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Super Middleweight: 160–168 lb (72.6 - 76.2 kg) Established and recognized in 1967–1988 Light Middleweight: 147–154 lb (66.7 - 69.9 kg) Established in 1920 by Walker Law; recognized in 1962 Light Welterweight: 135–140 lb (61.2 - 63.5 kg) Established officially at 140 lb (63.5 kg) in 1920 by Walker Law; recognized in 1959 Super Featherweight
Welterweight 154 lb (69.853 kg) Super Welterweight 161 lb (73.028 kg) Middleweight 168 lb (76.204 kg) Super Middleweight 175 lb (79.379 kg) Light Heavyweight 182 lb (82.554 kg) Super Light Heavyweight 189 lb (85.729 kg) Cruiserweight 196 lb (88.904 kg) Super Cruiserweight 203 lb (92.079 kg) Heavyweight 230 lb (104.326 kg)
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA and WBC), is a weight division in professional boxing, above 66.7 kg and up to 69.9 kg (147–154 pounds).
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term welterweight was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. If used, welterweight is typically between lightweight and middleweight.
On December 18, 2024, it was announced that a Tipsport Gamechanger 3 will take place in 2025, for the middleweight division. On same day, the promotion revealed first two fighters taking part in the tournament includes a current Oktagon Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek and David Zawada. [1]
The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017. [5] Weight class Upper weight limit Strawweight:
The 1947 Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules set out seven weight divisions with maximum weight limits and called for champions to be crowned of each limit: Lightweight: 11st (154 lb or ~70 kg), Welterweight 11st 11 lb (165 lb or ~75 kg), Middleweight 12st 8 lb (176 lb or ~80 kg), Heavy Middleweight 13st 5 lb (187 lb or ~85 kg), Light Heavyweight ...
This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,