A championship belt is a large, extravagantly designed belt used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling to signify the champions of the promotion or company, much like a cup or trophy in other sports. There are several companies in the business of constructing championship belts.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Belt.
Sting and Ric Flair holding a replica of the Big Gold Belt, which represented six different championships
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight championship belt
Tom Morris, Jr. wearing the Challenge Belt
A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it. The ends of a belt are free; and a buckle forms the belt into a loop by securing one end to another part of the belt, at or near the other end. Often, the resulting loop is smaller than the hips. Belts come in many lengths because of the variety in waist sizes, and most belts can be adjusted at the buckle to suit the wearer's waist.
A common black leather belt with a metal buckle
Medieval Islamic belt fittings, Eastern Iran, 900 AD (Khalili Collection)
A belt being worn on trousers. Three kinds of belt loops are visible: a loop sewn to the garment itself (middle), a keeper loop affixed to the belt (left), and a freely detachable loop (right)
Pattern on a cloth belt that is part of one Estonian national costume.
