Undisputed champion he was still described as "undisputed champion" by some reports. After Joe Calzaghe's super middleweight victory over Mikkel Kessler in November 2007, he was frequently described as "undisputed champion". Others disputed this, because although he held the WBA, WBC, and WBO belts, he vacated his IBF title in November 2006 rather than face a mandatory challenger, and immediately vacated other titles as well. The unified champion is defined as a boxer that holds at least two world championships of major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, WBO or IBF) in their respective division. Around 2004, the World Boxing Association recognized three different
Undisputed champion awarded to champions that were able to defend the WBA title 5 times), the term "undisputed" was dropped completely. Keys: Keys: Undisputed champion In professional boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is usually a boxer who is recognized as the world champion at that class by each boxing organization, However, there are no officially declared necessary conditions needed to become an undisputed champion, as the major boxing organizations refer to all boxers holding at least two world titles in their respective division as "unified champions". Prior to the 1960s, most champions were "undisputed", although the term was rarely