Wikipedia:WikiProject Boxing/MOSGuidelines

This is a style guide for biographical articles about professional and amateur boxers, as established by consensus among participants of WikiProject Boxing. For suggestions, questions or feedback on these guidelines, please post a message at the project talk page.

It is highly recommended that articles about boxers follow the structure outlined below to ensure consistency across Wikipedia, as well as adherence to biographies of living persons. The purpose of this guide is to standardise the use of various formats including infoboxes, weight classes, sanctioning body titles, article prose, record tables, succession boxes, and categories.

Infobox

An article should ideally begin with {{infobox boxer}}. Alternatively, {{infobox martial artist}} can be used if a boxer has competed at least once in MMA or kickboxing, or if their amateur boxing record is reliably sourced, but this should not replace {{infobox boxer}} without discussion at the article talk page.

Example Boxer
Boxer (right) vs. Opponent, 2006
Born	An Example Pugilist (1981-10-26) October 26, 1981 Hamilton, Bermuda
Nationality	American Czech
Other names	Ex
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	76 in (193 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	18
Wins by KO	8
Losses	3
Draws	2
No contests	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing Czech Republic World Championships 2001 Belfast Lightweight Junior World Championships Buenos Aires 1998 Featherweight EU Championships Strasbourg 2003 Welterweight Olympic Games 2004 Athens Light welterweight European Championships 2002 Perm Welterweight

name

• The name by which a boxer is best known within mainstream English-language media, excluding middle names in most cases.
• Per WP:COMMONNAME, check whether or not middle names should be used: Marco Antonio Barrera or Julio César Chávez, but not Marcos René Maidana or Sergio Gabriel Martínez.

image

• Use an image if available (check Commons), in accordance with Wikipedia's image policies.
• For images containing large amounts of lightness or completely white space, use {{!}}border at the end of the filename extension: Filename.jpg{{!}}border

caption

• Last name only, and year if known: Holmes in 1997 or Foreman at [event], 2011. Sentence fragments should not use a closing period, per WP:CAPFRAG.
• If the image includes an opponent, use only the opponent's last name for brevity and pipe-link if possible: Frazier (left), vs. [[Muhammad Ali|Ali]], 1974

realname

• Full name, including middle or other names, but leave blank if it is the same as that of the name field. Consider using {{nowrap}} if the name slightly exceeds the width of the infobox.

nicknames

• List any verifiable nicknames, separated using {{plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br> or <br />).
• For non-English nicknames, use italics, and if possible, provide a translation using quotes within brackets: El Flaco Explosivo<br>("The Explosive Thin Man"). Line breaks can be used in this instance, rather than a separate bullet.

weight

• List all weight classes in which they have notably competed, separated using {{plainlist}} and starting with the lightest first.
• If they have only competed a few times at a certain weight, with neither a major nor minor title at stake, do not include it. If at least a minor title was at stake for one fight, include that weight class.
• The various boxing sanctioning bodies each have their own naming format for weight classes, but Wikipedia's own article titles should be used in this field. For more on this usage, including formatting details such as case and hyphenation, see the Lead section below.
• The actual weight figure in brackets should not be included: Bantamweight (118 lbs)

height

• This field autoconverts the figure without the need for conversion templates: 5 ft 11 in or 1.80 m, depending on regional unit preference. If their height is disputed, BoxRec is usually a sufficient source, but a tale of the tape from recent fights (always specify the network) may be better: Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Opponent fight.

reach

• Same as above, except use inches instead of feet and centimetres instead of metres: 182 cm or 71+1/2 in. The latter results in "71½ in".

nationality

• Their current citizenship or nationality, but only if different from their country of birth, per WP:INFONAT.
• Do not link to commonly known nationalities such as American, Russian, British, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, German, etc., per WP:OVERLINK.
• For less commonly known nationalities, linking may be used: [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islander]], [[Guinea]]n, [[Suriname]]se, [[Myanmar|Myanma]].
• Nationalities in which the spelling changes accordingly may also be linked: [[Philippines|Filipino]].
• Do not link to articles about ethnicity, such as [[Filipinos|Filipino]] or [[Nigerians|Nigerian]], per WP:INFONAT.
• Flag icons must not be used, per WP:INFOBOXFLAG.
• Multiple nationalities should be separated with {{plainlist}}.

birth_name

• If they have legally changed their name from their birth name to their current one.

birth_date

• Include either {{birth date and age}} or {{birth date}}. To force DMY format, use df=y.

birth_place

• Reasonable detail can be used here: boroughs, city, county, region, state/province, and country (including former country names, in the case of boxers born in the Soviet Union or East Germany).

style

• Use either [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] or [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]], but not specialised techniques such as [[Switch hitter]] or [[Peek-a-Boo (boxing style)|Peek-a-boo]]; the latter are not stances.

losses

• Omit "0" even if they are undefeated, as this is rendered redundant by the total field. Same for draws and no contests; only fill them in when "1" or more applies.

medaltemplates

• If they have won medals at notable amateur events, include {{medal}} on a new line below the field.
• Note that flag icons should be used in this field only, as amateur boxers explicitly represent nationalities or national teams.
• Remove the field entirely if they never won any medals.
• For brevity, shorten World Amateur Boxing Championships to World Championships, and European Amateur Boxing Championships to European Championships.

Lead section

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lead section) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)

The lead section should include basic information about a boxer and an overview of their notable accomplishments. Below are several examples depending on whether a boxer has held a world/regional title, if they are a multi-weight world champion, whether they are active or retired, when they competed, if they are living or dead, if their name uses a foreign script, the use of nicknames, or which variety of English is preferable.

Example lead sections

Active boxers

Boxer Name (born January 1, 1980) is an American professional boxer who has held the IBF light heavyweight title since 2013.

Boxer Name (born Different Name; 1 February 1990) is a British professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title since 2015. As an amateur boxer he represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a light-middleweight gold medal.

Boxer Name (born 1 November 1985) is an Ivorian professional boxer who held the WBA (Super) bantamweight title twice between 2006 to 2009.

Boxer "Nickname" Name (born December 1, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a former world champion in three weight classes, having held multiple titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight, as well as an interim title at super bantamweight. As of September 2016, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec.

Boxer Name (Armenian: օրինակ, մարզիկ 10; born 1 February 1987), best known as Common Name, is an Armenian Canadian professional boxer. She has held the WBC female super-welterweight title since 2009, and previously the WBO female welterweight and junior welterweight titles between 2007 and 2009.

