2007-12-16 04:21:44 · 3 answers · asked by evalistinho 2 in Sports ➔ Boxing
An interim championship is a temporary world championship that is awarded in all four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO) and in other combat sports, such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts.
Occasionally, the world champion of a particular weight division is temporarily unable to defend his championship because of medical, legal, or other reasons that are beyond the champion's control. When this case occurs, two highly ranked contenders will fight for the interim championship of the same weight division—leading to two champions existing in the same weight division simultaneously. Once the world champion is able to return, he must fight against the interim champion. The winner of this bout reunifies the weight division as sole world champion. If the world champion cannot return or moves to a different weight division, the interim champion becomes the world champion.
Sanctioning bodies, however, sometimes abuse the interim championship system. One example was in the WBC's flyweight division in 2005–2006. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam had defended his world title 11 consecutive times. Number-one contender Jorge Arce won an interim championship bout instead of receiving a title shot against Wonjongkam, who continued to defend his world title. Arce defended his interim championship four times before he vacated it in order to move up to super flyweight. Wonjongkam eventually set the flyweight division record for consecutive title defenses, without ever fighting against interim champion Arce.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_champion
2007-12-16 04:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interim Champ is one who did not win the title in a fight. If a Champ fails to defend his/her title as required, retires or is for any other reason unable to defend the title, an interim is chosen. It is usually awarded to the top contender
2007-12-16 04:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by insignificant_other 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-27 21:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by wengreen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