LIGHTWEIGHT

Contents

Professional boxing

Professional Champions

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

Pan American Champions

Kickboxing

Professional boxing

The 'lightweight' is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 3 lb - 9 st 8 lb.
Notable lightweight boxers includes Bummy Davis, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Joe Gans, Tony Canzoneri, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams, Amir Khan, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Hector Camacho, Julio César Chávez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Jose Luis Castillo, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Diego Corrales, and the current WBC and Ring Magazine champion, Joel Casamayor.

Professional Champions

List of lightweight boxing champions

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

★ 1904 –

★ 1908 –

★ 1920 –

★ 1924 –

★ 1928 –

★ 1932 –

★ 1936 –

★ 1948 –

★ 1952 –

★ 1956 –

★ 1960 –

★ 1964 –

★ 1968 –

★ 1972 –

★ 1976 –

★ 1980 –

★ 1984 –

★ 1988 –

★ 1992 –

★ 1996 –

★ 2000 –

★ 2004 –

Pan American Champions

★ 1951 – Oscar Galardo (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 (CUB)

★ 2003 – Mario César Kindelán (CUB)

Kickboxing

For men's kickboxing, the lightweight division typically includes those who weigh around 132 lbs (60 kg). Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.
Light Weight in ALC;
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