Editing World Boxing Council (section)

==History==
The WBC was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Tunisia, the Philippines, Panama, USSR, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. Representatives met in [[Mexico City]] on 14 February 1963, upon invitation of [[Adolfo López Mateos]], then [[President of Mexico]], to form an international organization to unify all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curtis |first1=Tyler |title=47 Years of Rotten Boxing Decisions and the WBC Is Still Going Strong |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/346325-47-years-of-rotten-boxing-decisions-and-the-wbc-is-still-going-strong |website=bleacherreport.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=16 February 2010}}</ref>

The groups that historically had recognized several boxers as champions included the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC), the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) of the United States, the [[European Boxing Union]] (EBU) and the [[British Boxing Board of Control]] (BBBC); but for the most part, these groups lacked the all-encompassing 'international' status they claimed.{{Citation needed|reason="All-encompassing 'international' status" needs to be defined clearly because it means a lot of nations from around the world, a claim that is not found in the next source.|date=April 2015}}

Today, it has 161 member countries. The current WBC President is Mauricio Sulaimán. Former Presidents include [[Luis Spota]] and Ramon G. Velázquez of Mexico, Justiniano N. Montano Jr. of the Philippines and [[José Sulaimán]] of Mexico from 1975 until his death in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=WBC taps Mauricio Sulaiman as prez |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10441318/wbc-appoints-jose-sulaiman-son-mauricio-president |website=espn.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

In response to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the Council blocked championship fights involving Russian and Belarusian boxers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123034/alan-hubbard-blog | title=Alan Hubbard: How Russian champion Bivol sent shockwaves down Mexico way | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>

===Championship===
The WBC's green championship belt portrays the flags of all of the 161 member countries of the organization. All WBC world title belts look identical regardless of weight class; however, there are minor variations on the design for secondary and regionally themed titles within the same weight class.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=David |title=WBC belt history |url=https://www.wbcme.co.uk/ringside/wbc-belt-history/ |website=wbcme.co.uk |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=13 September 2010}}</ref>

The WBC has nine regional governing bodies affiliated with it, such as the [[North American Boxing Federation]], the [[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation]], the European Boxing Union, and the [[African Boxing Union]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eastham |first1=Cliff |title=Alphabet Soup: Getting Lost In The Boxing Organizations |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/365684-alphabet-soup-getting-lost-in-the-boxing-organiztions |website=bleacherreport.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=19 March 2010}}</ref>

Although rivals, the WBC's relationship with other sanctioning bodies has improved over time and there have even been talks of unification with the WBA. Unification bouts between WBC and other organizations' champions are becoming more common in recent years. Throughout its history, the WBC has allowed some of its organization's champions to fight unification fights with champions of other organizations, although there were times it stepped in to prevent such fights. For many years, it also prevented its champions from holding the WBO belt. When a WBO-recognized champion wished to fight for a WBC championship, he had to abandon his WBO title first, without any special considerations. This, however, is no longer the case.

In 1983, following the death of [[Kim Duk-koo]] from injuries sustained in a 14-round fight against [[Ray Mancini]], the WBC took the unprecedented step of reducing the distance of its world championship bouts, from 15 rounds to 12—a move other organizations soon followed (for boxers' safety).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Angus |title=WBC Limits Title Fights to 12 Rounds |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/12/10/wbc-limits-title-fights-to-12-rounds/370e0dff-01bb-446a-a9e9-c98a1e9bcb27/ |website=washingtonpost.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=10 December 1982}}</ref>

Among those to have been recognized by the WBC as world champions are the undefeated and undisputed champions [[Terence Crawford]], [[Errol Spence Jr.]], [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Wilfred Benítez]], [[Wilfredo Gómez]], [[Julio César Chávez]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Joe Frazier]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Sugar Ray Leonard]], [[Thomas Hearns]], [[Mike Tyson]], [[Salvador Sánchez]], [[Héctor Camacho]], [[Marvin Hagler]], [[Carlos Monzón]], [[Rodrigo Valdez]], [[Roberto Durán]], [[Juan Laporte]], [[Félix Trinidad]], [[Edwin Rosario]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Alexis Argüello]], [[Nigel Benn]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Vitali Klitschko]], [[Érik Morales]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Naoya Inoue]], [[Canelo Álvarez]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Mairis Briedis]], and [[Grigory Drozd]].