Boxer Name (born 1 March 1983) is a Polish professional boxer. He is the reigning undisputed world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Unified) and WBC titles since 2011; the IBF title since 2013; and the WBO, Ring magazine and lineal titles since 2014. As of July 2016, he is ranked as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring; BoxRec; and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Boxer Name (Russian: Пример спортсмен 12; born 1 April 1975) is a Russian professional boxer. He held the European middleweight title from 1999 to 2004, the European Union middleweight title three times between 2006 and 2011, and has challenged twice for a super-middleweight world title in 2012 and 2015. As an amateur boxer he won a light-welterweight bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships.

Boxer Name (born June 1, 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the unified WBC, IBF, and WBO super flyweight titles since 2013.

Boxer Name (born January 1, 1988) is a Cuban amateur boxer. He won consecutive light heavyweight gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and heavyweight silver medals at the 2001 World Championships.

Former boxers

"Nickname" Boxer Name (born March 1, 1970) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2004, and held the WBO junior heavyweight title in 1998.

Boxer Name (May 1, 1960 – June 1, 2015) was a Surinamese professional boxer who competed between 1979 to 2001. He held the IBO super featherweight title twice between 1990 and 1995, and challenged four times for the IBF lightweight title between 1996 and 2000.

Boxer Name (Ukrainian: Приклад спортсмен 6; born 1 July 1978) is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer who won a super-heavyweight gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

An example lead section with just about everything wrong:

Boxer Name (born on August the 13th of 1994 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America) is an Undefeated American professional Boxer who is the reigning International Boxing Federation and Lineal Light Heavyweight Champion and a former Middleweight Title holder. He is promoted by Big Bucks Promotions and managed by Bux Kelinsky and trained by former American Light-Weight World Champion Eddie Trainer. He has beaten 10 former World Champions including Boxer #1, Boxer #2, Boxer #3 and Boxer #4.

General guidelines

• If a boxer is no longer active, list the year ranges when they competed: ... competed from 1998 to 2005 if they had a steady career without long gaps, or ... competed between 2000 and 2011 if they spent many years out of the sport; e.g., George Foreman.
  • Use former professional boxer instead of retired professional boxer, as a retired athlete may still be in various forms of employment regardless of their age.
• It is not necessary to pipe link [[professional boxing|professional boxer]] or [[amateur boxing|amateur boxer]], as this is discouraged by WP:NOTBROKEN and MOS:NOPIPE. Also avoid splitting links: [[professional boxing|professional]] [[boxing|boxer]].
• Undefeated records for active boxers should not be emphasised, per WP:PEA and WP:PROMO. The infobox presents such statistics with a more neutral point of view.
  • If a boxer retired or died undefeated, particularly if they held a major world title at the time, link to the list of undefeated boxing world champions article.
• Notable wins or opponents should usually not be included in the lead section, as that does not represent a concise overview of the article; it does not present a neutral point of view; and there is no objective way to determine what makes a victory notable. If it is believed that a single notable victory should be added for a specific boxer, discuss it first on the article's talk page or on the talk page of this WikiProject to determine by consensus whether or not that information should go in the lead section.
• Trainers, promoters or managers should usually not be listed, per WP:PROMO, but can be mentioned in the Professional career section if they are relevant.

Nationalities

• As with the infobox, avoid pipe linking to commonly known nationalities such as [[United States|American]], [[Mexico|Mexican]], etc.
• If a boxer holds dual nationalities, relevant articles may be linked: [[Armenians in Germany|Armenian German]], [[Haitian American]], [[British Canadian]], [[Greek Australian]], etc.
  • Do not link to such articles if a boxer is no longer a citizen of their country of birth; only link to the nationalities they currently represent.
• Ethnicity, besides country of citizenship, should not be mentioned in this section, per MOS:BLPLEAD. They are better placed in the Early life or Personal life sections.
• For former boxers, use [Nationality] former professional boxer instead of the nonsensical former [Nationality] professional boxer, as boxers are unlikely to be made stateless.

Nicknames

• If they are exceptionally well known by their nickname, such as James "Buster" Douglas, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock or Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, then that can be included as part of the opening sentence.
  • In almost every other case, state their nickname afterwards and expand upon it if there is an interesting story to tell. For more on the general usage of nicknames, see MOS:LEADALT.

Titles

• It is best practice to avoid the use of "current" for titleholders, per MOS:REALTIME. Where possible, try to use ... has held the IBF lightweight title since... rather than ... is the current IBF lightweight champion, although this becomes less feasible for unified titles won in different years.
• For past title reigns, use year ranges except for the current year; for title reigns beginning or ending in the current year, use month ranges.
• If a boxer has challenged for—but not won—a world, interim, European, British, or Commonwealth title, mention how many times and at which weight class.
• If they have never won a world title but have defeated a significant number of past or future world champions, then that can be mentioned for notability.

Rankings

• Pound for pound or weight class rankings by The Ring magazine, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, ESPN and BoxRec may be included if a boxer has been ranked inside the top ten at any point in their career. Include at least a year when this occurred, with sources from the official websites.
• When referring to these rankings, use pipe links from the boxing pound for pound rankings article: [[boxing pound for pound rankings#[whichever organisation applies]|pound for pound]].
• Rankings should be clarified with active boxer or all time.

Sanctioning body, weight class and championship formatting

These are the formats used by the four main sanctioning bodies, The Ring magazine, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), and Wikipedia's own articles:

