Octuple champion
In boxing, an Octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight different weight classes.
Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer to win twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions.
Pacquiao clinched the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA.
Nine of his world championships came from the "Big Four" sanctioning bodies and three were from The Ring.
He also won the prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five different weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight, and welterweight.
The following are the major world titles won by Pacquiao :
World Titles from The Ring | |
World Titles from Lineal Championship |
Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
![]() | WBC Flyweight | 1998-12-04 | ![]() | KO 8/12 | 1 |
![]() | Lineal Flyweight | 1998-12-04 | ![]() | KO 8/12 | 1 |
![]() | IBF Junior Featherweight | 2001-06-23 | ![]() | TKO 6/12 | 4 |
![]() | The Ring Featherweight | 2003-11-15 | ![]() | TKO 11/12 | 2 |
![]() | Lineal Featherweight | 2003-11-15 | ![]() | TKO 11/12 | 2 |
![]() | WBC Super Featherweight | 2008-03-15 | ![]() | SD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | The Ring Junior Lightweight | 2008-03-15 | ![]() | SD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | Lineal Super Featherweight | 2008-03-15 | ![]() | SD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | WBC Lightweight | 2008-06-28 | ![]() | TKO 9/12 | 0 |
![]() | The Ring Junior Welterweight | 2009-05-02 | ![]() | KO 2/12 | 0 |
![]() | Lineal Light Welterweight | 2009-05-02 | ![]() | KO 2/12 | 0 |
![]() | WBO Welterweight | 2009-11-14 | ![]() | TKO 12/12 | 3 |
![]() | WBC Super Welterweight | 2010-11-13 | ![]() | UD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | WBO Welterweight | 2014-04-12 | ![]() | UD 12/12 | 1 |
![]() | Lineal Welterweight | 2016-04-09 | ![]() | UD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | WBO Welterweight | 2016-11-05 | ![]() | UD 12/12 | 0 |
![]() | WBA Welterweight | 2019-07-20 | ![]() | SD 12/12 | 0 |
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