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	~~== Catalogue of questions regarding~~ the IBF ==		1. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 although he announced to vacate his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without having to win a title fight [http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=64981] (as had been the case with [[Ken Norton]], [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Oscar De La Hoya]] before)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

	1. ~~On which date did~~ [[~~Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's~~]] IBF ~~welterweight title become vacant~~? ~~Was he stripped~~ of ~~his title by the~~ IBF ~~or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining~~ [[~~Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's~~]] ~~IBF light middleweight title and~~ [[~~Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's~~]] ~~IBF welterweight~~ title.		2. Has [[Orlando Salido]] really been IBF featherweight world champion? The result of Salido's fight with then-defending IBF world champion [[Robert Guerrero]] on November 4, 2006 was changed to a [[No Decision]] after Salido had failed a drug test. Does that mean that Salido was recognized as champion for a few days, having dethroned his predecessor via an ND before being stripped of his title, which was then declared vacant? Or has Salido retroactively lost his complete championship reign? Did the fight against Salido even count as a successful defense for Guerrero, him having defended his title via ND? If the latter is correct, why was Guerrero stripped of his title at all and on which date?

	~~Clottey vacated~~ his title on ~~April 16~~, ~~2009. The full reasons are explained in this article: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=19450 --~~[[~~User:Reenthelawman\|Reenthelawman~~]] ~~16:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)~~		3. According to the succession box on his wiki page, [[Antonio Tarver]] was stripped of his IBF light heavyweight world title on November 8, 2003 although the same title was at stake on November 7, 2003 when [[Glen Johnson]] drew with [[Clinton Woods]]. On which date had the title really been taken from Tarver?

	2. On ~~February 12, 2007~~ the IBF ~~declared~~ [[~~Lovemore N'dou~~]] ~~the IBF~~ light ~~welterweight~~ world champion, ~~a few days after his fight with~~ [[~~Naoufel Ben Rabah~~]] ~~on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor~~ as ~~IBF light welterweight~~ world champion, [[~~Ricky Hatton~~]]~~, had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light~~ welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion ~~without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]]~~ and [[~~Ken Norton~~]] in the ~~WBC years ago)~~? ~~On which date~~ did ~~Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin~~?		4. On which respective dates did the IBF begin to recognize [[Michael Spinks]] as its light heavyweight world champion, [[Marvin Hagler]] as its middleweight world champion, [[Donald Curry]] as its welterweight world champion and [[Aaron Pryor]] as its light welterweight world champion? Did their reigns begin on the respective dates of their inaugural IBF world title fights? Did they compete for vacant titles or did they enter the ring as defending champions?

	~~3. Has~~ [[~~Orlando Salido~~]] ~~been IBF featherweight~~ world ~~champion~~? ~~The result of Salido's fight with the defending IBF world champion~~ [~~[Robert Guerrero]] on November 4, 2006 was changed to an NC after Salido had failed a drug test~~. ~~Does that mean that Salido was considered champion for a few days, having dethroned his predecessor by way of No Contest before being stripped of his title, which was then declared vacant~~? ~~Or has Salido retroactively lost his complete championship reign with Guerrero having defended his title via NC~~? ~~If the latter version is true, on which date was Guerrero stripped of the title and why~~?		==See also==
			*[[Category talk:World Champions By Weight Class#Were vacant titles at stake in inaugural title fights?\|Were vacant titles at stake in inaugural title fights?]]
			*Fights for vacant or nonvacant (interim) world titles? [http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84097]
			*Title or nontitle fight if one contestant is overweight? [http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=102837]

	4. On November 7, 2003, [[Glen Johnson]] drew with [[Clinton Woods]] for the vacant IBF light heavyweight world title, of which [[Antonio Tarver]] had been stripped. On which date had the title been taken from Tarver?		--[[User:Emaster\|Emaster]]

	~~5. Did Lennox Lewis abandon his IBF heavyweight world title, which became vacant on September 5, 2002 or was he stripped of it by the IBF?~~

	6. [[Mauricio Pastrana]] lost his IBF light flyweight world title on the scales. Is his bout with [[Carlos Murillo]] on August 29, 1998, in which the title was at stake only for Murillo as a result, considered a title fight even though Pastrana won with the title remaining vacant?

	~~The same question arises regarding former IBF minimumweight world champion [[Ratanapol Sor Vorapin\|Ratanapol Sor Vorapin's]] fight with [[Lee Sandoval]] on March 16, 1996.~~

	7. On which respective dates did the IBF begin to recognize [[Larry Holmes]] as its heavyweight world champion, [[Michael Spinks]] as its light heavyweight world champion, [[Marvin Hagler]] as its middleweight world champion, [[Donald Curry]] as its welterweight world champion, and [[Aaron Pryor]] as its light welterweight world champion? If the recognition began on the respective dates of their inaugural IBF world title fights, did they compete for vacant titles or did they enter the ring as defending champions?

	~~Some of the questions above had already been presented on the following pages:~~
	*[http://forum.boxrec.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84097 Fights for vacant or nonvacant world titles?]
	*[[Category talk:World Champions By Weight Class#Inconsistent treatment of inaugural title fights by BoxRec and title lineage listings]]
	*[[Talk:Lennox Lewis]]
	*[[Talk:IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]
	*[[Talk:IBF Featherweight Champion]]

	~~See also:~~
	*[http://forum.boxrec.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=87475 Contacting sanctioning bodies]

	--[[User:Emaster\|Emaster]] ~~13:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)~~

Reenthelawman at 20:19, 20 April 2009

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	1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title and [[Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's]] IBF welterweight title.		1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title and [[Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's]] IBF welterweight title.

