In combat sports where champions are determined by challenge, the lineal championship in a weight class represents an intangible world title first held...

fighter and kept winning afterward. It was a lineal championship. The only way to win the championship was to beat the current champion. Retirements...

awarded the title, the championship could usually be taken only by beating the reigning holder, establishing a lineal championship. The New York State Athletic...

descent Lineal primogeniture or "Absolute primogeniture" Lineal succession (Latter Day Saints), right of inheritance of church offices Lineal championship, in...

champions that did not win The Ring championship/lineal championship (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921)/undisputed championship (July 2, 1921–present) The list...

(Unified) bantamweight title from 2018 to 2019. Inoue has also held the lineal championship at bantamweight and super bantamweight, and won the 2018–2019 World...

three were from The Ring. He also won the prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five different weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super...

the interim championship. However, on the November 23 episode of Dynamite, it was announced that Rosa had relinquished the lineal championship, thus Hayter...

includes the Ring magazine title in three weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight). As an amateur, he...

lightweight titles between 2019 and 2021. Lopez has also held the lineal championship at lightweight and light welterweight. As an amateur, he represented...