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Lightweight

January 14, 2023

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).

Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

Boxing

Professional boxing

The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Gans, Artur Grigorian, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Márquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Katie Taylor, Edwin Valero, Len Wickwar, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao and Ike Williams.

Current world champions

Main article: List of world lightweight boxing champions
Sanctioning body Reign began Champion Record Defenses
WBA June 5, 2022 Devin Haney 29–0 (15 KO) 1
WBC October 23, 2019 Devin Haney 29–0 (15 KO) 6
IBF June 5, 2022 Devin Haney 29-0 (15 KO) 1
WBO June 5, 2022 Devin Haney 29-0 (15 KO) 1

Current world rankings

The Ring

As of December 24, 2022.[1]

Keys:

 C  Current The Ring world champion
Rank Name Record Title(s)
C Devin Haney 29–0 (15 KO) WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO
1 Vasiliy Lomachenko 17–2 (11 KO)
2 Gervonta Davis 28–0 (26 KO)
3 Ryan Garcia 23–0 (19 KO)
4 Isaac Cruz 24–2–1 (17 KO)
5 Frank Martin 17–0 (12 KO)
6 George Kambosos Jr 20–2 (10 KO)
7 William Zepeda 27–0 (23 KO)
8 Gustavo Daniel Lemos 28–0 (18 KO)
9 Joseph Diaz 32–3–1 (15 KO)
10 Maxi Hughes 26–5–2 (5 KO)
BoxRec

As of January 12, 2023.[2]

Rank Name Record Points Title(s)
1 Gervonta Davis 27–0 (25 KO) 147.6
2 Devin Haney 28–0 (15 KO) 110.8 WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO
3 Teófimo López 16–1 (12 KO) 106.6
4 George Kambosos Jr 20-1 (10 KO) 102.9
5 Vasiliy Lomachenko 16–2 (11 KO) 97.13
6 Isaac Cruz 23–2–1 (16 KO) 57.34
7 Gustavo Daniel Lemos 28–0 (18 KO) 55.50
8 Joseph Diaz 32–2–1 (15 KO) 51.86
9 Jeremia Nakathila 23–2 (19 KO) 49.08
10 Ryan García 22–0 (18 KO) 48.51

Longest reigning world lightweight champions

Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

Name Title Reign Title recognition Successful defenses Beaten opponents Fights
1. Benny Leonard 7 years, 7 months, 17 days World 6 6 [3][4]
2. Artur Grigorian 7 years, 6 months, 20 days WBO 17 17 [5]
3. Jack McAuliffe 6 years, 7 months, 12 days World 7 6 [6]
4. Roberto Durán 6 years, 7 months, 5 days WBA 12 11 [7]
5. Ike Williams 6 years, 1 month, 7 days World 8 6 [8]
6. Joe Gans 6 years, 27 days World 15 13 [9]
7. Joe Brown (boxer) 5 years, 7 months, 27 days World 11 10 [10]
8. Miguel Vazquez 4 years, 29 days IBF 6 6 [11]
9. Sammy Mandell 4 years, 14 days NBA 4 4 [12][13]
10. Paul Spadafora 3 years, 10 months IBF 8 8 [14]

Amateur boxing

Olympic Champions

Pan American Champions

Kickboxing

International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lb - 132 lb or 57.77 kg - 60 kg. Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a lower weight than the men's divisions. In Glory promotion, a lightweight division is up to 70 kg (154 lb).[15]

In ONE Championship, the lightweight division limit is 77.1 kg (170 lb).

Lethwei

In World Lethwei Championship, the lightweight division has an upper limit of 60 kg (132 lb).

Mixed martial arts

Main article: Lightweight (MMA)

In MMA, the lightweight division is from 146 lb (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 Double Scull, and a women's lightweight Double Scull.

References

  1. ^ "The Ring ratings: lightweight". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "BoxRec ratings: lightweight, active". Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Professional boxing record: Benny Leonard". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Benny Leonard, p. 182" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Professional boxing record: Artur Grigorian". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Jack McAuliffe, p. 200" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Professional boxing record: Roberto Durán". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Ike Williams, p. 784" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Joe Gans".
  10. ^ "Joe Brown ("Old Bones"), p. 352" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Professional boxing record: Miguel Vazquez". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Professional boxing record: Sammy Mandel". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Sammy Mandell, p. 198" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Professional boxing record: Paul Spadafora". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  15. ^ OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING 2014-01-19 at the Wayback Machine