WBA [1]	WBC [2]	IBF [3]	WBO [4]	The Ring [5]	TBRB [6]	Wikipedia
heavyweight	heavyweight	heavyweight	heavyweight	heavyweight	heavyweight	heavyweight
cruiserweight	cruiserweight	cruiserweight	junior heavyweight	cruiserweight	cruiserweight	cruiserweight
light heavyweight	light heavyweight	light heavyweight	light heavyweight	light heavyweight	light heavyweight	light heavyweight
super middleweight	super middleweight	super middleweight	super middleweight	super middleweight	super middleweight	super middleweight
middleweight	middleweight	middleweight	middleweight	middleweight	middleweight	middleweight
super welterweight	super welterweight	junior middleweight	junior middleweight	junior middleweight	junior middleweight	light middleweight
welterweight	welterweight	welterweight	welterweight	welterweight	welterweight	welterweight
super lightweight	super lightweight	junior welterweight	junior welterweight	junior welterweight	junior welterweight	light welterweight
lightweight	lightweight	lightweight	lightweight	lightweight	lightweight	lightweight
super featherweight	super featherweight	junior lightweight	junior lightweight	junior lightweight	junior lightweight	super featherweight
featherweight	featherweight	featherweight	featherweight	featherweight	featherweight	featherweight
super bantamweight	super bantamweight	junior featherweight	junior featherweight	junior featherweight	junior featherweight	super bantamweight
bantamweight	bantamweight	bantamweight	bantamweight	bantamweight	bantamweight	bantamweight
super flyweight	super flyweight	junior bantamweight	junior bantamweight	junior bantamweight	junior bantamweight	super flyweight
flyweight	flyweight	flyweight	flyweight	flyweight	flyweight	flyweight
light flyweight	light flyweight	junior flyweight	junior flyweight	junior flyweight	junior flyweight	light flyweight
minimumweight	strawweight	mini flyweight	mini flyweight	strawweight	strawweight	mini flyweight
atomweight	atomweight	atomweight	light minimumweight	atomweight	—	atomweight

Weight classes

• For weight classes composed of two words, do not use hyphens if a boxer is based within anywhere in the world except the United Kingdom and Canada: light heavyweight.
  • If a boxer is based within the UK and Canada, two-word weight classes should be hyphenated: super-middleweight.
• Weight classes are not proper nouns (see MOS:CAPS and MOS:TITLE), regardless of how the sanctioning bodies list them on their websites, therefore they must always be written in lower case: super welterweight, not Super Welterweight.
  • The same applies to the words "title", "champion[ship]", "world", "unified", "undisputed", and "interim"; use lower case only. For more on this usage, see MOS:JOBTITLES.
  • Exceptions include the in-house names of certain titles by sanctioning bodies: Continental, International, Inter-Continental, Silver, Super, Regular, Unified, Undisputed, Asia Pacific, Pan Pacific, Latino, Fedelatin, Junior, etc. The weight classes themselves must still be in lower case.
  • Lineal championships, and general use of the term "lineal", must be written in lower case and without italics: lineal, not Lineal.

Sanctioning bodies and their titles

World title terminology

If a boxer has won a title by only one sanctioning body in a weight class:

• Check the comparison table above or the website of that sanctioning body to see which format they use, then reproduce it using lower case.
• Therefore, use the sanctioning body-specific WBO junior heavyweight rather than WBO cruiserweight, as the redirect—junior heavyweight (boxing)—will point to the same article.
• Likewise, use WBC super lightweight or IBF junior welterweight rather than light welterweight.

If a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies which use different formats for the same weight class:

• Wikipedia's own neutral article names (which are in accordance with amateur boxing) should be invoked so as to avoid cruft and confusion: WBC and IBF light middleweight instead of WBC super welterweight and IBF junior middleweight. Uninformed readers may interpret the latter to mean two different weight classes.
  • Wherever necessary, entire articles should be retroactively edited to reflect this: if a boxer holding the WBA super lightweight title later wins the WBO junior welterweight title, both formats must be consolidated to light welterweight only, which is how Wikipedia's own article is named.

If a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies which share the same weight class format:

• They can be used together: WBA and WBC super bantamweight or IBF, WBO, and The Ring magazine junior featherweight.

Other major or non-world level sanctioning bodies: IBO [7], EBU [8], BBBofC [9], CBC [10].

• In the lead section and article body, most sanctioning bodies should be fully worded on the first mention: World Boxing Association (WBA). They can be abbreviated in tables and succession boxes.
  • Exceptions include European instead of European Boxing Union or EBU; British instead of British Boxing Board of Control or BBBofC; and Commonwealth instead of Commonwealth Boxing Council or CBC.
• For the lead section, do not link to Wikipedia's lists of champions by sanctioning body: [[list of IBF world champions#Flyweight|IBF flyweight]]. This is because simplicity must be retained for any readers unaware of boxing terminology and individual title histories. The sanctioning body and weight class should instead be linked separately: [[International Boxing Federation]] (IBF) [[flyweight]].
  • This also applies to other list articles such as list of heavyweight boxing champions and list of undisputed boxing champions; they should be linked as [[undisputed championship (boxing)|undisputed champion]].
  • In later sections containing more detail, namely Professional boxing record and Titles in boxing, the aforementioned lists of champions by sanctioning body should be used.
• To separate sanctioning bodies within prose or lists, use commas along with "and": WBA, WBC, and IBF. Not WBA, WBC & IBF or WBA/WBC/IBF.
• When referring to a specific sanctioning body, use title instead of championship for brevity. Also avoid the overly verbose champion[ship] of the world.
• Avoid using "world" after a sanctioning body: WBC world super featherweight title. This is redundant in that the WBA, WBC, and WBO already have "World" in their names, and they should be assumed to be world titles by default unless otherwise specified as regional titles.
• For active former champions, use ... is a former... instead of ... the former...; boxers are a former champion within a title's ongoing history, one of many, not the only champion.
• If a boxer has won a world (not interim) title in two weight classes, this can be expressed with a piped link: [[weight class (boxing)|world champion in two weight classes]].
  • For more than two weight classes, link to the articles for either triple, quadruple, quintuple, sextuple, septuple, or octuple champion to convey the significance: [[triple champion|world champion in three weight classes]] or He/she has [[quintuple champion|won world titles in five different weight classes]].
• If a boxer holds world (not interim) titles by multiple sanctioning bodies, list them in the order of their establishment: WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO lightweight.
  • Interim titles (and their sanctioning bodies) should be listed after full world titles: IBF, WBO, and WBC interim middleweight.
  • IBO titles should be listed after interim titles, followed by any regional titles by the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO.
  • The Ring titles should be listed after all sanctioning bodies.
  • Undisputed titles should be listed after The Ring, followed by lineal titles.
  • Lastly comes European, British, then Commonwealth.
• When listing previously held titles, start with the lightest weight class first: ... the WBC featherweight, IBF and WBO junior featherweight, and Ring magazine lightweight titles.
  • Disregard the above if listing the year ranges when titles were held: ... held the WBA cruiserweight title in 1999, and previously the WBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight titles from 2001 to 2004.
• If a boxer holds two or more titles by the four main sanctioning bodies (not the IBO or Ring), include "unified" to convey the significance; ... the unified WBC and IBF mini flyweight titles.

