Usyk's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBA title and moved up to heavyweight. Haney dug in with a heavy right to the body. But looking ahead to 2023 in women's boxing, all five of the current undisputed champions will undoubtedly defend their titles. [34][35][36], Tefimo Lpez won the WBC Franchise lightweight title in addition to the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and The Ring magazine titles after beating Vasiliy Lomachenko in October 2020, and was subsequently reported by some media outlets to be the youngest four-belt undisputed champion of all-time at the age of 23 years old;[37] however, the WBC Franchise title is not universally recognized as a major world title.[38][39]. "I'm going to give him full respect, let him have his time and we'll do it again," Kambosos said. Claressa Shields further cemented her legacy. Ten Hag's tactics analysed | How Man Utd are a team transformed, Selles on how Scandinavian culture sculpted his Southampton house, 'KSI would KO Jake Paul and Tommy Fury' | Coach predicts 100m fight, Cruz (left) suffered a nasty cut in the third round but fought on gamely (Pic: Matchroom), Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematch set for May 20 in Dublin. This is a list of female undisputed champions in professional boxing. Honeyghan's undisputed status ended when he vacated the WBA title after the WBA mandated that he defend the title against Harold Volbrecht. ''The Ambling Alp''. How many undisputed boxing champions are there? Fuji's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for not fighting his mandatory challenger. Johnson was then awarded the inaugural title. 1933 - Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Josh Taylor. That's what we expected. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. 12:05 am ET, at That being said, politics between the different governing bodies can also influence things, which is an unfortunate necessity, whenever boxers are unable or unwilling to defend certain titles. MF & DAZN: X Series 005 Jay Swingler v NichLmao, TV schedule, live stream info for Deen The Great vs. Pully Arif tonight, TV schedule, live stream info for King Kenny vs. Ash Rak-Su tonight, TV schedule, live stream info for BDave & Luis Pineda vs. IcePoseidon & Anthony Vargas, TV schedule, live stream info for Astrid Wett vs. A.J. Those who did not have access to the . 12:44 am ET, at Cohen's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to sign a fight against. Shows the pitfalls of being an Undisputed Champion in current times. When Lomachenko pulled out of the bout to remain in his native Ukraine after Russia's invasion of the country, the opportunity came for Haney to silence critics who claimed his WBC title was illegitimate when he was elevated from interim champion when Lomachenko was named franchise champion by the WBC. I had to fight who I had to fight and I came out successful. The term undisputed champion in the UFC refers to the current champion in a specific weight class. Right hand on repeat all night @coolboysteph | #FultonRoman pic.twitter.com/cZUmGLi4zL. File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/undisputed+world+champion, http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9433&cat=boxer, Ken Buchanan - Lightweight Champion of the World. Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Another major sanctioning body, the World Boxing Organisation, was established in 1988 in San Juan, Puerto Rico by a group of local businessmen. The last undisputed champion in the heavyweight division was Lennox Lewis who held the championship back in November 1999. The longest split was ten years, of the middleweight title, between Mickey Walker's move up to heavyweight in 1931 and NBA champion Tony Zale's defeat of NYSAC contender Georgie Abrams in 1941. Daniel Roman via unanimous decision (119-109, 120-108, 120-108). Holm's undisputed reign ended when she vacated the WBA title. 12:45 am ET, at Prior to Lewis, that group included Riddick Bowe, Evander Holyfield, Buster Douglas, and Mike Tyson. Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Most of the worlds boxing champions were considered undisputed, as there was only one champion in each class before 1960. This is a list of female undisputed champions in professional boxing. Era ended when the WBC was inaugurated. Bell's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the IBF title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for 6 May. 1-rated welterweight contender, ngel Espada. Eras that are not listed do not have any undisputed champions. But only one will leave that ring with the distinction as boxing's first undisputed super middleweight champion. This article is about undisputed champions in boxing. All Rights Reserved. But what exactly does 'undisputed' mean in boxing? Prior to the 1960s, most champions were "undisputed",[3] although the term was rarely used (it does not appear in one 1970 Boxing Dictionary). The title was vacated when. Steele's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Fred Apostoli. #KambososHaney, Whole lot of hardware @RealDevinHaney x #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/a7gmks3Eiy, Will they run it back? The two were set. Charlo had long held the WBC super welterweight title before he suffered his first career defeat to Tony Harrison in 2018. Boxing Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Prior to 1960, most of the world's boxing champions were considered undisputed, simply due to the fact that there was only one champion in each