World heavyweight championship explained

World heavyweight championship may refer to:

World heavyweight boxing championship (professional)
- World Colored Heavyweight Championship (early twentieth-century)
World heavyweight championship (professional wrestling)
Mixed martial arts:
- Bellator Heavyweight World Championship
- Pancrase Heavyweight Championship
- PRIDE Heavyweight Championship
- Shooto Heavyweight Championship
- UFC Heavyweight Championship
Boxing:

The following world championships also have weight divisions:

AIBA World Boxing Championships
Karate World Championships
Kickboxing world heavyweight championships
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
World Judo Championships
World Rowing Championships
World Taekwondo Championships
World Wrestling Championships (amateur)

See also

Heavy Weight Champ, a heavy-rock band from Perth, Australia
Heavyweight Champion of the World (song) by Reverend and The Makers