Regional, interim titles and other usage

• For interim titles, pipe link using [[interim championship|interim]].
• When invoking sanctioning bodies, use [sanctioning body] interim [weight class] instead of interim [sanctioning body] [weight class]: WBO interim lightweight title.
• WP:SEAOFBLUE tends to be unavoidable with strings such as "WBC interim heavyweight title".
• Affiliated regional organisations such as the NABA, USNBC, or NABO should be linked separately to the main organisation, with a dash (–): WBA–NABA, WBC–USBNC, WBO–NABO.
• WBC "Silver" title:

[[WBC Silver]] – "WBC Silver"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#WBC Silver

• WBC "Diamond" title:

[[WBC Diamond]] – "WBC Diamond"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#Diamond Championship

• WBC "Emeritus" title:

[[WBC Emeritus]] – "WBC Emeritus"

... redirects to World Boxing Council#Championship

• WBA "Super" and other titles:

[[WBA (Super)]] – "WBA (Super)"

[[WBA (Regular)]] – "WBA (Regular)"

[[WBA (Unified)]] – "WBA (Unified)"

[[WBA (Undisputed)]] – "WBA (Undisputed)"

... all redirect to World Boxing Association#Super titles

• WBO "Super" title:

[[WBO Super champion]] – "WBO Super champion"

... redirects to World Boxing Organization#Super titles

Lineal championships

There is no single canonical list of lineal champions. Do not include the lineal championship in lists of champions, record tables or succession boxes. Lineal champions are a point of view and should follow the neutral point of view policy:

• Avoid stating it as a fact. A lineal championship is an opinion and should not be stated in Wikipedia's voice.
• Avoid undue weight by not including lineal championships in lead sections unless it is a widely held viewpoint; i.e, a range of sources are needed than just the lists at Cyber Boxing Zone or the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Early life

This section should outline a boxer's life prior to getting involved with the sport. Include the details of their childhood: place of birth, schools attended, sibling information or parents' occupation is optional. Trainers with whom they worked, as well as boxing gyms attended, should be included here. Recent details such as information on the fighter's other careers, their marriage(s), children, pets, etc. should go in the Life after boxing/Personal life section instead. All content must be reliably referenced.

Amateur career

If a boxer fought as an amateur, list any highlights, notable opponents, and fight record if reliably sourced. Also describe any participation at such events as the World Amateur Boxing Championships, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, European Amateur Boxing Championships, Pan American Games, United States national amateur boxing championships, GB Amateur Boxing Championships, AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, etc.

Professional career

Describe a boxer's journey from their debut professional fight to their most recent one. Feel free to express your creativity and ignore all rules if you wish.

If their early career did not have many highlights, skip to their first regional title fights if applicable. If they had a long streak of KO/TKO wins early on, mention that as a point of interest. World title fights should be expanded upon in as much detail as possible, so as to ensure notability. Make sure everything is fully and reliably referenced, and adhere to a neutral point of view at all times. When naming opponents, mention if they are a former world champion or have amateur credentials, but do not include their nationality unless a fight was particularly notable as being part of a domestic or country vs. country rivalry.

As with the lead section, if a boxer has won multiple titles in the same weight class, default to Wikipedia's neutral naming format: "On November 7, 2002, [Boxer] won the WBC and IBF light welterweight titles"; avoid using "super lightweight" or "junior welterweight" for the rest of the section. If a boxer's professional career spans many years and comprises an assortment of highlights, consider separating the prose into subsections such as "2005–2008: lightweight world champion" or "2009–2011: first defeats and brief retirement". If they participated in a fight which has its own article, link to it using {{main article}} immediately beneath the section heading.

Accolades such as Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year, or Upset of the Year should be included using piped links: [[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]].

Trainers, promoters, and managers may be mentioned in this section if they are particularly relevant to the boxer's career.

Life after boxing/Personal life

If a boxer has led an eventful retirement, consider mentioning things such as:

• Relationships or marriages
• Community activities
• Becoming a trainer themselves
• Opening their own gym
• Awards received
• Health issues
• Troubles with the law (must be reliably sourced to comply with biographies of living persons)

Professional boxing record

All boxers should ideally have two tables displaying both their professional record and a collapsible summary. BoxRec is usually the best source for detailed information, but for some fights there are often missing elements such as total rounds; round-end times; reasons for an unusual ending such as a TD, DQ, or NC; or incorrect result types (KO instead of TKO, etc.) Such details can be verified using video footage if available. Although references are not needed within the table, be prepared to provide one if challenged on anything in particular, especially if it contradicts BoxRec.

A fight should not be added to the record until after it has been verified to have taken place. Professional boxing fights are subject to cancellation on the same day, even if widely confirmed by promoters, TV networks or via press conferences. Speculative or potential fights absolutely must not be added, per WP:CRYSTAL; they can instead be mentioned using prose in the Professional career section above.

Fight records can be time-consuming to create, therefore they are not essential if an article is only in its early stages, or if a boxer is not particularly notable. However, a complete fight record is necessary for good article or featured article status.

Until 2016, almost all record tables used {{s-start}}, but this was deemed to be not best practice in accordance with WP:ACCESS. A migration to wikitable is ongoing, and all project members are encouraged to be proactive in carrying it out.

Another parameter in need of removal from most record tables is font-size:95%, which does not adhere to MOS:FONTSIZE (third paragraph) due to the numerous instances of {{small}}. Therefore, whenever editors see this:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

... it should be changed to this:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Example record table

This is an example blank record with one empty fight slot and a summary box. Users who are new to editing are encouraged to experiment using their own sandbox in order to familiarise themselves with how it works. The fields can be modified or removed accordingly:

syntax

==Professional boxing record==
{{Boxing record summary
|draws=<!-- Draws -->
|nc=<!-- No contests -->
|ko-wins=<!-- Knockout wins -->
|ko-losses=<!-- Knockout losses -->
|dec-wins=<!-- Decision wins -->
|dec-losses=<!-- Decision losses -->
|dq-wins=<!-- Disqualification wins -->
|dq-losses=<!-- Disqualification losses -->
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round(s), time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|<!-- Fight number in descending order -->
|<!-- Win, loss, draw, or no contest -->
|<!-- Boxer's post-fight record -->
|style="text-align:left;"|<!-- Name of opponent -->
|<!-- Result type -->
|<!-- Round number if stopped, total number of scheduled rounds, and time of stoppage if available -->
|<!-- Fight date -->
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|<!-- Location -->}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|<!-- Titles at stake; reasons for TD, DQ, or NC -->}}
|}

