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61 kg (134.5 lb) Feminine / Masculine Welterweight 64 kg (141.1 lb) Masculine Middleweight 67 kg (147.7 lb) Masculine Light Heavyweight 70 kg (154.3 lb) Masculine ...
Established at 122 lb (55.3 kg) in 1920 by Walker Law; recognized in 1976 Super Flyweight: 112–115 lb (50.8 - 52.2 kg) Established at 115 lb (52.2 kg) in 1920 by Walker Law; recognized in 1980 Light Flyweight: 105–108 lb (47.6 - 49 kg) Established at 108 lb (49 kg) in 1920 by Walker Law; recognized in 1975 Strawweight: 105 lb (47.6 kg)
The stone remains widely used in the United Kingdom and Ireland for human body weight: in those countries people may commonly be said to weigh, e.g., "11 stone 4" (11 stones and 4 pounds), rather than "72 kilograms" as in most of the other countries, or "158 pounds", the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the US and in Canada. [38]
The equivalence for the pound was given as 1 lb = 453.592 65 g or 0.45359 kg, which made the kilogram equivalent to about 2.204 6213 lb. In 1883, it was determined jointly by the standards department of the British Board of Trade and the Bureau International that 0.453 592 4277 kg was a better approximation, and this figure, rounded to 0.453 ...
Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.
In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed 170 pounds (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of 175 pounds (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb). Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Weight class in combat sports Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg). Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation ...
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 ...