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;realname

*Full name, including middle or other names, but leave blank if it is the same as that of the '''name''' field. Consider using {{tl|nowrap}} if the name slightly exceeds the width of the infobox.

;birth_name

*If they have legally changed their name from their birth name to their current one.

;birth_date

*Include either {{tl|birth date and age}} or {{tl|birth date}}. To force DMY format, use <code>df=y</code>.

;birth_place

*Reasonable detail can be used here: boroughs, city, county, regionCity, state/province, and country (including former country names, in the case of boxers born in the [[Soviet Union]] or [[East Germany]]).

;nationality

*Their current citizenship or nationality, but only if different from their country of birth, per [[WP:INFONAT]].

*Do not link to commonly known nationalities such as American, Russian, British, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, German, etc., per [[WP:OVERLINK]].

*For less commonly known nationalities, linking may be used: {{xt|<nowiki>[[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islander]]</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Guinea]]n</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Suriname]]se</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Myanmar|Myanma]]</nowiki>}}.

*Nationalities in which the spelling changes accordingly may also be linked: {{xt|<nowiki>[[Philippines|Filipino]]</nowiki>}}.

*Do not link to articles about ethnicity, such as {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Filipinos|Filipino]]</nowiki>}} or {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Nigerians|Nigerian]]</nowiki>}}, per [[WP:INFONAT]].

*Flag icons ''must not be used'', per [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]].

*Multiple nationalities should be separated with {{tl|plainlist}}.

;nicknames

*List any verifiable nicknames, separated using {{tl|plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<nowiki><br></nowiki> or <nowiki><br /></nowiki>).

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;reach

*Same as above, except use inches instead of feet and centimetres instead of metres: {{xt|182 cm}} or {{xt|71+1/2 in}}. The latter results in "71½ in".

;nationality

*Their current citizenship or nationality, but only if different from their country of birth, per [[WP:INFONAT]].

*Do not link to commonly known nationalities such as American, Russian, British, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, German, etc., per [[WP:OVERLINK]].

*For less commonly known nationalities, linking may be used: {{xt|<nowiki>[[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islander]]</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Guinea]]n</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Suriname]]se</nowiki>}}, {{xt|<nowiki>[[Myanmar|Myanma]]</nowiki>}}.

*Nationalities in which the spelling changes accordingly may also be linked: {{xt|<nowiki>[[Philippines|Filipino]]</nowiki>}}.

*Do not link to articles about ethnicity, such as {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Filipinos|Filipino]]</nowiki>}} or {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Nigerians|Nigerian]]</nowiki>}}, per [[WP:INFONAT]].

*Flag icons ''must not be used'', per [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]].

*Multiple nationalities should be separated with {{tl|plainlist}}.

;birth_name

*If they have legally changed their name from their birth name to their current one.

;birth_date

*Include either {{tl|birth date and age}} or {{tl|birth date}}. To force DMY format, use <code>df=y</code>.

;birth_place

*Reasonable detail can be used here: boroughs, city, county, region, state/province, and country (including former country names, in the case of boxers born in the [[Soviet Union]] or [[East Germany]]).

;style

*Use either {{xt|<nowiki>[[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]</nowiki>}} or {{xt|<nowiki>[[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]</nowiki>}}, but not specialised techniques such as {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Switch hitter]]</nowiki>}} or {{!xt|<nowiki>[[Peek-a-Boo (boxing style)|Peek-a-boo]]</nowiki>}}; the latter are not stances.

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==Lead section==

{{See also|MOS:BLPLEAD|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lead section)|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)}}

{{Shortcut|MOS:BOXING/LEAD}}

The lead section should include basic information about a boxer and an overview of their notable accomplishments. Below are several examples depending on whether a boxer has held a world/regional title, if they are a multi-weight world champion, whether they are active or retired, when they competed, if they are living or dead, if their name uses a foreign script, the use of nicknames, or which [[MOS:ENGVAR|variety of English]] is preferable.

