World Boxing Council
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The World Boxing Council is one of the major international professional boxing organizations, known for sanctioning world championship bouts and establishing rules and rankings in the sport.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Boxing Council canonical | 28 |
| WBC heavyweight title | 2 |
| World Boxing Council champions | 2 |
| Consejo Mundial de Boxeo | 1 |
| World Boxing Council (WBC) | 1 |
| World Boxing Council championships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1370333 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Boxing Council Context triple: [World Featherweight Title, governingBodiesInclude, World Boxing Council]
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A.
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is one of the major international sanctioning bodies that organizes and regulates professional boxing world championship bouts across multiple weight divisions.
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B.
WBA
WBA is a professional English football club based in West Bromwich that competes in the English football league system and is traditionally known as West Bromwich Albion.
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C.
world boxing championships
The world boxing championships are elite international competitions where top professional boxers from around the globe compete for recognized world titles across multiple weight divisions.
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D.
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The International Boxing Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in Canastota, New York, dedicated to honoring the greatest boxers, trainers, and contributors in the sport’s history.
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E.
The Ring magazine
The Ring magazine is a long-running and influential boxing publication often referred to as "The Bible of Boxing," known for its rankings, championship titles, and in-depth coverage of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Boxing Council Target entity description: The World Boxing Council is one of the major international professional boxing organizations, known for sanctioning world championship bouts and establishing rules and rankings in the sport.
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A.
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is one of the major international sanctioning bodies that organizes and regulates professional boxing world championship bouts across multiple weight divisions.
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B.
WBA
WBA is a professional English football club based in West Bromwich that competes in the English football league system and is traditionally known as West Bromwich Albion.
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C.
world boxing championships
The world boxing championships are elite international competitions where top professional boxers from around the globe compete for recognized world titles across multiple weight divisions.
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D.
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The International Boxing Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in Canastota, New York, dedicated to honoring the greatest boxers, trainers, and contributors in the sport’s history.
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E.
The Ring magazine
The Ring magazine is a long-running and influential boxing publication often referred to as "The Bible of Boxing," known for its rankings, championship titles, and in-depth coverage of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing sanctioning body
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nonprofit organization ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | national boxing commissions ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional boxing ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | Mexico City ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | WBC ⓘ |
| hasMainRegulatoryRole |
safety standards in professional boxing
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title bout sanctioning ⓘ weight class definitions in boxing ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| hasRankingSystemFor |
professional female boxers
ⓘ
professional male boxers ⓘ |
| hasRegionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTitle |
international title
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silver title ⓘ world title ⓘ youth title ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mexico City ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| isAmong | four major boxing sanctioning bodies ⓘ |
| isMajorAlongWith |
International Boxing Federation
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World Boxing Association ⓘ World Boxing Organization ⓘ |
| motto | For the Good of Boxing ⓘ |
| notableTitle |
WBC World Heavyweight Championship
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linked to:
WBC heavyweight title
WBC World Lightweight Championship ⓘ
linked to:
WBC lightweight title
WBC World Middleweight Championship ⓘ
linked to:
WBC middleweight title
WBC World Welterweight Championship ⓘ
linked to:
WBC welterweight title
|
| purpose |
establishing boxing rules and regulations
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maintaining world rankings of professional boxers ⓘ sanctioning professional boxing world championship bouts ⓘ |
| regulates |
interim title fights
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regional title fights ⓘ world title fights ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sets |
anti-doping rules
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mandatory challenger rules ⓘ weight-in procedures ⓘ |
| shortName | WBC ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| usesChampionshipBeltColor | green ⓘ |
| website | https://wbcboxing.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Boxing Council Description of subject: The World Boxing Council is one of the major international professional boxing organizations, known for sanctioning world championship bouts and establishing rules and rankings in the sport.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: World Boxing Council
linked to: World Boxing Council
subject linked to:
world boxing championships
subject linked to:
José Luis Castillo (boxer)
linked to: World Boxing Council
subject linked to:
WBC
linked to: World Boxing Council
linked to: World Boxing Council
linked to: World Boxing Council
linked to: World Boxing Council