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• n  someone who has won first place in a competition

• That made him the first and last American title-holder (next year all non-European contestants will be barred).
• The falling title-holder smiled; displayed excellent sportsmanship by crying, "No let!" rushed across the court to congratulate his conqueror.

• champion
• champ

News & Articles

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• Mikey Garcia set for first WBO title defense against Lopez
  ALLAS (AP) -- Mikey Garcia fights as defending WBO featherweight champion for the first time Saturday night against former title-holder Juan Manuel Lopez.
  June 14, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Garcia set for first WBO title defense vs. Lopez
  ALLAS (AP) -- Mikey Garcia fights as defending WBO featherweight champion for the first time Saturday night against former title-holder Juan Manuel Lopez.
  June 14, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Featherweight champion Garcia fails to make weight
  DALLAS (AP) -- Mikey Garcia has failed to make weight for his featherweight fight against former title-holder Juan Manuel Lopez. The fight will go on Saturday night, with Lopez regaining the WBO title if he wins. The title will be vacant if Garcia wins.
  June 14, 2013 - The Daily Jeffersonian

Quotes

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• Matt Hughes in TSN
  I never thought about this, to be honest,Hughes said. "I'm just a Midwest guy kind of living the dream. But I'm very privileged and I thank the UFC. Shaking hands, signing autographs, being a world title-holder and being inducted into the...
• Ricky Hatton in BBC Sport
  There are a lot of good fighters in the light-welterweight division now,said Hatton. "But as good as (WBO title-holder) Kendall Holt and (WBC title-holder) Timothy Bradley are, they're not the household names that Manny Pacquiao and Oscar...