title fight
Championship boxing match
A title fight is a boxing or mixed martial arts match where a championship is at stake.
The challenger fights the current titleholder for the belt: She's been training for months for this title fight.
The term extends to any decisive contest for supremacy: The election has become a title fight between two ideologies.
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- undisputed championHolder of unchallenged supremacy
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- beltStrap securing trousers
heavyweight · contender · ring · canvas · rounds · gloves · uppercut · jab · purse · prize money · main event · undercard · weigh in · tale of the tape · referee · corner · prizefight · bout
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- Big GamesSuper Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, championship game
- Boxing FilmsRocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V
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