weight class. Cruz (15-2, 3 KOs) suffered her first loss in almost seven years. . There were many undisputed champions before the number of major sanctioning bodies increased to four in 2007, but there have only been 13 boxers to hold all four titles simultaneously. The three belt era from 1983 to 2007 featured the last five undisputed heavyweight champs. Terence Crawford unified the light welterweight division against Julius in Nebraska but a few weeks later he vacated his WBO belt and moved up weight to welterweight. By Jon Gilbert. Bivol won on points with an aggressive and sharp performance, which saw him rise from ninth to seventh on our list. Against Jones, we have seen the low kick be a major key to success. Be undisputed"@teamromanboxing with nothing but praise for @coolboysteph #FultonRoman pic.twitter.com/WlLVfKV05V, ESPN: George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney -- Round 5:Haney landed a sizzling right uppercut to Kambosos' chin and then fired with a good jab. If Kyrie Irving declines his player option with the Brooklyn Nets, a LeBron James reunion could be likely. Kambosos threw a few right hands that almost connected but absolutely nothing meaningful. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He regained the WBC and IBF titles following victory over Rahman seven months later in a rematch. " FULTON/INOUE CONFIRMED! Saddler's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the NBA title for failing to sign for a title defense. And the best still might lie ahead. Amanda Serrano added an undisputed championship to her decorated legacy. Spinks' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. Conn vacated his titles to move up to the heavyweight division. 11:59 pm ET, at The triumph of Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors in Creed III, Benn: WBC done me a 'disservice' with egg ruling, WBO orders Crawford title defense vs. Rocha, Serrano injured; rematch with Taylor postponed, Fury wins split decision to hand Paul first loss, Davis-Garcia bout finalized, moved to April 22, Sources: Taylor, Lopez agree to June 10 title bout, British officials looking into Lara spitting incident. [30][31][32][33] Others disputed this, because although he held the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles, he had vacated his IBF title in November 2006 for choosing to face Peter Manfredo Jr. as his next opponent instead of mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz. Since 2004, there have only been five men's fighters who have held all four titles from major sanctioning bodies in the same weight class. All four titles must be held by one fighter in order to become undisputed. [21][22][23] Other bodies such as the IBO, IBU, and World Boxing Foundation are disregarded. Mexican star Cruz's cut was caused by an accidental head-butt in the third round after she had been the busier fighter and landed more punches across the first two. The only world boxing champion to be deaf. Alycia Baumgardner beat Elhem Mekhaled via unanimous decision to become undisputed super-featherweight champion (99-89, 99-89, 98-90). [3] However, disputes could arise if the champion retired or moved to a different weight class. Foster's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBA title for failing to post a $5,000 forfeit bond for the fight with Jimmy Dupree within 10 days after losing to Joe Frazier. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (120-108 Haney), . Only 9 men have held all four versions of the belts at the same time. He was later stripped of his NYSAC title for not defending it. One of which has been the only boxer, male or female, to have done so in two divisions. An undisputed champion is a fighter who holds all four major championship belts in any division. Kambosos landed a right hand but Haney took it well and popped Kambosos with jab after jab. To deal with intense training boxing drills one must use quality boxing gear including boxing gloves. Check out StarPro combat for premium quality boxing gear including boxing gloves that ensure protection during boxing training drills. 1,001. Whereas, to become an undisputed champion, all four titles must be held by one fighter. Women's boxing champions list. Boxer Claressa Shields became an undisputed champion for the second time in a second division by defeating Marie-Eve Dicaire by unanimous decision. To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division. Tyson Fury may have to look elsewhere if he can't secure a clash with Oleksandr Usyk next. Eventually, by increasing the competition there was an increase in a dispute over the fighters who would be recognized as real-world champions. Canelo began his journey to become undisputed in December 2020. