as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition the boxing titlist with the most knockouts to his credit

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Recent Examples of titlist In his final bout, Lomachenko became the first person to stop former unified titlist George Kambosos. Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 One, there’s no reward beyond first-round homefield advantage to a division titlist that wins fewer games than two other National League teams. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 Men’s Senior Open Doubles: Altaf Merchant/Steve Deakin repeated as titlists, having won Mesa a couple weeks ago. Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for titlist
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Noun
  • Joining Brad Cox as 2025 Kentucky Downs meet champions are LaFranco Dettori as leading rider (9 wins) and Godolphin as top owner (4 wins).
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Cox is a long-time champion of civility and an opponent of political polarization, USA TODAY reported.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • And only two Super Bowl champs since 2000 — the 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants — opened the season with consecutive losses.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After Alvarez received the second defeat of his professional career (to Dmitry Vibol) in May 2022, Gómez posted a picture of her husband on Instagram, calling him her world champ in the caption and expressing her pride.
    Adam England, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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