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===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>