This article is about the sports concept. For the 2004 French film, see Lightweight (film). For the company, see Bergsala Lightweight. For the general concept, see Weight.
For other uses, see Lightweight (disambiguation).
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Lightweight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight in kilograms/pounds/stones.
Contents
- 1 Boxing
- 1.1 Professional boxing
- 1.1.1 Professional Champions
- 1.2 Amateur boxing
- 1.2.1 Olympic Champions
- 1.2.2 Pan American Champions
- 2 Kickboxing
- 3 Mixed martial arts
- 4 Rowing
- 5 References
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Artur Grigorian, Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Edwin Valero, Pernell Whitaker, and Ike Williams.
Artur Grigorian holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 17 defenses of the WBO title.
Professional Champions
Main article: List of lightweight boxing champions
Current Champions
| Sanctioning Body |
Reign Began |
Champion |
Record |
Defenses |
| WBA |
April 9, 2015 |
Darleys Perez |
32-1 (20 KO) |
0 |
| WBC |
December 30, 2014 |
Jorge Linares |
38-3 (25 KO) |
0 |
| IBF |
September 13, 2014 |
Mickey Bey |
21-1-1-1 (10 KO) |
0 |
| WBO |
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Vacant |
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Amateur boxing
Olympic Champions
- 1904 – Harry Spanger (USA)
- 1908 – Frederick Grace (GBR)
- 1920 – Samuel Mosberg (USA)
- 1924 – Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN)
- 1928 – Carlo Orlandi (ITA)
- 1952 – Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA)
- 1956 – Dick McTaggart (GBR)
- 1960 – Kazimierz Paździor (POL)
- 1964 – Józef Grudzień (POL)
- 1968 – Ronnie Harris (USA)
- 1972 – Jan Szczepański (POL)
- 1976 – Howard Davis Jr. (USA)
- 1980 – Ángel Herrera (CUB)
- 1984 – Pernell Whitaker (USA)
- 1988 – Andreas Zülow (GDR)
- 1992 – Oscar De La Hoya (USA)
- 1996 – Hocine Soltani (ALG)
- 2000 – Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
- 2004 – Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
- 2008 – Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)
- 2012 – Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)
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Pan American Champions
- 1951 – Oscar Gallardo (ARG)
- 1955 – Miguel Ángel Péndola (ARG)
- 1959 – Abel Laudonio (ARG)
- 1963 – Roberto Caminero (CUB)
- 1967 – Enrique Regueiferos (CUB)
- 1971 – Luis Dávila (PUR)
- 1975 – Chris Clarke (CAN)
- 1979 – Adolfo Horta (CUB)
- 1983 – Pernell Whitaker (USA)
- 1987 – Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
- 1991 – Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
- 1995 – Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
- 1999 – Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
- 2003 – Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
- 2007 – Yordenis Ugás (CUB)
- 2011 – Yasniel Toledo (CUB)
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Kickboxing
International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg. Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions. In Glory promotion, a lightweight division is up to 70 kg (154 lb).[1]
Mixed martial arts
Main article: Lightweight (MMA)
In MMA, the lightweight division is from 146 lbs (66 kg) to 155 lb (70 kg).
Rowing
Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.
Current Olympic class lightweight events in rowing are a men's lightweight Coxless Four and Double Scull, and a women's lightweight Double Scull.
References
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Weight divisions in boxing
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| Professional boxing |
- Pinweight (women only)
- Minimumweight
- Light-flyweight
- Flyweight
- Super-flyweight
- Bantamweight
- Super-bantamweight
- Featherweight
- Super-featherweight
- Lightweight
- Light-welterweight
- Welterweight
- Light-middleweight
- Middleweight
- Super-middleweight
- Light-heavyweight
- Cruiserweight
- Heavyweight
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| Amateur/Olympic boxing |
- Pinweight (Women only)
- Light Flyweight
- Flyweight
- Bantamweight
- Featherweight
- Lightweight
- Light Welterweight
- Welterweight
- Middleweight
- Light Heavyweight
- Heavyweight
- Super Heavyweight
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| Other/Unofficial |
- Catch weight
- Super cruiserweight
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