To add a single new fight slot, copy and paste the following:

|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|
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|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|

... and place it immediately below !Notes

Below is an exhaustive example of a fictional record table, together with a summary box, with many different scenarios:

27 fights	18 wins	4 losses
By knockout	8	2
By decision	8	2
By disqualification	2	0
Draws	2
No contests	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round(s), time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Loss	18–4–2 (2)	Opponent	KO	1 (12), 3:00	Nov 21, 2019	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Lost WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight titles; Originally DQ win for Boxer, later ruled KO win for Opponent after an incorrect referee call
25	Win	18–3–2 (2)	Opponent	DQ	9 (12), 1:33	Jul 4, 2019	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.	Retained WBA (Unified), WBC, and IBO light heavyweight titles; Opponent disqualified for repeated low blows
24	Win	17–3–2 (2)	Opponent	UD	12	Dec 19, 2018	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.	Retained WBC and IBO light heavyweight titles; Won vacant WBA (Super) light heavyweight title
23	Win	16–3–2 (2)	Opponent	UD	12	Sep 10, 2018	Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR	Won WBC and IBO light heavyweight titles
22	Win	15–3–2 (2)	Opponent	KO	9 (12), 1:29	Jun 4, 2018	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
21	Loss	14–3–2 (2)	Opponent	UD	8	Apr 29, 2018	Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
20	Win	14–2–2 (2)	Opponent	SD	10	Jan 9, 2018	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Won NABF, NABA, inaugural SBF, and vacant NABO light heavyweight titles
19	NC	13–2–2 (2)	Opponent	NC	3 (12), 2:13	Nov 4, 2017	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles at stake; Both boxers cut from an accidental head clash
18	Win	13–2–2 (1)	Opponent	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	Aug 30, 2017	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
17	Win	12–2–2 (1)	Opponent	UD	12	Jun 2, 2017	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBO super middleweight title; Won WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant The Ring super middleweight titles
16	Win	11–2–2 (1)	Opponent	KO	11 (12), 0:15	Apr 14, 2017	Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa	Retained IBO and WBC Silver super middleweight titles; Won WBO interim super middleweight title
15	Win	10–2–2 (1)	Opponent	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	Dec 27, 2016	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won IBO and WBC Silver super middleweight titles
14	Win	9–2–2 (1)	Opponent	TD	6 (10), 3:00	Sep 30, 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	Unanimous TD: Opponent cut from an accidental head clash
13	Win	8–2–2 (1)	Opponent	UD	12	Jun 21, 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won IBA, IBC, and vacant WBA International super middleweight titles
12	Win	7–2–2 (1)	Opponent	KO	1, 0:32	Mar 10, 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
11	Draw	6–2–2 (1)	Opponent	TD	6 (8), 3:00	Nov 27, 2015	Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Split TD: Boxer sustained eye swelling from an accidental head clash
10	Loss	6–2–1 (1)	Opponent	TKO	12 (12), 2:58	Oct 7, 2014	Liverpool Arena, England	For IBF super middleweight title
9	Win	6–1–1 (1)	Opponent	TKO	2 (12), 2:45	Sep 14, 2013	Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland	Retained The Ring middleweight title
8	Win	5–1–1 (1)	Opponent	DQ	10 (12), 3:00	Aug 23, 2012	Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia	Retained The Ring middleweight title Opponent disqualified for hitting after the bell
7	Win	4–1–1 (1)	Opponent	SD	12	Jul 19, 2011	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Won The Ring middleweight title
6	NC	3–1–1 (1)	Opponent	TKO	7 (12), 1:24	Jun 2, 2010	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	WBC super welterweight title at stake; Originally TKO win for Opponent, later ruled NC after they failed a drug test
5	Win	3–1–1	Opponent	MD	8	May 11, 2009	Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
4	Loss	2–1–1	Opponent	UD	12	Apr 15, 2008	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Lost WBA (Super) welterweight title; For WBO welterweight title
3	Draw	2–0–1	Opponent	MD	12	Mar 17, 2007	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Retained WBA (Regular) welterweight title
2	Win	2–0	Opponent	TKO	2 (12), 2:45	Jan 2, 2006	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title
1	Win	1–0	Opponent	PTS	4	Feb 1, 2005	Wembley Arena, London, England

Usage

• For the first table, use {{Boxing record summary}} and input the various statistics which apply. Similarly to the infobox, leave any non-applicable fields blank instead of including a "0", or remove the fields entirely if the boxer has retired.
• All links in the Location and Notes columns should begin from the bottom of the table, and only linked on the first instance without repeating. For more, see WP:OVERLINK.
  • Names in the Opponent column, in the case of rematches, are the only element which may be linked repeatedly.
• Location and Notes should use the {{small}} template, as they contain the largest amount of text compared to the other columns.

No.

• A boxer's total number of fights, in descending order (most recent on top).

Result

• Use one of five different outcomes:
  • Win – |{{yes2}}Win
  • Loss – |{{no2}}Loss
  • Draw – |{{draw}}Draw
  • No contest – |style="background:#DDD"|{{abbr|NC|No contest}}
  • Newspaper decision or draw – |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Win, |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Loss, or |style="background:#FEE1BC"|Draw

Record

• List a boxer's post-fight record, using a format of wins–losses–draws (no contests in brackets and small text), separated by unspaced en dashes (–).
• When no contests apply, use {{nowrap}}: {{nowrap|29–3–1 {{small|(2)}}}}
• For newspaper decisions or draws, use {{N/A}}, as they do not count towards their official record.

Opponent

• Per this RfC, no flag icons should be included in professional boxing record tables.
• Wiki-link only if an article exists; no red linking unless an article is guaranteed to be made soon.

