Editing World Boxing Council (section)

===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.