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 Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 With five individual titlists, led by returning state meet competitor Hannah Gonzalez, the still-young second-year program is already making its mark. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 At the helm of the defending Division 1 state titlists, Goldberg has been asked all season if his squad would repeat. Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 The Lady Lions also reached the state semifinals in 2016 before losing to eventual titlist Earle. Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for titlist
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  • Yet, inspired by a Player of the Match performance by Little in the second leg at the Groupama Stadium, Arsenal produced a staggering 4-1 win away to Lyon, propelling them into a second Champions League final against the defending champions FC Barcelona.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • In 2024, the top-four champions earned $4 million for the first-round bye and $4 million for participating in the quarterfinals.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2025
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  • Regional champs: Gotham FC won the first Concacaf W Champions Cup with a 1-0 victory over Tigres UANL on Saturday in Monterrey, Mexico.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • Several upsets in conference tournaments swallowed up bids, made the selection committee’s job trickier, and just one team from the Big East, Creighton, the tournament champ, was selected.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025

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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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