Lonsdale Belt

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Lonsdale Belt [ˈlɒnzˌdeɪl]

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property

[named after Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), who presented the first one]

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No references found			Chelsea fanatic Barker has been left waiting for his chance at winning a Lonsdale belt ever since then-champion Matthew Macklin vacated the title to challenge for European honours rather than face the unbeaten Barnet man. Dazzler sets his sights on British title by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Champion Quigley won the Lonsdale Belt with a thrilling 12th round stoppage of Tony Dodson at the venue in March, christening the venue as the new home for boxing on Merseyside. IT'S FACE TO FACE FOR FIGHT STARS; BOXING by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arthur will take on the undefeated Akaash Bhatia on June 26 with a chance to fight for the much-coveted Lonsdale belt on the line. Basic approach helps Arthur's quest for title by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			longways longways dance longwise longwool Longworth Longyearbyen longyi lonicera Lonicera albiflora Lonicera canadensis Lonicera caprifolium Lonicera dioica Lonicera flava Lonicera hirsuta Lonicera involucrata Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica halliana Lonicera morrowii Lonicera periclymenum Lonicera sempervirens Lonicera tatarica Lonicera xylosteum Loniten Lonk Lons-le-Saunier Lonsdale Belt Lonsdale Kathleen Yardley lontar loo loo mask Loo table Loob Loobily looby Looch Loof loofa loofah look look about look across look after look ahead look around look at look away look back look backward look down look down on look for			Lonigan, Studs LONIIS Lonin Lonin Lonins Lonins Loniten Loniten Lonjsko Polje Nature Park Lonk Lonliness Lonliness LONM Lonnie Ali Lonnie Ali Lönnrot Lonnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lonnrot, Elias Lönnrot, Elias Lono Lonoke County Lonoke County, AR Lonoke County, Arkansas Lonomia Obliqua Prothrombin Activator Protease Lonox LONP LONS Lons-le-Saunier Lons-le-Saunier Lonsdale Belt Lonsdale Belts Lonsdale Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale, Dame Kathleen Lonsdaleite Lonsome Pine Airport, Wise, Virginia lontar LoNTS LonWorks loo loo loo loo mask Loo of the Year Awards Loo paper Loo roll Loo table loo tables Loo-Choo Islands Loo-Choo Islands LOOA Loob Loobily Looby Looc LOOCE Looch

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