (154) | 1998-08-11 | Tony Menefee | UD 12/12 | ? | |||
| NBA Super middleweight (168) | 2001-07-14 | Roberto Durán | UD 12/12 | ? | |||
| 1 | 2 | Manny Pacquiao |
WBC Flyweight (112) | 1998-12-04 | Chatchai Sasakul | KO 8/12 | 1 |
| Lineal Flyweight (112) | 1 | ||||||
| IBF Super bantamweight (122) | 2001-06-23 | Lehlohonolo Ledwaba | TKO 6/12 | 4 | |||
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 2003-11-15 | Marco Antonio Barrera | TKO 11/12 | 2 | |||
| WBC Super featherweight (130) | 2008-03-15 | Juan Manuel Márquez | SD 12/12 | 0 | |||
| The Ring Junior lightweight (130) | 0 | ||||||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2008-06-28 | David Díaz | TKO 9/12 | 0 | |||
| The Ring Junior welterweight (140) | 2009-05-02 | Ricky Hatton | KO 2/12 | 0 | |||
| IBO Junior welterweight (140) | 0 | ||||||
| WBO Welterweight (147) | 2009-11-14 | Miguel Ángel Cotto | TKO 12/12 | 3 | |||
(N/A)(2) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 160, 154 & 168
(1)(2) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154
Some fighters of this group or club were not sastified to win just the incredible milestone of championships in seven different weight divisions but to reach immortality in eight other different divisions or categories. At present, only one boxer in history has ever achieved to become Octuple Champion or a boxer who has won different titles in eight different categories of weight. Manny Pacquiao won his November 13, 2010 bout against Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC World Super Welterweight Title, and became the first ever Octuple Champion in history of boxing.
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