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In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight [1] in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class ...
Weight class name Upper limit in kilograms (kg) in pounds (lb) Mini Flyweight 47.627: 105 Light Flyweight 48.988: 108 Flyweight 50.802: 112 Super Flyweight 52.163: 115 Bantamweight 53.524: 118 Super Bantamweight 55.338: 122 Featherweight 57.153: 126 Super Featherweight 58.967: 130 Lightweight 61.235: 135 Super Lightweight 63.503: 140 ...
The Unified Rules designate limits for fourteen different weight classes in mixed martial arts; all definitions and measurements are in pounds. [3] The strawweight class was added in 2015. [ 4 ] The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017.
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports including rowing , weight lifting , and especially combat sports [ 1 ] such as boxing , kickboxing , mixed martial arts , wrestling , and Brazilian jiu-jitsu .
Juniors (men aged 18 to 20, as well as male youths at age 17 with a medical certificate and parental authorization) compete in freestyle wrestling and/or Greco-Roman wrestling in the following weight classes: [3] 57 kg (126 lbs) 61 kg (134 lbs) 65 kg (143 lbs) 70 kg (154 lbs) 74 kg (163 lbs) 79 kg (174 lbs) 86 kg (190 lbs) 92 kg (203 lbs)
Because this division has no upper weight limit, it has historically been vaguely defined. 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).
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 ...
The UFC's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg) The Shooto's middleweight class, which refers to competitors between 155 and 170 lb (70.3 and 77.1 kg) The ONE Championship's middleweight division follows the Pride FC model, with an upper limit of 93 kg (205 lb)