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 Sasakul |
KO 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 Barrera |
TKO 11/12 | 2 | |
| Lineal Featherweight (126) | 2 | ||||
| WBC Super Featherweight (130) | 2008-03-15 | Juan Manuel Márquez |
SD 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
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of boxing triple champions
- List of boxing quadruple champions
- List of boxing quintuple champions
- List of boxing sextuple champions
- List of boxing septuple champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- Ring Magazine pound for pound
References
- ^ "Pacquiao gets record 12th world title in 8 weight divisions". INQUIRER.NET. July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions". Guinness World Records.
- ^ "Lineal Boxing World Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.