At its discretion, the WBC may designate and recognize, upon a [[supermajority|two-thirds majority]] vote of its Board of Governors, one or more emeritus world champions in each weight class. Such a recognition is for life and is only bestowed upon present or past WBC world champions. The following boxers have earned the "Emeritus Championship" appellation throughout their careers: Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins (Honorary Champion), [[Mikkel Kessler]], [[Sergio Martínez (boxer)|Sergio Martínez]], Floyd Mayweather Jr., [[Kostya Tszyu]], Manny Pacquiao, [[Danny Garcia (boxer)|Danny García]], Érik Morales, [[Toshiaki Nishioka]], [[Vic Darchinyan]], [[Edgar Sosa (boxer)|Édgar Sosa]] and [[Tony Bellew]]. This allows the fighters, should they return to competition, to take part in a title bout in the division they have been crowned emeritus champion. During the WBC's 51st Convention in [[Bangkok]], Thailand, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was named "Supreme Champion", a designation that nobody before him has ever achieved.<ref>{{cite web |title=Floyd Mayweather Is Named "Supreme Champion" |url=https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/boxing-articles-and-news-videos-results-rankings-and-history/17555-floyd-mayweather-is-named-qsupreme-championq |website=tss.ib.tv |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>

 
The WBC bolstered the legitimacy of women's boxing by recognizing fighters such as [[Christy Martin (boxer)|Christy Martin]] and [[Lucia Rijker]] as contenders for female world titles in 16 weight divisions. The first WBC World Female Champion (on 30 May 2005) was the [[super bantamweight]] [[Jackie Nava]] from Mexico. With her former-champion father at ringside, [[Laila Ali]] won the [[super middleweight]] title on 11 June 2005.

===Silver Championship===
In 2010, the WBC created a "Silver Championship", intended as a replacement for [[interim title]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/wbc-replace-interim-titles-with-silver-titles--26323 |title=WBC May Replace Interim-Titles with 'Silver Titles' |date=25 March 2010 |publisher=boxingscene.com}}</ref> [[Justin Savi]] was the first boxer to win a Silver title after defeating [[Cyril Thomas]] on 16 April 2010. Unlike its interim predecessor, a boxer holding the Silver title cannot automatically inherit a full world title vacated by the champion. The WBC continues to recognize interim and Silver Champions, as well as interim Silver Champions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/concepcion-narvaez-will-meet-for-interim-wbc-silver-belt-in-panama-207498|title=Concepcion-Narvaez will meet for interim WBC silver belt in Panama|work=Boxing News}}</ref> A year later, the WBC introduced Silver versions to its International titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/allotey-wins-wbc-international-silver-belt-104967|title=Allotey wins WBC International Silver belt|work=Boxing News}}</ref> As of 2020, there are Silver titles of the female world title, Youth World title, USNBC title, Latino title and also FECARBOX title.