	Clottey vacated his title on April 16, 2009. The full reasons are explained in this article: http://www.~~badlefthook~~.com/~~2009/4/17/841338/the-abcs-of-the-welterweight.~~--[[User:Reenthelawman\|Reenthelawman]] 16:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)		Clottey vacated his title on April 16, 2009. The full reasons are explained in this article: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=19450 --[[User:Reenthelawman\|Reenthelawman]] 16:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Reenthelawman: Answering Clottey question

2009-04-20T16:53:04Z

Answering Clottey question

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	1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title and [[Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's]] IBF welterweight title.		1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title and [[Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's]] IBF welterweight title.

			Clottey vacated his title on April 16, 2009. The full reasons are explained in this article: http://www.badlefthook.com/2009/4/17/841338/the-abcs-of-the-welterweight.--[[User:Reenthelawman\|Reenthelawman]] 16:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Emaster: wondered how and when Joshua Clottey's IBF welterweight title became vacant

2009-04-20T16:46:54Z

wondered how and when Joshua Clottey's IBF welterweight title became vacant

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	== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==		== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==

	1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title.		1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title and [[Joshua Clottey\|Joshua Clottey's]] IBF welterweight title.

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Rowdytimothy: Talk:IBF moved to Talk:International Boxing Federation

2009-01-19T01:07:29Z

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Emaster: When did Verno Phillips's IBF light middleweight title become vacant?

2008-12-03T23:03:18Z

When did Verno Phillips's IBF light middleweight title become vacant?

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	== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==		== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==

	1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it?		1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it? The same questions arise pertaining [[Verno Phillips\|Verno Phillips's]] IBF light middleweight title.

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Emaster: removed answered question

2008-10-26T04:58:37Z

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	== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==		== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==

	1. On which ~~dates~~ did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight ~~and [[Paul Malignaggi\|Paul Malignaggi's]] IBF light welterweight titles~~ become vacant? ~~Were the titlists~~ stripped of ~~their titles~~ by the IBF or did ~~they~~ abandon ~~their titles~~?		1. On which date did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight title become vacant? Was he stripped of his title by the IBF or did he abandon it?

	'''Answer:''' Malignaggi vacated his title on Sept. 19, 2008 in order to fight [[Ricky Hatton]]. It is also on that date that the IF sent [[Herman Ngoudjo]] and [[Juan Urango]] a letter advising them that they would be fighting for the vacant title.

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Reenthelawman: adding partial answer to question 1

2008-10-26T03:18:21Z

adding partial answer to question 1

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	1. On which dates did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight and [[Paul Malignaggi\|Paul Malignaggi's]] IBF light welterweight titles become vacant? Were the titlists stripped of their titles by the IBF or did they abandon their titles?		1. On which dates did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight and [[Paul Malignaggi\|Paul Malignaggi's]] IBF light welterweight titles become vacant? Were the titlists stripped of their titles by the IBF or did they abandon their titles?

			'''Answer:''' Malignaggi vacated his title on Sept. 19, 2008 in order to fight [[Ricky Hatton]]. It is also on that date that the IF sent [[Herman Ngoudjo]] and [[Juan Urango]] a letter advising them that they would be fighting for the vacant title.

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

Emaster: added question pertaining Paul Malignaggi's vacating of the light welterweight title

2008-10-26T02:39:49Z

added question pertaining Paul Malignaggi's vacating of the light welterweight title

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	== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==		== Catalogue of questions regarding the IBF ==

	1. On which ~~date~~ did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF ~~world~~ welterweight ~~title~~ become vacant? ~~Was Margarito~~ stripped by the IBF or did he abandon ~~the title~~?		1. On which dates did [[Antonio Margarito\|Antonio Margarito's]] IBF welterweight and [[Paul Malignaggi\|Paul Malignaggi's]] IBF light welterweight titles become vacant? Were the titlists stripped of their titles by the IBF or did they abandon their titles?

	2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?		2. On February 12, 2007 the IBF declared [[Lovemore N'dou]] the IBF light welterweight world champion, a few days after his fight with [[Naoufel Ben Rabah]] on February 4, 2007, which was originally meant to be an eliminator. On February 9, 2007, N'dou's predecessor as IBF light welterweight world champion, [[Ricky Hatton]], had vacated his title. Does that mean that N'dou's eliminator fight with Ben Rabah has retroactively been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF light welterweight world title and that Hatton's reign is considered to have ended on February 4, 2007 though he declared that he was vacating his title only on February 9, 2007? Or does N'dou's fight with Ben Rabah remain an eliminator and N'dou was appointed champion without taking part in a title fight (as was the case with [[Lennox Lewis]] and [[Ken Norton]] in the WBC years ago)? On which date did Hatton's reign end? And on which date did N'dou's reign begin?

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	Some of the questions above had already been presented on the following pages:		Some of the questions above had already been presented on the following pages:
			*[http://forum.boxrec.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84097 Fights for vacant or nonvacant world titles?]
	*[[Category talk:World Champions By Weight Class#Inconsistent treatment of inaugural title fights by BoxRec and title lineage listings]]		*[[Category talk:World Champions By Weight Class#Inconsistent treatment of inaugural title fights by BoxRec and title lineage listings]]
	*[[Talk:Lennox Lewis]]		*[[Talk:Lennox Lewis]]
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	*[[Talk:IBF Featherweight Champion]]		*[[Talk:IBF Featherweight Champion]]

	--[[User:Emaster\|Emaster]] 13:20, 13 August 2008 (UTC)		See also:
			*[http://forum.boxrec.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=87475 Contacting sanctioning bodies]

			--[[User:Emaster\|Emaster]] 13:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)