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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Professional Karate Association
United States Super Middleweight Title [80.28kg?/177lb?]
Emilio Narvaez
1982-10-09
Minneapolis, MN
Defeats Elbert Moore (substituting for Ray McCallum) for the vacant title "last October" (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA, 83-01-09); wins world light heavyweight title on 83-03-25.