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{{quotation|'''Boxer Name''' (born 1 November 1985) is an [[Ivory Coast|Ivorian]] [[professional boxer]] who held the [[WBA (Super)]] [[bantamweight]] title 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-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]] female [[super-welterweight]] title since 2009, and previously the [[World Boxing Organization|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-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]].}}
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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===