Octuple champion

In boxing, an Octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight different weight classes.

Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve major world titles[1] in eight different weight divisions.

Pacquiao clinched the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA.[2]

Nine of his world championships came from the "Big Four" sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and three were from The Ring.

He also won the prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five different weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight, and welterweight.[3]

The following are the major world titles won by Pacquiao (arranged chronologically):

World Titles from The Ring
World Titles from Lineal Championship
Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses

Manny Pacquiao[4]
 WBC Flyweight (112)1998-12-04 Chatchai SasakulKO 8/12 1
Lineal Flyweight (112) 1
IBF Junior Featherweight (122) 2001-06-23 Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO 6/12 4
The Ring Featherweight (126)2003-11-15 Marco Antonio BarreraTKO 11/12 2
Lineal Featherweight (126) 2
WBC Super Featherweight (130)2008-03-15 Juan Manuel MárquezSD 12/12 0
The Ring Junior Lightweight (130) 0
Lineal Super Featherweight (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
Lineal Light Welterweight (140) 0
WBO Welterweight (147) 2009-11-14 Miguel Ángel Cotto TKO 12/12 3
WBC Super Welterweight (154) 2010-11-13 Antonio Margarito UD 12/12 0
WBO Welterweight (147) 2014-04-12 Timothy Bradley UD 12/12 1
Lineal Welterweight (147) 2016-04-09 Timothy Bradley UD 12/12 0
WBO Welterweight (147) 2016-11-05 Jessie Vargas UD 12/12 0
WBA Welterweight (147) 2019-07-20 Keith Thurman SD 12/12 0

See also

References
  1. "Pacquiao gets record 12th world title in 8 weight divisions". INQUIRER.NET. July 16, 2018.
  2. "Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions". Guinness World Records.
  3. "Lineal Boxing World Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.
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