===Diamond Championship===
In September 2009, the WBC created its new "Diamond Championship" belt. This belt was created as an honorary championship exclusively to award the winner of a historic fight between two high-profile and elite boxers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/?p=22319|title=WBC Diamond Belt Presentation|publisher=Fightnews|access-date=2009-09-08}}</ref>  The inaugural Diamond belt was awarded on 14 November 2009 to Manny Pacquiao, who won his 7th world title (in seven different divisions) via a 12th-round technical knockout (TKO) over Miguel Cotto at [[welterweight]] in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States. Other holders of this title have included Mairis Briedis ([[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]]), Bernard Hopkins ([[light heavyweight]]), [[Callum Smith]] (super middleweight), Sergio Martínez and Canelo Álvarez ([[middleweight]]), Floyd Mayweather Jr. ([[Light middleweight|super welterweight]]), [[Errol Spence Jr.]] (welterweight), [[Regis Prograis]] and [[Josh Taylor (boxer)|Josh Taylor]] ([[Light welterweight|super lightweight]]), [[Nonito Donaire]] (super bantamweight and [[bantamweight]]), [[Naoya Inoue]] (super bantamweight and [[bantamweight]]), [[Léo Santa Cruz]] ([[featherweight]]), [[Jean Pascal]] and [[Sergey Kovalev (boxer)|Sergey Kovalev]] (light heavyweight), [[Mikey Garcia]] (welterweight and super lightweight), [[Jorge Linares]] ([[lightweight]]), [[Alexander Povetkin]] ([[heavyweight]]), and [[Román González (boxer)|Román González]] (super flyweight). At the WBC convention in December 2012, Muhammad Ali was awarded an honorary WBC Diamond belt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KNews |date=2012-12-05 |title=WBC confers 'King of Boxing' honour on Muhammad Ali at 50th Convention |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/12/05/wbc-confers-king-of-boxing-honour-on-muhammad-ali-at-50th-convention/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Kaieteur News |language=en-US}}</ref> Female Diamond champions have included [[Claressa Shields]] (middleweight), [[Amanda Serrano]] (super bantamweight), [[Ana María Torres]] (bantamweight), Raja Amasheh ([[super flyweight]]), [[Ava Knight]] and Jessica Chávez ([[flyweight]]). Although this title can be defended, it is not a mandatory requirement. The title can also be vacated in the case of a fighter's long-term absence or retirement from boxing.

===Franchise Championship===
In 2019, the WBC Franchise Championship was introduced as an honorary title awarded to dominant champions that have represented the WBC and is a special designation and status which the WBC may honor to a current WBC World Champion, who is also an elite boxer, and who remains a top performer in the sport. Boxers who has been given the honorary title, must vacate their WBC world title in that division as the honorary title is transferable.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boxingscene Staff |title=Sulaiman Stands Firm on Creating "Franchise" Title, Explains The Concept |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/sulaiman-stands-firm-on-creating-franchise-title-explains-concept--156594 |website=boxingscene.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=2 April 2021}}</ref> Boxers who have been named WBC Franchise Champion include: [[Canelo Alvarez]] (middleweight; 2019–2020),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=Canelo loses a title, now WBC 'franchise champ' |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27068849/canelo-loses-title-now-wbc-franchise-champ |website=espn.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=27 June 2019}}</ref> [[Vasiliy Lomachenko]] (lightweight; 2019–2020),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=WBC gives plans for titlists, names Vasiliy Lomachenko 'franchise champ' |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27914825/wbc-gives-plans-titlists-names-vasiliy-lomachenko-franchise-champ |website=espn.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=24 October 2019}}</ref> [[Teófimo López]] (lightweight; 2020–2021),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Esco |first1=Wil |title=Teofimo Lopez shows off two WBC title belts, says Devin Haney 'got played' |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/2/5/22268332/teofimo-lopez-shows-off-two-wbc-title-belts-says-devin-haney-got-played-boxing-news-2021 |website=badlefthook.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=5 February 2021}}</ref> [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] (super flyweight; since 2021), and [[George Kambosos Jr.]] (lightweight; 2021–2022).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Jake |title=Juan Francisco Estrada Named WBC "Franchise" Champ, Four-Man "SuperFly" Tournament Called |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/juan-francisco-estrada-named-wbc-franchise-champ-four-man-superfly-tournament-called--156431 |website=boxingscene.com |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

===Eternal Championship===
The WBC Eternal Championship is an honorary title awarded to retired boxers that have never lost the WBC world title in the ring while having a solid number of successful title defenses. [[Jiselle Salandy]] was awarded the Eternal title as she defended the [[List of WBC female world champions#Super welterweight|WBC female super welterweight title]] five times before her death on 4 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-97/jizelle-salandy-glory-ring|title=Jizelle Salandy: glory in the ring|date=May 2009 |publisher=Carribbean Beat|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2009/02/11/salandy-gets-eternal-champion-award/|title=Salandy gets Eternal Champion Award|date=11 February 2009 |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref> On 12 December 2016, Vitali Klitschko was recognized as "Eternal Champion", as he had 10 successful [[List of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC heavyweight title]] defenses during his career before his retirement in 2013 and was never knocked down throughout his career either.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/vitali-klitschko-named-eternal-world-heavyweight-champion-by-the-wbc/|title=Vitali Klitschko named 'Eternal World Heavyweight Champion' by the WBC|date=12 December 2016 |publisher=Boxing News Online |accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbc-ukraine.com/en/news/193-vitaliy-klitschko-is-the-only-eternal-wbc-champion-in-history|title=Vitaliy Klitschko is the only "Eternal" WBC Champion in history|publisher=WBC Ukraine|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref>

