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Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.

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Professional boxing

The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw recognition of the junior flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission also abolished the junior flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition. [1]

The World Boxing Council (WBC) decided to resurrect this division in the 1970s. The first champion in this division was Franco Udella, who won the WBC title in 1975. The World Boxing Association also crowned its first champion in 1975, when Jaime Rios defeated Rigoberto Marcano via fifteen-round decision. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Dodie Boy Peñalosa, who won the belt in 1983.

The first light flyweight "superfight" took place on March 13, 1993, when Michael Carbajal, the IBF champion, knocked out WBC champion Humberto González to unify the championship. Their rematch, on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse.

Current world champions

Sanctioning bodyReign beganChampionRecordDefenses
WBA November 1, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji 21–1 (13 KO)1
WBC March 19, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji 21–1 (13 KO)2
IBF February 16, 2024 Sivenathi Nontshinga 13-1 (10 KO)0
WBO October 16, 2021 Jonathan González 27–3–1–1 (14 KO)2

Current The Ring world rankings

As of January 13, 2024. [2]

Keys:

 C  Current The Ring world champion
RankNameRecordTitle(s)
C Kenshiro Teraji 22–1 (14 KO) WBC, WBA
1 Jonathan González 27–3–1–1 (14 KO) WBO
2 Adrian Curiel 25–4–1 (5 KO) IBF
3 Hekkie Budler 35–5 (11 KO)
4 Elwin Soto 21–3 (13 KO)
5 Sivenathi Nontshinga 12–1 (9 KO)
6 Masamichi Yabuki 15–4 (14 KO)
7 Carlos Cañizales 26–1–1 (19 KO)
8 Daniel Matellon 13–1–2 (7 KO)
9 Miel Fajardo 11–1–2 (10 KO)
10 Shokichi Iwata 12–1 (9 KO)

Amateur boxing

At the Summer Olympic Games, the division is defined as up to 49 kilograms.

Olympic champions

European champions

Pan American champions

Notable light flyweights

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References

  1. ↑ Goldman, Herbert (June 1980), "Junior Divisions", The Ring, 59, no. 4: 74, 75
  2. ↑ "The Ring ratings: junior flyweight" . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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