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (110-99 Haney), Devin Got This In The Bag Just Stay Smart And Stick To The Game plan, ESPN: George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney -- Round 10:Kambosos remained on the receiving end of a steady flow of jabs but did manage to land a few to the body and got in a right hand over the top that Haney took perfectly. A unified champion is a boxer holding two or more of the major sanctioning titles in any division of IBF, WBC, WBA, or WBO. 2d ESPN. In this fight in Las Vegas, Hopkins got the title of middleweight champion; although he lost it in his very next fight. Matchroom Boxing, the promoter in charge of the rematch for the undisputed lightweight title between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, informed that it will be postponed due to an injury suffered by the Puerto Rican. Whitaker's undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title to move up to light welterweight. Undisputed will be coming to Xbox Series X and S, PS5, and PC soon. The IBF title was vacated on IBF's February 1992 ratings posted on 28 February. section: | slug: boxing-results-highlights-devin-haney-becomes-undisputed-champion-with-decisive-win-over-george-kambosos-jr | sport: boxing | route: live_blog_single | Formerly at DAZN, Hale has written for various combat sports outlets, including The Ring, Sherdog, Boxing Scene, FIGHT, Champions and others. @Gervontaa ALL ACCESS: Epilogue #DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/sAd2JcvXYC, ESPN: George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney -- Round 11:Haney with more of the same in the round, firing jabs to set up every other attack, including hard hooks and straight right hands. [24] He was later awarded The Ring championship title. The unified champion is defined as a boxer that holds at least two world championships of major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF or WBO) in their respective division. Round-by-Round coverage: How Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul played out, Inside the creation of Jake Paul's 'Stardust Warriors' trunks, Women's boxing divisional rankings: Thorslund, Fundora solidify spots after dominant performances, Divisional rankings: Matias, Jack make big moves after impressive wins. Canelo dominated the undefeated Smith and became WBA and WBC champion. Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) Tyson Fury after stopping Deontay Wilder again in . Devin Haney was willing to step up and fly to Australia to battle George Kambosos Jr. for the undisputed lightweight championship on Saturday night. Amanda Serrano and Alycia Baumgardner have become undisputed world champions following points victories in New York on Saturday night. [12] The inaugural IBF heavyweight champion was Larry Holmes, who relinquished the WBC title to accept IBF's recognition, thus helping the newly formed organization to establish its legitimacy. Salandy's undisputed reign ended when she died in a vehicular accident. Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot, A megafight is set: Here's what's at stake when Gervonta Davis faces Ryan Garcia in April, Gervonta Davis' arrest history: Timeline of abuse and hit-and-run charges and denials, Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com, Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Contents Championship recognition Criteria Heavyweight NYSAC-NBA era (1921-1963) Sunday 5 February 2023 07:43, UK Amanda Serrano is now undisputed featherweight champion after a points win over Erika Cruz (Pic: Matchroom) Amanda Serrano and Alycia Baumgardner have become. 11:56 pm ET, at Era ends because the IBF is inaugurated. The four-belt era began in 2004, there is no undisputed heavyweight champion. That will likely come to an end on November 6. Lewis' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to fight WBC mandatory. 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Graham's undisputed status ended when he vacated his NYSAC title in January of 1929. Current undisputed champion Most consecutive title defenses Championship recognition [ edit] Titles have been awarded by: New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920 To summarize, here are short definitions of each type of champion. Serrano survived a spirited effort from Erika Cruz to win a one-sided decision in an. A year later NYSAC along with European Boxing Union and BBBofC supported creation of the World Boxing Council. Leonard vacated his titles after being diagnosed with a detached retina and announced his retirement. Roy Jones Jr. was called the undisputed light heavyweight champion after unifying the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles in June 1999. The 23-year-old from Brooklyn became the unified lightweight champion and managed to do what few in boxing thought he could do - outbox perhaps the best technician in boxing. During the four-belt era, there have been six undisputed champions in men's boxing: Oleksandr Usyk (cruiserweight), Bernard Hopkins (middleweight), Jermain Taylor (middleweight), Terence Crawford (junior welterweight), Josh Taylor (junior welterweight) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Can't get enough boxing and MMA? Era ended when IBF was inaugurated. Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. George Kambosos Jr. via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) to become undisputed lightweight champion, Belts all at Top Rank now. If a fighter wins all the titles but is stripped by one organization of its title, he may continue to be considered the undisputed champion. Since 2005, only Terence Crawford at junior welterweight in 2017 and Oleksandr Usyk at cruiserweight in 2018 have unified all four major title belts to become undisputed world champions in. The organization later changed the name to International Boxing Federation. That allowed Haney to reset at distance and keep firing off sharp combinations. Just masterful work from Haney throughout. Confused? After suffering his first loss in boxing, what now for Jake Paul? pic.twitter.com/Y3MwqNWKSE, ESPN: George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney -- Round 9:Haney landed a crushing two-punch combo that seemed to buzz Kambosos but Kambosos did land a right hand in return. Whereas, Taylor already held the WBA and IBF belts and took Joses WBC and WBO titles in Nevada. NEW YORK (AP) The rematch between undisputed women's boxing champions Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano won't take place as planned on May 20 because of an injury to Serrano. