Featherweight
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Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing, Mixed Martial Arts and wrestling (Greco-Roman).
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[edit] Professional boxing
A featherweight boxer weighs in at 126 pounds (57 kilos). In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds.[1]
The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after the Ike Weir-Frank Murphy fight.
Notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight have been Abe Attell, Kid Chocolate, Henry Armstrong, Willie Pep, Sandy Saddler, Vicente Saldivar, Alexis Argüello, Salvador Sánchez, Wilfredo Gómez, Azumah Nelson, Naseem Hamed, Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao, and Juan Manuel Márquez.
[edit] Amateur boxing
In amateur boxing, the weight limit is 54 to 57 kilograms.
[edit] Olympic champions
- 1904 –
Oliver Kirk (USA) - 1908 –
Richard Gunn (GBR) - 1920 –
Paul Fritsch (FRA) - 1924 –
Jackie Fields (USA) - 1928 –
Bep van Klaveren (NED) - 1932 –
Carmelo Robledo (ARG) - 1936 – Oscar Casanovas (ARG)
- 1948 –
Ernesto Formenti (ITA) - 1952 –
Jan Zachara (TCH) - 1956 –
Vladimir Safronov (URS) - 1960 – Francesco Musso (ITA)
- 1964 – Stanislav Stepashkin (URS)
- 1968 –
Antonio Roldán (MEX) - 1972 – Boris Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1976 –
Ángel Herrera (CUB) - 1980 –
Rudi Fink (GDR) - 1984 –
Meldrick Taylor (USA) - 1988 – Giovanni Parisi (ITA)
- 1992 –
Andreas Tews (GER) - 1996 –
Somluck Kamsing (THA) - 2000 –
Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) - 2004 –
Alexei Tichtchenko (RUS) - 2008 –
Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)
[edit] Pan American Champions
- 1951 – Francisco Núñez (ARG)
- 1955 – Oswaldo Cañete (ARG)
- 1959 – Carlos Aro (ARG)
- 1963 –
Rosemiro Mateus (BRA) - 1967 – Miguel García (ARG)
- 1971 – Juan García (MEX)
- 1975 – Dave Armstrong (USA)
- 1979 – Bernard Taylor (USA)
- 1983 – Adolfo Horta (CUB)
- 1987 – Kelcie Banks (USA)
- 1991 – Arnaldo Mesa (CUB)
- 1995 – Arnaldo Mesa (CUB)
- 1999 – Yudel Johnson (CUB)
- 2003 –
Likar Ramos Concha (COL)
[edit] Professional Champions
| Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | October 4, 2006 |  Chris John |
42–0-2 (22 KO) | 11 |
| WBC | March 12, 2009 |  Takahiro Aoh |
17–1-1 (8 KO) | 0 |
| IBF | October 23, 2008 | Cristobal Cruz |
38–11-1 (23 KO) | 1 |
| WBO | July 14, 2007 | Steven Luevano |
36–1-1 (15 KO) | 4 |
For a full list, see List of featherweight boxing champions
[edit] Kickboxing Featherweight
- International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Featherweight (Pro & Amateur) 122.1 lbs. - 127 lbs. or 55.50 kg - 57.72 kg.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mullan, Harry (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. pp. 172. ISBN 0785806415.
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