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===Example lead sections===

====Active boxers====

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born January 1, 1980) is an American [[professional boxer]] who has held the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] (IBF) [[light heavyweight]] title since 2013.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born '''Different Name'''; 1 February 1990) is a British [[professional boxer]] who has held the [[WBAWorld (Regular)Boxing Association]] (WBA) [[super-middleweight]] title ([[WBA (Regular)|Regular version]]) since 2015. As an [[amateur boxer]] he represented England at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], winning a [[light-middleweight]] gold medal.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born 1 November 1985) is an [[Ivory Coast|Ivorian]] [[professional boxer]] who held the [[WBAWorld (Super)Boxing Association]] (WBA) [[bantamweight]] title ([[WBA (Super)|Super version]]) twice between 2006 to 2009.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer''' "'''Nickname'''" '''Name''' (born December 1, 1992) is a [[Philippines|Filipino]] [[professional boxer]]. He is a former [[triple champion#Boxing|world champion in three weight classes]], having held multiple titles at [[featherweight]], [[lightweight]] and [[welterweight]], as well as an [[interim championship|interim]] title at [[super bantamweight]]. As of September 2016, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active boxer, [[pound for pound]], by [[boxing pound for pound rankings#BoxRec|BoxRec]].}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' ({{lang-langx|hy|օրինակ, մարզիկ 10}}; born 1 February 1987), best known as '''Common Name''', is an [[Armenian Canadian]] [[professional boxer]]. She has held the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] (WBC) female [[super-welterweight]] title since 2009, and previously the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] (WBO) female [[welterweight]] and [[junior welterweight]] titles between 2007 and 2009.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born 1 March 1983) is a Polish [[professional boxer]]. He is the reigning [[undisputed champion|undisputed]] world [[heavyweight]] champion, having held the [[WBA (Unified)]] and [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] titles since 2011; the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] title since 2013; and the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]], ''[[The Ring (magazine)|Ring]]'' magazine and [[lineal championship|lineal]] titles since 2014. As of July 2016, he is ranked as the world's best active boxer, [[pound for pound]], by ''[[boxing pound for pound rankings#The Ring|The Ring]]''; [[boxing pound for pound rankings#BoxRec|BoxRec]]; and the [[boxing pound for pound rankings#Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]].}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' ({{lang-langx|ru|Пример спортсмен 12}}; born 1 April 1975) is a Russian [[professional boxer]]. He held the [[European Boxing Union|European]] [[middleweight]] title from 1999 to 2004, the [[European Boxing Union|European Union]] middleweight title three times between 2006 and 2011, and has challenged twice for a [[super-middleweight]] world title in 2012 and 2015. As an [[amateur boxer]] he won a [[light-welterweight]] bronze medal at the [[2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2010 European Championships]].}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born June 1, 1989) is an Argentine [[professional boxer]] who has held the unified [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] (WBC), [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] (IBF), and [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] (WBO) [[super flyweight]] titles since 2013.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born January 1, 1988) is a Cuban [[amateur boxer]]. He won consecutive [[light heavyweight]] gold medals at the [[1996 Olympics|1996]] and [[2000 Olympics]], and [[heavyweight]] silver medals at the [[2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2001 World Championships]].}}

====Former boxers====

{{quotation|"'''Nickname'''" '''Boxer Name''' (born March 1, 1970) is a Mexican former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1991 to 2004,. andHe held the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] (WBO) [[junior heavyweight (boxing)|junior heavyweight]] title in 1998.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (May 1, 1960 – June 1, 2015) was a [[Suriname]]se [[professional boxer]] who competed between 1979 to 2001. He held the [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] (IBO) [[super featherweight]] title twice between 1990 and 1995, and challenged four times for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] (IBF) [[lightweight]] title between 1996 and 2000.}}

{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' ({{lang-langx|uk|Приклад спортсмен 6}}; born 1 July 1978) is a Ukrainian former [[amateur boxer]] who won a [[super-heavyweight]] gold medal at the [[1996 Olympics]].}}

[[File:Red x.svg|15px|link=]] An example lead section with just about ''everything'' wrong:

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*If a boxer has challenged for—but not won—a world, [[interim championship|interim]], [[European Boxing Union|European]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|British]], or [[Commonwealth Boxing Council|Commonwealth]] title, mention how many times and at which weight class.