===Commemorative World Championship Belts===
The WBC also awards commemorative world championship belts to certain boxers as trophies for winning historic fights or exhibition matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/the-commemorative-belts/|title=The Commemorative Belts|date=20 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/round-12-the-wbc-commemorative-belts/|title=Round 12: The WBC Commemorative Belts|date=27 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/the-world-boxing-council-commemorative-belts-2/ | title=The World Boxing Council Commemorative Belts | date=4 May 2023 }}</ref> The following are the recipients of the commemorative belts:
*24K Gold — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (September 14, 2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/07/mayweather-canelo-winner-will-get-wbc-24k-gold-world-championship-strap/|title=Mayweather-Canelo winner will get WBC 24K Gold World Championship strap ⋆ Boxing News 24|date=July 14, 2013|website=Boxing News 24}}</ref>
*Emerald — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (May 2, 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/4/21/8464359/mayweather-pacquiao-1-million-wbc-emerald-belt-photo|title=Here is the $1MM belt for Pacquiao vs. Mayweather|first=Bill|last=Hanstock|date=April 21, 2015|website=SBNation.com}}</ref>
*Onyx — Joe Smith Jr. (December 17, 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/12/joe-beast-smith-bernard-executioner-hopkins-make-weight-saturdays-fight/|title=Joe Smith and Bernard Hopkins both make weight ⋆ Boxing News 24|date=December 16, 2016|website=Boxing News 24}}</ref>
*Huichol I — Canelo Álvarez (May 6, 2017)
*Money — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (August 26, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/8/24/16195296/wbc-president-explains-origin-of-over-the-top-priceless-money-belt-for-mayweather-vs-mcgregor|title=WBC president explains origin of over-the-top, 'priceless' Money Belt for Mayweather vs. McGregor|first=Marc|last=Raimondi|date=August 24, 2017|website=MMA Fighting}}</ref>
*Huichol II — Gennady Golovkin (September 16, 2017)
*Chiapaneco I — Gennady Golovkin (May 5, 2018)
*Chiapaneco II — Canelo Álvarez (September 15, 2018)
*Maya I — Canelo Álvarez (May 4, 2019)
*Maya II — Tyson Fury (September 14, 2019)
*Mazahua — Heroes of Humanity (May 5, 2020)
*Otomi — Julio César Chávez and Jorge Arce (September 25, 2020)
*Frontline Battle — Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. (November 28, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazn.com/en-GLOBAL/news/boxing/wbc-announces-new-frontline-battle-belt-for-tyson-jones-fight/iyeaqro8mmta1d6stizu8ixbl|title=WBC announces new Frontline Battle Belt for Tyson-Jones fight &#124; DAZN News Global|website=DAZN|date=26 October 2020 }}</ref>
*Health Care Hero — Errol Spence Jr. (December 5, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/austins-health-care-hero-masterpiece-is-the-focal-point-of-spence-jr-vs-garcia-wbc-belt/|title=Austin's "Health Care Hero" masterpiece is the focal point of Spence Jr Vs Garcia WBC Belt|date=2 December 2020 }}</ref>
*Mestizo — Canelo Álvarez (May 8, 2021)
*Freedom 2021 — Jermall Charlo (June 19, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fightnews.com/wbc-unveils-freedom-belt/114725|title=Boxing News: WBC unveils Freedom belt » September 4, 2021|date=June 10, 2021 |author1=Karlfreitag }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/the-wbc-freedom-belt/|title = The WBC Freedom Belt| date=10 June 2021 }}</ref>
*Crypto — Sujithan Suntharavel (October 16, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/amir-khan-stage-special-dubai-card-on-october-16-with-special-wbc-crypto-title--160539|title=Amir Khan To Stage Special Dubai Card on October 16, With Special WBC Crypto Title|website=BoxingScene.com|date=13 September 2021 }}</ref>
*Teotihuacan — Canelo Álvarez (November 6, 2021)
*Union — Tyson Fury (April 23, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/the-union-belt/|title = The Union Belt| date=17 February 2022 }}</ref>
