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Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above 115 lb (52.2 kg) and up to 118 lb (53.5 kg). In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 and 55 kilograms (117 and 121 lb). In MMA, bantamweight is 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg).
This is a list of world bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion.
Yuta Murakoshi is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former K-1 Featherweight and RISE Bantamweight champion . As of November 2021, he is the #5 ranked bantamweight in the world according to Combat Press. [ 2 ]
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different MMA weight classes, which groups competitors within 126–135 lb (57.2-61.3 kg) The King of the Cage bantamweight class, with upper limit at 145 lb (65.8 kg) [1] The Shooto bantamweight division, which suits competitors below 125 lb (56.7 kg)
Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from 118 pounds (54 kg) and up to 122 pounds (55 kg).. There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanctioning organizations or state athletic commissions would recognize it.
He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool Combat Club. He is one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions alongside stablemates Claudio Castagnoli and Pac .
Yasumoto was scheduled to face the #4 ranked RISE bantamweight Yugo Flyskygym at RISE 119 on September 15, 2017. The fight was contested at 55 kg, which was a 3 kg increase from Yasumoto's previous bouts. [16] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout due to repeated body shots which forced the referee to stop the fight.
His biggest victory up to that time would come over the 2009 Rookie Tournament runner-up, Yuta Nezu. Horiguchi's knockout power was on display early, knocking out Nezu in the first round. His nickname is The Typhoon. Horiguchi took on the former Shooto Bantamweight Champion, Masakatsu Ueda on January 8, 2012. Ueda controlled most of the bout ...