Lightweight

Template:Short description Template:About Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

Boxing

Professional boxing

The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Gans, Artur Grigorian, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Márquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Katie Taylor, Edwin Valero, Len Wickwar, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao and Ike Williams.

Current world champions

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Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA	November 29, 2023	Gervonta Davis	30–0–1 (28 KO)	2
WBC	November 16, 2023	Shakur Stevenson	24–0 (11 KO)	3
IBF	June 9, 2025	Raymond Muratalla	23–0 (17 KO)	0
WBO		Vacant

Current world rankings

The Ring

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Keys:

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Rank	Name	Record	Title(s)
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1	Shakur Stevenson	24–0 (11 KO)	WBC
2	Gervonta Davis	30–0–1 (28 KO)	WBA
3	Raymond Muratalla	23–0 (17 KO)	IBF
4	William Zepeda	33–1 (27 KO)
5	Andy Cruz	6–0 (3 KO)
6	Floyd Schofield	19–0 (13 KO)
7	Denys Berinchyk	19–1 (9 KO)
8	Sam Noakes	17–0 (15 KO)
9	Abdullah Mason	19–0 (17 KO)
10	Lucas Bahdi	20–0 (15 KO)

BoxRec

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Rank	Name	Record	Title(s)
1	Gervonta Davis	30–0–1 (28 KO)	WBA
2	Shakur Stevenson	23–0 (11 KO)	WBC
3	Raymond Muratalla	23–0 (17 KO)
4	William Zepeda Segura	33-0 (27 KO)
5	Keyshawn Davis	13–0–0–1 (9 KO)
6	Lamont Roach Jr.	25–1–2 (10 KO)
7	Zaur Abdullaev	20–2 (12 KO)
8	Sam Noakes	17–0 (15 KO)
9	Abdullah Mason	18–0 (16 KO)
10	Jadier Herrera	17–0 (15 KO)

Longest reigning world lightweight champions

Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

	Name	Title Reign	Title recognition	Successful defenses	Beaten opponents	Fights
1.	Benny Leonard	7 years, 7 months, 17 days	World	6	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2.	Artur Grigorian	7 years, 6 months, 20 days	WBO	17	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3.	Jack McAuliffe	6 years, 7 months, 12 days	World	7	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4.	Roberto Durán	6 years, 7 months, 5 days	WBA	12	11	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5.	Ike Williams	6 years, 1 month, 7 days	World	8	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6.	Joe Gans	6 years, 27 days	World	15	13	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7.	Joe Brown (boxer)	5 years, 7 months, 27 days	World	11	10	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8.	Devin Haney	4 years, 1 month, 7 days	WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO	7	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9.	Miguel Vazquez	4 years, 29 days	IBF	6	6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10.	Sammy Mandell	4 years, 14 days	NBA	4	4	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book6>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11.	Paul Spadafora	3 years, 10 months	IBF	8	8	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Amateur boxing

Olympic Champions

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Pan American Champions

• 1951 – Template:Flagicon Oscar Gallardo (ARG)
• 1955 – Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Péndola (ARG)
• 1959 – Template:Flagicon Abel Laudonio (ARG)
• 1963 – Template:Flagicon Roberto Caminero (CUB)
• 1967 – Template:Flagicon Enrique Regueiferos (CUB)
• 1971 – Template:Flagicon Luis Dávila (PUR)
• 1975 – Template:Flagicon Chris Clarke (CAN)
• 1979 – Template:Flagicon Adolfo Horta (CUB)
• 1983 – Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker (USA)
• 1987 – Template:Flagicon Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1991 – Template:Flagicon Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1995 – Template:Flagicon Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1999 – Template:Flagicon Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
• 2003 – Template:Flagicon Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
• 2007 – Template:Flagicon Yordenis Ugás (CUB)
• 2011 – Template:Flagicon Yasniel Toledo (CUB)

Kickboxing

International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lb - 132 lb or 57.77 kg - 60 kg. Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a lower weight than the men's divisions. In Glory promotion, a lightweight division is up to 70 kg (154 lb).<ref>OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING Template:Webarchive</ref>

In ONE Championship, the lightweight division limit is Template:Convert.

Bare-knuckle boxing

The limit for lightweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing:

• In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the lightweight division has an upper limit of Template:Convert.
• In BKB™, the lightweight division has an upper limit of Template:Convert.

Lethwei

In World Lethwei Championship, the lightweight division has an upper limit of Template:Convert.

Mixed martial arts

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In MMA, the lightweight division is from 146 lb (66 kg) to 155 lb (70 kg).

Rowing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} At the international level, for crew boats, the limits are:

• Men: Crew average Template:Cvt – no rower over Template:Cvt
• Women: Crew average Template:Cvt – no rower over Template:Cvt

For single sculls, the limits are Template:Cvt for men and Template:Cvt for women.

Originally, lightweight rowing was a introduced as a category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, due to countries with athletes of smaller average stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors taller athletes who have more leverage.

Current Olympic-class lightweight events in rowing are the men's lightweight double sculls, and the women's lightweight double sculls. From 1996 to 2016, there was also the men's lightweight coxless four event.

Sumo

In amateur sumo competitions sanctioned by the International Sumo Federation, the lightweight class is defined as no heavier than Template:Cvt for men, Template:Cvt for boys, Template:Cvt for women, and Template:Cvt for girls.