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A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of 126 pounds (57 kg). 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 ...
In addition to making the weight at the official weigh-in the day before the fight, the boxers are required to submit to a weight check on the morning of the fight. During this later weigh-in, the fighter must weigh no more than 10 pounds (4.5 kg) above the weight limit for the fight.
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes: The UFC's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136–145 lb (61.7-65.8 kg) The Shooto's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 kg) The ONE Championship's featherweight division, with upper limit at 70.3 kg (155.0 lb)
Featherweight 57.5 kg (126.8 lb) Super Featherweight 60 kg (132.3 lb) Lightweight 62.5 kg (137.8 lb) Super Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Welterweight 67.5 kg (148.8 lb) Super Welterweight 70 kg (154.3 lb) Middleweight 75 kg (165.3 lb) Super Middleweight 90 kg (198.4 lb) Heavyweight Unlimited
2.11 Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130 lb/59 kg) 2.12 Featherweight (126 lb/57.2 kg) ... The WBC established many of today's safety measures in boxing, ...
2.11 Super featherweight (130 lbs - 58.97 kg) 2.12 Featherweight (126 lbs - 57.15 kg) 2.13 Super bantamweight (122 lbs - 55.34 kg) 2.14 Bantamweight (118 lbs - 53.52 kg)
Naoya Inoue may be the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world. ... “I wouldn’t fight at featherweight or super-featherweight just because the money is good. There are many fighters who chased ...
The lightweight moniker would later return at UFC 16 with a new division consisting of those competitors 170 pounds (77 kg) and under. [5] Two years later a fourth weight class, the bantamweight division, arrived at UFC 26 and included all fighters 155 pounds (70 kg) and under.