*Celtic-Boricua — Katie Taylor (April 30, 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britishboxingnews.co.uk/blogs/wbc-unveil-their-celtic-boricua-belt-for-the-winner-of-katie-taylor-vs-amanda-serrano | title=WBC unveil their Celtic – Boricua Belt for the winner of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano | date=29 April 2022 }}</ref>
*Guerrero Jaguar Zapoteca — Canelo Álvarez (September 17, 2022)
*Elizabethan — Claressa Shields (October 15, 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2022/10/06/633e4c38ca474126078b4580.html | title=WBC will make world championship belt in honor of Queen Elizabeth II | date=6 October 2022 }}</ref>
*Diriyah — Tommy Fury (February 26, 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1341959/jake-paul-tommy-fury-wbc-new-belt-diriyah-champion/ | title=WBC reveal special belt up for grabs to winner of Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury fight | date=26 February 2023 }}</ref>
*Puebla-Jalisco — Canelo Álvarez (May 6, 2023)
*Juneteenth — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (June 11, 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-receive-wbc-juneteenth-themed-title-gotti-fight--174621 | title=Mayweather to Receive a WBC Juneteenth-Themed Title for Gotti Fight | date=15 May 2023 }}</ref>
*Puebla — Canelo Alvarez (September 30, 2023)
*Riyadh — Tyson Fury (October 28, 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mmanews.com/news/wbc-belt-upcoming-tyson-fury-francis-ngannou-fight | title=Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Winner Gets This Unique WBC Championship Belt | work=MMA News &#124; UFC News, Results & Interviews | date=7 September 2023 }}</ref>
*Tamaulipas I — Canelo Álvarez (May 4, 2024)
*Undisputed I — Oleksandr Usyk (May 18, 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fightnews.com/special-fury-usyk-wbc-belt/160734|title=Boxing News: Special Fury-Usyk WBC belt » August 16, 2024|date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
*Freedom 2024 — Gary Russell Sr. (posthumous) (June 14, 2024)<ref>https://sportsalmanacfuture.com/index.php/en/2024/06/15/juneteenth-belt-2024-a-tribute-to-the-russell-dynasty/</ref>
*Tamaulipas II — Canelo Álvarez (September 14, 2024)
*Rumble in the Jungle — Oleksandr Usyk (December 21, 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/12/17/winner-of-tyson-fury-vs-oleksandr-usyk-2-to-receive-unique-and-special-award-that-is-a-thing-a-beauty/ | title=Winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 to receive 'unique and special' award that is a thing a beauty | date=17 December 2024 }}</ref>
*Guerrero Azteca — Isaac Cruz (February 1, 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/pitbull-cruz-and-angel-tashiro-fierro-contesting-guerrero-azteca-belt/ | title="Pitbull" Cruz and Angel "Tashiro" Fierro contesting Guerrero Azteca belt - World Boxing Council | date=31 January 2025 }}</ref>
*Undisputed II — Dmitry Bivol (February 22, 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wbcboxing.com/en/commemorative-wbc-belt-for-beterbiev-vs-bivol-ii/ | title=Commemorative WBC Belt for Beterbiev VS Bivol II - World Boxing Council | date=18 February 2025 }}</ref>

===Trans athletes===
In an exclusive interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' in 2022, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said that the WBC would ban [[transgender]] fighters from competing against [[cisgender]] fighters "so the dangers of a man fighting a woman will never happen", and would instead introduce a separate trans category of competition wherein athletes would be divided by their gender assigned at birth. Sulaiman called for current fighters who may be trans to come forward and register accordingly.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2022/12/29/exclusive-boxing-introduce-new-transgender-category/ |title=Exclusive: Boxing to introduce new transgender category |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=29 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/world-boxing-council-plans-create-090741074.html |title=The World Boxing Council plans to create transgender category |last1=Powell |first1=Jon|date=30 December 2022 }}</ref>