Type

• Use one of the many different outcomes:
  • "UD" – unanimous decision or unanimous draw
  • "SD" – split decision or split draw
  • "MD" – majority decision or majority draw
  • "PTS" – points decision or points draw
  • "NWS" – newspaper decision or newspaper draw; this result type will only apply to historical boxers from the early 1900s
  • "TD" – technical decision or technical draw
    • If judges' scorecards are available, clarify in the Notes column if the TD was unanimous, split, majority, or on referee points, along with the reason: Split TD: ...
  • "KO" – knockout
  • "TKO" – technical knockout
  • "RTD" – corner retirement
  • "DQ" – disqualification
  • "NC" – no contest; use only if a fight was actually declared as such at the time (e.g., ended before the completion of four rounds, per Unified Rules of Boxing), otherwise retain the original outcome and indicate a no contest using the Result column
• To let uninformed readers know what the abbreviations mean, use {{abbr}} to create hoverable tooltips starting from the bottom of the table on the first instance only: {{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}, which displays as "UD". This is essential to avoid confusion between the identically-named abbreviations.

Round(s), time

• Round in which the fight ended; followed by the total number of scheduled rounds in brackets, if available; and the exact time of stoppage (time elapsed, not remaining) if available, using M:SS in small text and brackets. Do not use line breaks.
• For decisions or draws which reached the full distance, the total rounds in brackets is redundant and should not be included.

Date

• For most boxers, use either MDY or DMY formats (three-letter months: Jan 1, 2016 or 1 Jan 2016), or YYYY-MM-DD for Japanese boxers (e.g., 2016-01-01), per MOS:DATEFORMAT. Dashes (–) or forward slashes (/) should not be used.
• If there is a separate article for the fight, or if a boxer fought on the undercard of an event which has an article, use a piped link: [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao|May 2, 2015]].

Location

• The abovementioned RfC regarding flag icons also applies here; they should not be included.
• The order should be: venue, city/town/commune/municipality, state/province (U.S. and Canada only), and country; all separated by commas.
• If the venue is not known, listing only the city—or at a bare minimum, country—is acceptable.
• The unsponsored name of the venue should be primarily used where one exists and not the sponsored name at the time as per common name rules. If a venue does not have a common unsponsored name and/or the sponsored name (where there is no common unsponsored name) has since changed, use the name by which it was known at the time of the fight. There is usually no need to pipe link the current name, as Wikipedia's own redirect will usually handle it, or one can be manually created.
• In general, if the article for a venue contains the city or state name in the title, use a pipe link to avoid redundancy: [[Liverpool Arena]], England or [[Connecticut Convention Center|Convention Center]], Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. or [[Ice Arena Wales|Ice Arena]], Cardiff, Wales.
  • For arenas with the city name forming the first part of the article title, a pipe is not necessary: Bolton Arena or Boston Garden.
• If possible, avoid describing the venue too broadly, such as a larger casino complex in which an arena is located. If there is an article for an arena within a venue, use that:
  • MGM Grand Garden Arena, not MGM Grand Las Vegas
  • The Joint, not Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
  • Mohegan Sun Arena, not Mohegan Sun
  • The O2 Arena, not The O2
• Several casino venues in Atlantic City are too broadly described by BoxRec, when they actually took place in arenas or halls. All of the following will correctly link or redirect to the corresponding articles:
  • Broadway by the Bay Theater (at Harrah's Marina Resort)
  • Etess Arena (at Trump Taj Mahal)
  • Circus Maximus Showroom (at Caesars Atlantic City)
  • Steel Pier (at Resorts International)
    • BoxRec almost always incorrectly lists the Atlantic City Convention Hall (known as Boardwalk Hall from May 1997 onwards) as the Atlantic City Convention Center. For fights occurring before May 1997, use a pipe link of [[Boardwalk Hall|Convention Hall]].
    • Another mistake BoxRec sometimes makes is to refer to Bally's Park Place as the Atlantic City Convention Center. If in doubt, video footage may be needed to confirm such discrepancies.
• Many venues in Las Vegas are not actually in the city of Las Vegas proper, but rather within unincorporated towns in Nevada state. Therefore, check to see if a venue is in Paradise, Nevada; Winchester, Nevada; North Las Vegas, Nevada; Henderson, Nevada; or indeed Las Vegas itself. The broader Las Vegas Valley should not be used, as that is a metropolitan area.
• Do not include neighbourhoods, boroughs, or suburbs of a city (sometimes acceptable). Wherever possible, also avoid districts, regions, counties, departments, reservations, or metropolitan areas:
  • London, England, not Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  • New York City, New York, US, not Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  • Ledyard, Connecticut, not Mashantucket, Connectictut
  • Montville, Connecticut, not Uncasville, Connecticut
    • For some U.S. states this will vary greatly, particularly hamlets and towns of New York. In the absence of a city designator, the next highest should be a town.
• Wiki-link everything if possible, except for country, on the first instance only.
  • If a city name also contains the country name, pipe link only the city: [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico
• Use U.S. or US for the United States, depending on where a boxer is from, but not USA; per MOS:US.
• Use England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland as the top-level country suffix for the UK. "England, UK" is redundant, and is not equivalent to states within the U.S.; unlike UK countries, U.S. states are not represented at international sporting competitions.
• If a fight took place in a now-former country such as East and West Germany, the Soviet Union, or former colonies in Africa, use the name by which it was known at the time.

Notes

• This field is for listing details such as titles at stake; why a fight was ruled a no contest, technical decision, or disqualification; and if a fight was part of a notable tournament.
• Use the following terminology for title scenarios:
  • "Won..." – boxer gained title(s).
  • "Retained..." – boxer successfully defended title(s).
  • "Lost..." – boxer lost their title(s).
  • "... was/were at stake" – title(s) were on the line, but an NC rendered the result null and void.
• In most cases the contents of this column are sentence fragments, so there should be no periods in accordance with WP:BULLET. Semicolons should be used if line breaks (<br> or <br />) are present.
• Weight classes, as well as the word "title", are not proper nouns, so they must not be capitalised.
• Depending on the sanctioning body, and in the case of a world title, use a detailed link to point to the history of that particular title on the first instance only:

[[List of WBO world champions#Heavyweight|WBO heavyweight title]]

WBO heavyweight title

[[List of WBC female world champions#Flyweight|WBC female flyweight title]]

WBC female flyweight title

• For minor sanctioning bodies without a direct link to their title histories (see list of boxing organisations), or if the title is only a regional one by a major sanctioning body, split the links individually between sanctioning body and weight class:

[[International Boxing Association (professional)|IBA]] [[featherweight]] title

IBA featherweight title

[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Inter-Continental [[bantamweight]] title

WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title

• Separate multiple titles using commas together with the word and, not an ampersand (&) or slash (/):

Lost [[list of European Boxing Union lightweight champions|European]], [[list of British lightweight boxing champions|British]], and [[list of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Lightweight|Commonwealth lightweight titles]]

Lost European, British, and Commonwealth lightweight titles

• If multiple titles are on the line, but with each boxer defending different ones, use line breaks with semicolons to list a boxer's own title first, followed by the opponent's title:

Retained [[list of WBC world champions#Light heavyweight|WBC]] and [[list of IBF world champions#Light heavyweight|IBF light heavyweight titles]];<br>Won [[list of The Ring world champions#Light heavyweight|''The Ring'' light heavyweight title]]

Retained WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles;
Won The Ring light heavyweight title

• As with the lead and Professional career sections, if a boxer has won titles by multiple sanctioning bodies in the same weight class but which use different formats, use Wikipedia's own naming format instead of two different ones:

Retained [[list of WBA world champions#Super lightweight|WBA]] and [[list of WBO world champions#Junior welterweight|WBO light welterweight titles]]

Retained WBA and WBO light welterweight titles

• If any titles were vacant, list the non-vacant ones first; anything after "vacant" will be all-encompassing:

Won [[list of WBA world champions#Heavyweight|WBA (Regular)]], [[list of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC]], vacant [[list of IBF world champions#Heavyweight|IBF]] and [[list of WBO world champions#Heavyweight|WBO heavyweight titles]]

Won WBA (Regular), WBC, vacant IBF and WBO heavyweight titles

• After any titles, include a note if a fight took place as part of a TV network tournament:

[[Prizefighter series#Prizefighter 29: The International Heavyweights III|Prizefighter 29: heavyweight quarter-final]]

Prizefighter 29: heavyweight quarter-final

• Replace any unused instances of |style="text-align:left;"| with |
• Exceptional fight-ending circumstances such as disqualifications, a boxer unable to continue after falling out of the ring (due to illegal punches or a push), or cuts from head clashes should be included using the abbreviated outcomes:
  • "Unanimous TD: Boxer cut from an accidental head clash"
  • "Majority TD: Opponent unable to continue from a knee injury"
  • "Split TD: both boxers unable to continue from an accidental head clash"
  • "Boxer disqualified for repeated holding"
  • "Opponent disqualified for an intentional low blow"
    • This also applies to no contests in which the result was later changed: Originally points TD win for Boxer #1, later ruled NC after they failed a drug test, or Originally SD, later ruled UD after an incorrect judge's scorecard
    • If a boxer is knocked out of the ring from legal punches, then that is still a TKO or KO under normal rules and does not need to be expanded upon.
    • Normal stoppages (TKO or RTD) from cuts or injuries should not be mentioned; only if a TD occurs.

Other things not to include

• "Professional debut" is redundant due to the fight number column, and should only be included if the date of a boxer's debut is disputed; e.g., Buster Douglas.
• Routine in-fight details such as knockdowns, point deductions, or scorecards.
• Title eliminators; most fights are for some kind of sanctioning body ranking, and eliminators do not always mean a guaranteed title opportunity.
• Honorary or non-transferable titles such as WBC Diamond, WBC Emeritus, WBC Franchise, WBO Super, Lonsdale Belt, and other similar commemorative belts which are not world or regional championships.
• Listing undisputed titles is redundant, since the inclusion of the appropriate sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO after 2006) already covers it. Undisputed titles can, however, be listed in the succession box at the bottom of the article.
• Post-fight awards by The Ring, BWAA, ESPN, or other outlets; they are too numerous and also belong in the succession box.
• Details surrounding pre- or post-fight circumstances including catchweights, vacating, or being stripped; they are better served in the article body.
• Miscellaneous trivia such as "tied the record for...", "first twelve-rounder", "first bout on network TV", "first bout at [weight class]...", or other "firsts"; best explained in the article body.
• Extra rows for retirements, suspensions or other periods of inactivity; example.

References

Articles should be as thoroughly referenced as possible. The list of references can be automatically included in this section by including {{reflist}} below the section heading.

External links

• Include a link to a boxer's official website or a profile on their promoter's site (but not both, per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL) if one exists. The {{official website}} template and a bullet can be used: *{{Official website|Insert URL here}}.
• Below this, include the {{boxrec}} template if it has not already been used as a reference: *{{Boxrec|id=Insert unique ID number here}}.
• Anything else of interest which has not been used as a reference, such as interviews, articles, or video links (used sparingly, per WP:FANCRUFT) can also be included.
• Further below this section, various navigational boxes can be added from Category:Boxing navigational boxes.

Titles in boxing

In addition to the record table, a highly detailed summary of titles won by a boxer can be displayed using {{s-start}}. Below is an intricate example of how the parameters can be arranged for different scenarios such as a boxer winning, losing, vacating, being stripped of, or awarded a title(s). Ideally, with enough effort, every single title won—both regional and minor/major world level—should be included.

• Non-world titles should be listed under the heading of Regional boxing titles; e.g., International, Inter-Continental, Continental (Europe, Americas, etc.), Silver, European, British (including Areas), Commonwealth, and others similar.
• It can be very difficult, if not impossible, to determine the dates when certain titles were vacated. Therefore, examine a title's individual history using BoxRec's search function, check if it matches up with a boxer's record (e.g., when they no longer defended the title, competed at that weight, or the date when the next boxer held it), and select a month and/or year that appears logical.
• The rankings history search functions on the WBA website can be useful in determining when a boxer held any variation of "Super"/"Regular" titles.
• If a boxer has only won world titles by the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring, or undisputed titles, the section should only be named World boxing titles.
  • If they have won IBO, IBA, WBU, or other lower-level titles which are not regional, split the sections to Minor world boxing titles and Major world boxing titles where applicable.
• Each section—Regional, Minor, Major, and Honorary—should display titles in chronological order of when they were won.
  • If multiple major world titles are won in the same fight, use this order of hierarchy: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring, undisputed.
  • Different titles should not be stacked in a single slot using line breaks. Use individual slots even if the succession on either side is the same.
• Some regional titles and weight classes can result in unwieldy strings, so use line breaks where appropriate: WBC Inter-Continental<br>super middleweight champion
• The weight class and sanctioning body format from the lead, Professional career and Professional boxing record sections also apply here: if a boxer has held any combination of differently named titles in the same weight class, use Wikipedia's own neutral name instead of mixing together two formats.
• If a boxer won a title but the result was later overturned via no contest (NC), then it should not be listed at all. However, if an NC is subsequently overturned, include that title.
• If a boxer was stripped of a title under legitimate circumstances (not an NC), use Stripped after the date range, with a line break. To ensure brevity, no explanation is needed for why they lost their title; whether it was on the scales, or they were stripped by the sanctioning body for whatever reason.
  • If a title becomes vacant due to the winning boxer refusing to pay sanctioning fees, this does need to be explained with a pipe: Vacant after loss to [[Opponent's Full Article Name|Opponent]].
• When copying the template below, replace {{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sports}} }} with:

