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At its apex, the WBC had relations with more than 170 countries, including Kuwait, where the first world title fight in an Arab country was held (in 1986).
The WBC's championship belt portrayed all of the flags of the countries represented in the organization, with the flags of the original 12 member nations displayed on the center of the belt along with a boxer raising his arm to indicate victory.
In a move that violated nearly a dozen of its own regulations, the WBC granted the reinstatement, sending Rocchigiani a letter advising that the WBC had committed a 'typographical error' and that he was not recognized as their champion.
The WBC's green championship belt portrays the flags of all of the countries it represents; the flags of the original 12 member-nations are displayed on the belt’s ovular, gold center-plate (surrounding a boxer raising his arm in victory).
In 1983, the WBC took the unprecedented step of reducing the distance of its world championship bouts, from 15 rounds to 12 -- a move other organizations soon followed (for boxers' safety).
Rocchigiani immediately filed a lawsuit against the WBC in a U.S. federal (New York City) court, claiming that the organization's actions both were contrary to their own rules, and injurious to his earning potential (due to diminished professional stature).
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