*If they have never won a world title but have defeated a significant number of past or future world champions, then that can be mentioned for notability.

====Rankings====

*[[Pound for pound]] or weight class rankings by ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine, [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]], [[ESPN]] and [[BoxRec]] may be included if a boxer has been ranked inside the top ten at any point in their career. Include at least a year when this occurred, with sources from the official websites.

*When referring to these rankings, use pipe links from the [[boxing pound for pound rankings]] article: {{xt|<nowiki>[[boxing pound for pound rankings#</nowiki>''[whichever organisation applies]''<nowiki>|pound for pound]]</nowiki>}}.

*Rankings should be clarified with {{xt|active boxer}} or {{xt|all time}}.

===Sanctioning body, weight class and championship formatting===

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**If a boxer is ''based within'' the UK and Canada, two-word weight classes should be hyphenated: {{xt|super-middleweight}}.

*Weight classes are not proper nouns (see [[MOS:CAPS]] and [[MOS:TITLE]]), regardless of how the sanctioning bodies list them on their websites, therefore they must always be written in lower case: {{xt|super welterweight}}, not {{!xt|Super Welterweight}}.

**The same applies to the words "title", "champion[ship]", "world", "unified", "undisputed", and "interim"; use lower case only. For more on this usage, see [[MOS:ROLEBIO]] and [[MOS:JOBTITLES]].

**Exceptions include the in-house names of certain titles by sanctioning bodies: Continental, International, Inter-Continental, Silver, Super, Regular, Unified, Undisputed, Asia Pacific, Pan Pacific, Latino, Fedelatin, Junior, etc. The weight classes themselves must still be in lower case.

**[[Lineal championship]]s, and general use of the term "lineal", must be written in lower case and without italics: {{xt|lineal}}, not {{!xt|''Lineal''}}.

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|6

|style="background:#DDD"|{{abbr|NC|No contest}}

|{{nowrap|3–1–1 {{small|(1)}}}}

|style="text-align:left;"|Opponent

|{{abbr|NC|No contest}}

|TKO

|7 (12), {{small|1:24}}

|Jun 2, 2010

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**Loss – <code><nowiki>|{{no2}}Loss</nowiki></code>

**Draw – <code><nowiki>|{{draw}}Draw</nowiki></code>

**No contest – <code><nowiki>|style="background:#DDD"|{{abbr|NC|No contest}}</nowiki></code>

**Newspaper decision or draw – <code><nowiki>|style="background:#FEE1BC"|Win</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>|style="background:#FEE1BC"|Loss</nowiki></code>, or <code><nowiki>|style="background:#FEE1BC"|Draw</nowiki></code>

;Record

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**"RTD" – [[corner retirement]]

**"DQ" – [[disqualification (boxing)|disqualification]]

**"NC" – [[no contest (combat sports)|no contest]]

**"NC" – [[no contest (combat sports)|no contest]]; use only if a fight was actually declared as such at the time (e.g., ended before the completion of four rounds, per Unified Rules of Boxing), otherwise retain the original outcome and indicate a no contest using the ''Result'' column

*To let uninformed readers know what the abbreviations mean, use {{tl|abbr}} to create hoverable tooltips starting from the bottom of the table on the first instance only: <code><nowiki>{{abbr|UD|Unanimous&nbsp;decision}}</nowiki></code>, which displays as "{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}". This is essential to avoid confusion between the identically-named abbreviations.

;Round(s), time

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