{{s-start}}
{{s-sports}}

Example succession box

Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous: Boxer	ABA light-welterweight champion 2000	Next: Boxer
Previous: Boxer	ABA lightweight champion 2002	Next: Boxer
Previous: Boxer	ABA lightweight champion 2004, 2005
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	Southern Area featherweight champion 1 January 2006 – 27 March 2006 Won British title	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Preceded by Opponent	British featherweight champion 27 March 2006 – 2 July 2006 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	Commonwealth featherweight champion 9 August 2006 – 12 December 2006	Succeeded by Opponent
Preceded by Opponent	European featherweight champion 13 February 2007 – November 2007 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
	WBA International featherweight champion 13 February 2007 – August 2007 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
New title	WBC Silver featherweight champion 15 June 2007 – June 2008 Vacated
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	WBO Inter-Continental featherweight champion 15 June 2007 – 29 May 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	WBF (Federation) featherweight champion 3 August 2005 – 1 October 2005	Succeeded by Opponent
Preceded by Opponent	WBF (Foundation) featherweight champion 5 November 2005 – 9 January 2006 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Preceded by Opponent	WBU featherweight champion 26 March 2006 – 1 August 2006 Vacated
Preceded by Opponent	IBO lightweight champion 4 November 2011 – 11 July 2012 Vacant after loss to Opponent	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Preceded by Opponent	IBA welterweight champion 1 March 2015 – present	Incumbent
	IBC welterweight champion 1 March 2015 – present
Inaugural champion	SBF light-middleweight champion 17 November 2018 – April 2019 Vacated	Title discontinued
Major world boxing titles
New title	WBO junior-featherweight champion Interim title 1 June 2008 – 1 December 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Boxer
Preceded by Opponent	WBA featherweight champion Regular title 2 March 2009 – 2 June 2010	Succeeded by Opponent
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	WBC super-featherweight champion 3 December 2010 – 3 June 2011 Status changed	Succeeded by Boxer
Preceded by Opponent	IBF lightweight champion 4 November 2011 – 4 May 2012 Stripped	Succeeded by Boxer awarded title
Preceded by Opponent	The Ring light-welterweight champion 28 January 2013 – 4 August 2013	Succeeded by Opponent
New title	WBA welterweight champion Undisputed title 13 March 2014 – present Super title until 17 April 2015	Incumbent
Preceded by Opponent	WBC welterweight champion 13 March 2014 – present
	IBF welterweight champion 13 March 2014 – present
Preceded by Opponent	WBO welterweight champion 21 September 2014 – present
Vacant Title last held by Boxer	Undisputed welterweight champion 21 September 2014 – present
Preceded by Opponent	The Ring welterweight champion 1 March 2015 – present
Awards
Previous: Boxer	The Ring Prospect of the Year 2007	Next: Boxer
Previous: Boxer KO6 Opponent	The Ring Upset of the Year SD12 vs. Opponent 2008	Next: Boxer DQ9 Opponent
Previous: Boxer	The Ring Fighter of the Year 2009	Next: Boxer
Previous: Boxer	BWAA Fighter of the Year 2009
	ESPN Fighter of the Year 2009	Next: Boxer
Previous: Boxer vs. Opponent	The Ring Fight of the Year vs. Opponent 2009	Next: Boxer vs. Opponent
	BWAA Fight of the Year vs. Opponent 2009
Previous: Boxer vs. Opponent Round 7	The Ring Round of the Year vs. Opponent Round 12 2009	Next: Boxer vs. Opponent Round 2
Previous: Boxer KO8 Opponent	The Ring Knockout of the Year KO1 Opponent 2015	Next: Boxer TKO2 Opponent
	ESPN Knockout of the Year KO1 vs. Opponent 2015	Next: Boxer KO4 Opponent
Previous: Boxer	PBC Fighter of the Year 2017	Incumbent
Previous: Boxer	HBO Fighter of the Year 2017
Previous: Boxer	The Ring Comeback of the Year 2017
Achievements
Preceded by Boxer	The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer 17 November 2014 – 22 December 2016	Succeeded by Boxer
Preceded by Boxer	BWAA pound for pound #1 boxer 15 March 2019 – present	Incumbent
	ESPN pound for pound #1 boxer 15 March 2019 – present
Records
Previous: Boxer	Youngest undisputed welterweight champion 21 September 2014 – present	Incumbent
Previous: Boxer	Fastest knockout in a world title fight 9 seconds 18 December 2017 – present

Categories

Add categories as appropriate, and select the correct nationality from Category:Boxers by nationality.

Mandatory categories:

• [[Category:insert year births]]
• [[Category:insert year deaths]] – if applicable
• [[Category:Living people]] – remove if applicable

Other categories that may be included:

• [[Category:(insert country) male boxers]]
• [[Category:(insert country) women boxers]]
• [[Category:People from insert city]]
• [[Category:Sportspeople from (insert city, town or state)]]
• [[Category:Boxers from (insert city, town or state)]]
• [[Category:(insert weight class) boxers]] – include amateur weights
• [[Category:World (insert weight class) boxing champions]] – remove the above category if including this one
• [[Category:World Boxing Association champions]]
• [[Category:World Boxing Council champions]]
• [[Category:International Boxing Federation champions]]
• [[Category:World Boxing Organization champions]]
• [[Category:International Boxing Organization champions]]
• [[Category:The Ring champions]]
• [[Category:African Boxing Union champions]]
• [[Category:European Boxing Union champions]]
• [[Category:British Boxing Board of Control champions]]
• [[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council champions]]
• [[Category:Undefeated world boxing champions]] – only for retired boxers