Lonsdale Belt

/ ˈlɒnzˌdeɪl /

noun

1. (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lonsdale Belt¹

named after Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857–1944), who presented the first one