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Battalino's undisputed status ended after being stripped of his titles for missing weight in a title fight against. There have been 8 women have held all four versions of the belts and been an undisputed world champion. Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. The IBO belt is not generally considered when deciding the status of an undisputed champion, due to the computerised system that the body uses for its rankings. Katie Taylor (L) and Amanda Serrano (R) will not meet for a second time in May as scheduled. Dundee's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title when he failed to sign for a title bout contender. But only one will leave that ring with the distinction as boxing's first undisputed super . Spinks' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against. Tszyu's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title and is designated as Champion Emeritus. Walker's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for not taking steps in making a title defense. During the four-belt era, there have been six undisputed champions in men's boxing: Oleksandr Usyk (cruiserweight), Bernard Hopkins (middleweight), Jermain Taylor (middleweight), Terence Crawford (junior welterweight), Josh Taylor (junior welterweight) and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Andy Ruiz Jr could be an option to step in to save the day if Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk cannot agree a deal to fight. Saul Canelo Alvarez. A unified champion is one of holds two or more of the major sanctioning titles of the division of IBF, WBA, WBF, or WBO. The recognized sanctioning bodies have changed over the years, and there has not yet been a four-belt undisptued champ in the heavyweight division. As for women's boxing, there have been five undisputed champions thus far: Cecilia Braekhus (welterweight) Franchon Crews Dazurn (super middleweight)* Jessica McCaskill (welterweight)*. The list of these 15 undisputed champions in the 4 belts era is as below: Cecilia Brkhus - Women's Welterweight Terence Crawford - Super Lightweight Oleksandr Usyk - Cruiserweight Claressa Shields - Middleweight Katie Taylor - Lightweight Jessica McCaskill - Women's Welterweight Claressa Shields - Women's Light Middleweight What time is the Jay Swingler vs. NichLMAO fight tonight? Rumored, but unannounced matches include Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul. 12:20 am ET, at This is a list of undisputed champions in professional boxing. Saul Canelo Alvarez is the undisputed super-middleweight champion at 168lbs despite his recent defeat to Dmitry Bivol, a light-heavyweight champion. Serrano - whose rematch with undisputed lightweight world champion Katie Taylor has been announced for May 20 in Dublin - defeated Erika Cruz via unanimous decision to add the WBA featherweight title to her WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring belts. 104. Mike Tyson was Undisputed in the three belt era when he beat Tucker in 1987 for his IBF belt adding it to the WBA and WBC belts he already had holding every belt that he could fight for. Undisputed is an authentic boxing game developed with care by dedicated fight fans, alongside the professional boxing community. To deal with intense training boxing drills one must use quality. The Undisputed Boxing Champions in the World are considered the greatest boxing champions in history. Women's boxing divisional rankings: Thorslund, Fundora solidify spots after dominant . Fulton simply outclassed and outboxed Roman at every turn, turning a fight that had the potential to be one of the best of the year into a one-sided rout. Jones Jr.'s undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title. Flawless. The disputes were usually short-lived as a lucrative fight would be organised between the rival champions. A big left hand landed for Kambosos and Haney clinched to smother any more attacks. 2d. Similar to Haney's victory, Fulton used movement and a stiff jab to set the tone for all 12 rounds of action with Roman trying to bring pressure but finding every attempt to get going stifled. Npoles' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to sign a fight against the WBA's No. So shout out to my dietician. Since the four-belt era started, there have been six undisputed champions in boxing: The first boxer who became an undisputed world champion was American Bernard Hopkins in 2004. However, there were three major belts WBC, WBA, and IBF at that time. [4] Early boxing champions at various weight divisions were established by acclamation between 1880 and 1920. At the beginnings, when most of the challengers for WBA, WBC, and IBF titles were Americans, WBO had a wider variety of countries, mainly European, represented in title bouts. Haney takes down Kambosos to become undisputed lightweight champ (1:40) Devin Haney wins the undisputed boxing lightweight championship vs. George Kambosos Jr. in front of thousands of Australian . Tyson and Holyfield are the only fighters in that group to make at least one successful defense of the undisputed title. Griffith was awarded the inaugural WBC title. That proved to be a very profitable decision for Haney as he dominated Kambosos across 12 rounds to win all four world championships at 135 pounds. This resulted in a growing number of boxers claiming to be legitimate champions. WBC & WBO world champion @coolboysteph will defend his titles against former UNDISPUTED Bantamweight champion @naoyainoue_410 May 23 Saitama Super Arena, Japan WHAT A FIGHT! Georgie Kambosos Jr. via unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 118-110), Stephen Fulton (c) def. