World Middleweight Championship

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boxing world championship sports title

The World Middleweight Championship is a premier professional boxing title contested by elite fighters in the middleweight division.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
World Middleweight Champion	4
World Middleweight Title	2
NBA World Middleweight Champion	1
NYSAAC World Middleweight Champion	1
World Middleweight Championship canonical	1
World Middleweight Championship reigns	1
lineal middleweight championship	1
world middleweight boxing champion	1
world middleweight championship	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7174839 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Middleweight Championship
Context triple: [Emile Griffith, wonTitle, World Middleweight Championship]

A. WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
B. WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
C. WBC middleweight title
The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
D. IBF middleweight title
The IBF middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for competitors in the middleweight division.
E. WBA light middleweight title
The WBA light middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Association for fighters competing in the light middleweight (super welterweight) division.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Middleweight Championship
Target entity description: The World Middleweight Championship is a premier professional boxing title contested by elite fighters in the middleweight division.

A. WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
B. WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
C. WBC middleweight title
The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
D. IBF middleweight title
The IBF middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation for competitors in the middleweight division.
E. WBA light middleweight title
The WBA light middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Association for fighters competing in the light middleweight (super welterweight) division.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boxing world championship ⓘ sports title ⓘ
canBeVacatedBy	failing to defend the title ⓘ moving to another weight class ⓘ retirement of the champion ⓘ
category	boxing championship ⓘ professional sports championship ⓘ
competitionLevel	elite ⓘ
division	middleweight ⓘ
hasGenderCategory	men's middleweight ⓘ
hasGoverningBody	International Boxing Federation ⓘ World Boxing Association ⓘ World Boxing Council ⓘ World Boxing Organization ⓘ
hasMatchType	title fight ⓘ
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy	corner retirement ⓘ disqualification ⓘ
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy	judges' decision ⓘ
hasOutcomeDeterminedBy	knockout ⓘ technical knockout ⓘ
hasRuleSet	Marquess of Queensberry Rules ⓘ linked to: Queensberry rules
hasStatus	prestigious ⓘ world-level ⓘ
hasWeightLimit	160 pounds ⓘ
hasWeightLimit	72.5 kilograms ⓘ
isAwardedFor	winning a world title bout ⓘ
isBroadcastOn	pay-per-view ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ television ⓘ
isContestedBy	professional boxers ⓘ
isContestedIn	boxing ring ⓘ
isFor	male boxers ⓘ professional boxing ⓘ
isPartOf	professional boxing world titles ⓘ
isRecognizedAs	major world title in middleweight boxing ⓘ
isSubjectTo	local athletic commission rules ⓘ sanctioning body regulations ⓘ
isWonBy	defeating the reigning champion ⓘ
notableSanctioningBodyAbbreviation	IBF ⓘ WBA ⓘ linked to: World Boxing Association WBC ⓘ WBO ⓘ
requires	official weigh-in at middleweight limit ⓘ sanctioning by a boxing organization ⓘ
sport	boxing ⓘ
typicalBoutLength	12 rounds ⓘ
weightClass	middleweight ⓘ

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