Octuple champion

{{short description|Boxer with titles in 8 weight classes}}

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An octuple champion is a boxer who has won major world titles in eight weight classes. To date, the only octuple champion is Manny Pacquiao, who has won twelve major world titles.{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/311388/pacquiao-gets-record-12th-world-title-8-weight-divisions|title=Pacquiao gets record 12th world title in 8 weight divisions|work=INQUIRER.NET|date=July 16, 2018}}

Pacquiao achieved 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, US.{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-boxing-world-titles-in-different-weight-divisions/|title=Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions|work=Guinness World Records}}

Nine of his world championships came from the "Big Four" sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and three were from The Ring.

He also won the prestigious and coveted lineal championship in five weight divisions: flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight, and welterweight.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm|title=Lineal Boxing World Champions|publisher=Cyber Boxing Zone|access-date=12 August 2013}}

The following are the major world titles won by Pacquiao (arranged chronologically). Titles are listed only once per organization per weight class:

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bgcolor=#ece4ec width=5px|	Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
bgcolor=#FFFF99 width=5px|	World Titles from The Ring

class="wikitable" !Name !Titles !Date !Opponent !Result
rowspan="16" align="center" style="background:#ece4ec"|150px Manny Pacquiao{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6129&cat=boxer|title=Manny Pacquiao|publisher=Boxrec.com|access-date=2011-02-06|archive-date=2012-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919210643/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6129&cat=boxer|url-status=dead}} |WBC Flyweight	Dec 4, 1998	Chatchai Sasakul	KO 8/12
IBF Super bantamweight |Jun 23, 2001 | Lehlohonolo Ledwaba |TKO 6/12
bgcolor="#FFFF99" |The Ring Featherweight	Nov 15, 2003	Marco Antonio Barrera	TKO 11/12
WBC Super featherweight	rowspan="2" |Mar 15, 2008	rowspan="2" | Juan Manuel Márquez	rowspan="2" |SD 12/12
bgcolor="#FFFF99" |The Ring Super featherweight
WBC Lightweight |Jun 28, 2008 | David Díaz |TKO 9/12
bgcolor=#FFFF99|The Ring Light welterweight |May 2, 2009 | Ricky Hatton |KO 2/12
WBO Welterweight |Nov 14, 2009 |Miguel Ángel Cotto |TKO 12/12
WBC Light middleweight |Nov 13, 2010 |Antonio Margarito |UD 12/12
WBO Welterweight – (2) |Apr 12, 2014 | Timothy Bradley |UD 12/12
WBO Welterweight – (3) |Nov 5, 2016 |Jessie Vargas |UD 12/12
WBA (Super) Welterweight |Jul 20, 2019 |Keith Thurman |SD 12/12