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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 Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing Contents 1 Boxing 1 1 Professional boxing 1 1 1 Current world champions 1 1 2 Current world rankings 1 1 2 1 The Ring 1 1 2 2 BoxRec 1 1 3 Longest reigning world lightweight champions 1 2 Amateur boxing 1 2 1 Olympic Champions 1 2 2 Pan American Champions 2 Kickboxing 3 Lethwei 4 Mixed martial arts 5 Rowing 6 References 7 External linksBoxing EditProfessional boxing Edit The lightweight division is over 130 pounds 59 kilograms and up to 135 pounds 61 2 kilograms weight class in the sport of boxing Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong Ken Buchanan Tony Canzoneri Pedro Carrasco Joel Casamayor Al Bummy Davis Oscar De La Hoya Roberto Duran Joe Gans Artur Grigorian Benny Leonard Ray Mancini Floyd Mayweather Jr Juan Manuel Marquez Sugar Shane Mosley Miguel Angel Gonzalez Carlos Ortiz Katie Taylor Edwin Valero Len Wickwar Pernell Whitaker Manny Pacquiao and Ike Williams Current world champions Edit Main article List of world lightweight boxing champions Sanctioning body Reign began Champion Record DefensesWBA June 5 2022 Devin Haney 29 0 15 KO 1WBC October 23 2019 Devin Haney 29 0 15 KO 6IBF June 5 2022 Devin Haney 29 0 15 KO 1WBO June 5 2022 Devin Haney 29 0 15 KO 1Current world rankings Edit The Ring Edit As of December 24 2022 1 Keys C Current The Ring world championRank Name Record Title s C Devin Haney 29 0 15 KO WBC IBF WBA WBO1 Vasiliy Lomachenko 17 2 11 KO 2 Gervonta Davis 28 0 26 KO 3 Ryan Garcia 23 0 19 KO 4 Isaac Cruz 24 2 1 17 KO 5 Frank Martin 17 0 12 KO 6 George Kambosos Jr 20 2 10 KO 7 William Zepeda 27 0 23 KO 8 Gustavo Daniel Lemos 28 0 18 KO 9 Joseph Diaz 32 3 1 15 KO 10 Maxi Hughes 26 5 2 5 KO BoxRec Edit As of January 12 2023 2 Rank Name Record Points Title s 1 Gervonta Davis 27 0 25 KO 147 62 Devin Haney 28 0 15 KO 110 8 WBA WBC IBF WBO3 Teofimo Lopez 16 1 12 KO 106 64 George Kambosos Jr 20 1 10 KO 102 95 Vasiliy Lomachenko 16 2 11 KO 97 136 Isaac Cruz 23 2 1 16 KO 57 347 Gustavo Daniel Lemos 28 0 18 KO 55 508 Joseph Diaz 32 2 1 15 KO 51 869 Jeremia Nakathila 23 2 19 KO 49 0810 Ryan Garcia 22 0 18 KO 48 51Longest reigning world lightweight champions Edit Below is a list of longest reigning lightweight champions career time as champion for multiple time champions does not apply Name Title Reign Title recognition Successful defenses Beaten opponents Fights1 Benny Leonard 7 years 7 months 17 days World 6 6 3 4 2 Artur Grigorian 7 years 6 months 20 days WBO 17 17 5 3 Jack McAuliffe 6 years 7 months 12 days World 7 6 6 4 Roberto Duran 6 years 7 months 5 days WBA 12 11 7 5 Ike Williams 6 years 1 month 7 days World 8 6 8 6 Joe Gans 6 years 27 days World 15 13 9 7 Joe Brown boxer 5 years 7 months 27 days World 11 10 10 8 Miguel Vazquez 4 years 29 days IBF 6 6 11 9 Sammy Mandell 4 years 14 days NBA 4 4 12 13 10 Paul Spadafora 3 years 10 months IBF 8 8 14 Amateur boxing Edit Olympic Champions Edit 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 Pazdzior POL 1964 Jozef Grudzien POL 1968 Ronnie Harris USA 1972 Jan Szczepanski POL 1976 Howard Davis Jr USA 1980 Angel Herrera CUB 1984 Pernell Whitaker USA 1988 Andreas Zulow GDR 1992 Oscar De La Hoya USA 1996 Hocine Soltani ALG 2000 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa CUB 2004 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa CUB 2008 Aleksei Tishchenko RUS 2012 Vasiliy Lomachenko UKR 2016 Robson Conceicao BRA 2020 Andy Cruz CUB Pan American Champions Edit 1951 Oscar Gallardo ARG 1955 Miguel Angel Pendola ARG 1959 Abel Laudonio ARG 1963 Roberto Caminero CUB 1967 Enrique Regueiferos CUB 1971 Luis Davila PUR 1975 Chris Clarke CAN 1979 Adolfo Horta CUB 1983 Pernell Whitaker USA 1987 Julio Gonzales CUB 1991 Julio Gonzales CUB 1995 Julio Gonzales CUB 1999 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa CUB 2003 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa CUB 2007 Yordenis Ugas CUB 2011 Yasniel Toledo CUB Kickboxing EditInternational Kickboxing Federation IKF Lightweight Pro amp Amateur 127 1 lb 132 lb or 57 77 kg 60 kg Women s divisions also use this weight class but usually at a lower weight than the men s divisions In Glory promotion a lightweight division is up to 70 kg 154 lb 15 In ONE Championship the lightweight division limit is 77 1 kg 170 lb Lethwei EditIn World Lethwei Championship the lightweight division has an upper limit of 60 kg 132 lb Mixed martial arts EditMain article Lightweight MMA In MMA the lightweight division is from 146 lb 66 kg to 155 lb 70 kg Rowing EditLightweight 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 Double Scull and a women s lightweight Double Scull References Edit The Ring ratings lightweight Retrieved 13 April 2020 BoxRec ratings lightweight active Retrieved 28 November 2021 Professional boxing record Benny Leonard Retrieved 13 April 2020 Benny Leonard p 182 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Artur Grigorian Retrieved 13 April 2020 Jack McAuliffe p 200 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Roberto Duran Retrieved 13 April 2020 Ike Williams p 784 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 BoxRec Joe Gans Joe Brown Old Bones p 352 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Miguel Vazquez Retrieved 13 April 2020 Professional boxing record Sammy Mandel Retrieved 13 April 2020 Sammy Mandell p 198 pdf The Boxing Register International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book International Boxing Hall Of Fame Retrieved 26 May 2019 Professional boxing record Paul Spadafora Retrieved 13 April 2020 OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING Archived 2014 01 19 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lightweight amp oldid 1132559762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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