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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: wbo

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Also fighting on the undercard is experienced Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker who challenged Anthony Joshua back in 2018 and is a former WBO heavyweight champion.

Source: https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/sport/boxing-clearys-fighter-harris-added-to-undercard-of-chris-eubank-jr-versus-liam-smith-bill/

Cameron has held the WBC title since 2020; the IBF and Ring Magazine titles since 2021; and the WBA and WBO titles since November 2022.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-12088593/Chantelle-Cameron-need-know-showdown-Katie-Taylor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Chris Billam-Smith impressively kept his composure to take the WBO cruiserweight title from Lawrence Okolie at the Vitality Stadium.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/lawrence-okolie-loses-wbo-cruiserweight-world-title/

Crawford, a native of Omaha, Neb., is now the undisputed welterweight champion, adding the IBF, WBA, and WBC 147-titles, in addition to his WBO belt.

Source: https://deadspin.com/the-terrence-crawford-errol-spence-jr-bout-was-an-al-1850690401

Cunningham's WBO International super-bantamweight belt had been on the line along with the British and European belts he formerly held and Davies' WBC International title.

Source: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/other-sport/jason-cunningham-stopped-in-first-round-against-liam-davies-in-british-and-european-title-fight-4236862

Fury is the WBC world champion while Usyk of Ukraine holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.

Source: https://blueprint.ng/fury-usyk-heavyweight-clash-get-february-17-date-in-riyadh/

He remains the WBO interim champion and is now confirmed at the age of 40 as the mandatory challenger for that belt whoever is wearing it once Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk do their business.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-12553619/Zhilei-Zhang-knocks-Joe-Joyce-round-rematch-huge-blow-retain-WBO-Interim-World-Heavyweight-title.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

He was angling to make good on his mandatory contender status against WBO, WBA and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk and also talked up an all-English battle against Tyson Fury for the WBC crown.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2023/04/16/who-is-joe-joyce-eyeing-after-saturdays-setback/

It was indeed a difficult night for five-and-a-half rounds before Frampton’s corner saved their fighter, ending his hopes of leaving Dubai with the WBO super-featherweight title.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/carl-frampton-interview-career-fights-b2130818.html

Jonas, who already held the WBC, IBF and WBO super-welterweight world titles, now holds the IBF welterweight crown after stopping Wyatt 30 seconds into round number eight at the AO Arena in Manchester.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/natasha-jonas-becomes-two-weight-27238465

Like the soupy haze that has enveloped Manhattan for most of the week, the outlook ahead of the scheduled 12-round showdown for Taylor’s WBO junior welterweight title is thick with uncertainty.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/10/josh-taylor-and-teofimo-lopez-out-to-jump-start-stalled-ascents-in-title-fight

Londoner Joyce, 37, had been expected to successfully defend his position as WBO interim champion, and maintain his unbeaten record in his 16th bout.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/joe-joyce-zhilei-zhang-result-b2320574.html

Not that he needed it against an opponent like Crawford, five years the WBO champion and the last remaining impediment to undisputed glory.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/sam-gordon/gordon-undefeated-champ-shrugs-at-being-underdog-in-megafight-2875441/

Talks for Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk to crown an undisputed world champion fell through earlier this year with the undefeated Ukrainian set to put his IBF, WBO and WBA titles on the line against Daniel Dubois in Poland in August.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/02/ricky-hatton-speaks-out-on-tyson-fury-decision-to-fight-francis-ngannou-19213024/

Tapales (37W-3L, 19KOs) will try to snatch Inoue’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) world super bantamweight belts in one of the biggest boxing events of the year.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/546407/tapales-flies-to-tokyo-for-inoue-mega-fight

Taylor suffered the first defeat of her professional career in May when Cameron retained her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO light-welterweight titles with an against-all-odds majority decision win at the 3Arena.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/11/10/katie-taylor-aware-of-what-is-at-stake-in-chantelle-cameron-rematch/

The 25-year-old Amparo, one of the banner boxers of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable, walked away with the WBO Asia Pacific belt after putting on an impressive show in his first fight in Japan.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/520380/jake-amparo-wins-wbo-title-fight-in-japan-via-unanimous-decision

The 31-year-old Tapales has a record of 37 wins with 19 knockouts and three defeats and he is a former WBO world bantamweight champion in 2016.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/499816/three-new-filipino-boxing-champions-make-courtesy-call-on-president-marcos-in-palace

The main event will pit Nigerian Ridwan Oyekola versus Japanese Keisuke Matsumoto for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific featherweight title and the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) Japanese featherweight strap.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/524560/apolinario-battles-mexican-veteran-in-japan-on-aug-30

They will battle for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Global light flyweight title for 12 rounds on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Bohol Wisdom School gymnasium in Tagbilaran City.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/537618/highly-motivated-suganob-locks-horns-with-venezuelan-foe-in-kumong-bol-anon-12-mainer