title match
Fight for crown
A title match is a competition in which a championship is at stake.
The term appears most often in boxing, wrestling, and combat sports, where a champion defends their belt against a challenger: She earned a title shot after winning six straight fights.
The phrase implies higher stakes than ordinary matches—prestige, rankings, and often prize money ride on the outcome.
- trophyAward for winning
- arenaVenue for contests
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- contenderOne competing seriously
belt · showdown · fight night · pay per view · tournament · undisputed · defending champion · playoff · pressure · ring · legacy · prize money · medal · strategy · ranking · honor · bout · stadium
- sporting eventsrace, game, games, final, cup
- competitionscontests, tournaments, game, race, final
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- championship gameschampionship game, grand final, cup final, finals series, league championship
- championshipschampionship, championship game, finals, NBA Finals, World Cup Final
title matchexhibition match
Non-ranking demonstration contest
friendly match · friendly · exhibition · scrimmage · practice match
title, match, titles, titled, titling, titular, matches, matched, matching