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...

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

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

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

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

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

title from 1992 to 1994. During both those reigns, he also held the lineal championship. In 2004, Nunn was sentenced to 24 years in prison for drug trafficking;...

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...