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Find clues for Boxing weight at which Evander Holyfield was undisputed world champion in 1988 (13) or most any crossword answer or clues for crossword answers. Before the Klitschko Era, the United Kingdom tied the United States for most wins in WBO heavyweight title fights with eight. WrestleMania 39 airs live on Peacock from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 1 and April 2. Andreas Hale is the senior editor for combat sports at The Sporting News. There was very little drama in the bout, with Haney immediately establishing a brilliant jab that kept Kambosos from ever getting his offense going. awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title. [16] In 2004, the WBC began naming WBO champions on its ranking listings. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (90-81 Haney), How do you have after Round 8? The title was stripped on WBC's February 1975 ratings posted on 6 March. The main objective of this most popular game is to knock out the opponent, making him unable to stand until you win. Fulton now turns his attention to his goal of meeting WBA and IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev in a four-belt unification later in the year. Ortiz would then win the inaugural WBC title. Fighting Lopez creates a better opportunity for Taylor, but can he beat him? That's the only way I'm going to know where I am and how I can be better.". With a 20-0 record, Kambosos is returning to Australia for his first title defence, and an undefeated Haney (27-0) will not be a pushover. Katie Taylor wants to fight undisputed light welterweight world champion Chantelle Cameron in the 3Arena on May 20. Five months after Lennox Lewis unified the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles to become the undisputed heavyweight champion, a U.S. Federal Judge ruled that Lewis would be stripped by the WBA of their world championship belt for fighting Michael Grant instead of the association's #1 contender, John Ruiz. Click Agree to accept our use of cookies or you can choose to opt out of our use of cookies by following the instructions in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice. [17] The IBF did not recognise the WBO in May 2006,[18] but was doing so by February 2007. 12:43 am ET, at Kambosos nearly landed his right hand but Haney was just able to avoid taking the full force. Haney landed a brilliant one-two combo and slid to the side to avoid any return fire as Kambosos remained befuddled by Haney's multi-dimensional attack. Boxing comes with enhanced cardiovascular health and full-body strength. These four major belts are WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO. I handicapped him. [5] The National Boxing Association (NBA) was founded by other U.S. state bodies in 1921, and began recognising champions in 1927. 113. Current undisputed champion Most consecutive title defenses Championship recognition Titles have been awarded by: New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), founded in 1920 World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA); re-named to the WBA in 1962 World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963 12:24 am ET, at March 1st, 2023. Eras that are not listed do not have any undisputed champions. The fight will be held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday, June 5. awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title. 19832007, a boxer who held the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles simultaneously. Super middleweight. ", "Rafael: WBC's franchise title just doesn't make sense", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Undisputed_championship_(boxing)&oldid=1141803832, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 22:08. Haney tumbled to the ground as the two tied up but was clearly not a knockdown. WBC, WBA (Super) and WBO champion Canelo Alvarez and IBF titleholder Caleb Plant have been on a collision course over the past year. Crawford's undisputed status ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger. Bernard Hopkins became the undisputed champion after defeating Flix Trinidad in a Middleweight tournament to successfully unify the WBC WBA and IBF belts. Usyk defeated Tony Bellew as unified cruiserweight champion and got a heavyweight division while fighting against Anthony Joshua in 2021 to win IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. Undisputed vs. unified: Explaining the different types of boxing champions, Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk IBF, WBA (super), WBO, Light heavyweight: Artur Beterbiev IBF, WBC, Super middleweight: Canelo Alvarez -- WBA (super), WBC, WBO, Junior middleweight: Jermell Charlo IBF, WBA (super), WBC, Welterweight: Errol Spence Jr. IBF, WBC, Junior welterweight: Josh Taylor IBF, WBA (super), WBC, WBO, Lightweight: Teofimo Lopez IBF, WBA (super), WBO, Super bantamweight: Murodjon Akhmadaliev IFB, WBA (super), Bantamweight: Naoya Inoue IBF, WBA (super). [8][9] On August 23, 1962, the NBA officially became the World Boxing Association and moved their headquarters to Panama City, Panama.
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