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Light flyweight

Weight class in boxing

Summary

Weight class in boxing

Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.

Professional boxing

The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw recognition of the junior flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission also abolished the junior flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition.{{Citation

The World Boxing Council (WBC) decided to resurrect this division in the 1970s. The first champion in this division was Franco Udella, who won the WBC title in 1975. The World Boxing Association also crowned its first champion in 1975, when Jaime Rios defeated Rigoberto Marcano via fifteen-round decision. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Dodie Boy Peñalosa, who won the belt in 1983.

The first light flyweight "superfight" took place on March 13, 1993, when Michael Carbajal, the IBF champion, knocked out WBC champion Humberto González to unify the championship. Their rematch, on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse.

Current world champions

Main article: List of world light-flyweight boxing champions

Sanctioning bodyReign beganChampionRecordDefenses
WBADecember 17, 2025René Santiago15–4 (9 KO)0
WBCDecember 4, 2025Knockout CP Freshmart29–1 (11 KO)0
IBFJune 19, 2025Thanongsak Simsri39–1 (34 KO)0
WBOMarch 13, 2025René Santiago15–4 (9 KO)1

Current ''The Ring'' world rankings

As of December 28, 2025.

Keys: : Current The Ring world champion

RankNameRecordTitle(s)
C
1René Santiago15–4 (9 KO)WBO
2Carlos Cañizales28–3–1 (20 KO)WBC
3Thanongsak Simsri39–1 (34 KO)IBF
4Kyosuke Takami10–1 (8 KO)WBA
5Shokichi Iwata14–2 (11 KO)
6Regie Suganob16–1 (6 KO)
7Christian Araneta25–3 (6 KO)
8Erick Badillo17–0 (8 KO)
9Masataka Taniguchi19–5 (13 KO)
10Sivenathi Nontshinga13–2 (10 KO)

Amateur boxing

At the Summer Olympic Games, the division is defined as up to 49 kilograms.

Olympic champions

  • 1968 – Francisco Rodríguez
  • 1972 – György Gedó
  • 1976 – Jorge Hernández
  • 1980 – Shamil Sabirov
  • 1984 – Paul Gonzales
  • 1988 – Ivailo Marinov
  • 1992 – Rogelio Marcelo
  • 1996 – Daniel Petrov
  • 2000 – Brahim Asloum
  • 2004 – Yan Bartelemí Varela
  • 2008 – Zou Shiming
  • 2012 – Zou Shiming
  • 2016 – Hasanboy Dusmatov

European champions

  • 1969 – HUN György Gedó (HUN)
  • 1971 – HUN György Gedó (HUN)
  • 1973 – URS Vladislav Sasypko (URS)
  • 1975 – URS Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS)
  • 1977 – POL Henryk Średnicki (POL)
  • 1979 – URS Shamil Sabirov (URS)
  • 1981 – BUL Ismail Mustafov (BUL)
  • 1983 – BUL Ismail Mustafov (BUL)
  • 1985 – GDR René Breitbarth (GDR)
  • 1987 – URS Nszan Munczian (URS)
  • 1989 – BUL Ivailo Marinov (BUL)
  • 1991 – BUL Ivailo Marinov (BUL)
  • 1993 – BUL Daniel Petrov (BUL)
  • 1996 – BUL Daniel Petrov (BUL)
  • 1998 – RUS Sergey Kazakov (RUS)
  • 2000 – UKR Valeriy Sydorenko (UKR)
  • 2002 – RUS Sergey Kazakov (RUS)
  • 2004 – RUS Sergey Kazakov (RUS)
  • 2006 – RUS David Ayrapetyan (RUS)
  • 2008 – ARM Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)
  • 2010 – IRL Paddy Barnes (IRL)
  • 2011 – AZE Salman Alizade (AZE)
  • 2013 – RUS David Ayrapetyan (RUS)

Pan American champions

  • 1971 – CUB Rafael Carbonell (CUB)
  • 1975 – CUB Jorge Hernández (CUB)
  • 1979 – CUB Héctor Ramírez (CUB)
  • 1983 – PUR Rafael Ramos (PUR)
  • 1987 – PUR Luis Román Rolón (PUR)
  • 1991 – CUB Rogelio Marcelo (CUB)
  • 1995 – VEN Edgar Velázquez (VEN)
  • 1999 – CUB Maikro Romero (CUB)
  • 2003 – CUB Yan Bartelemí Varela (CUB)
  • 2007 – USA Luis Yáñez (USA)
  • 2011 – MEX Joselito Velázquez (MEX)

Notable light flyweights

  • Iván Calderón
  • Michael Carbajal
  • Jung-Koo Chang
  • Luis Estaba
  • Leo Gámez
  • Humberto González
  • Yoko Gushiken
  • Louisa Hawton
  • Yuh Myung-woo
  • Donnie Nietes
  • Saman Sorjaturong
  • Román González
  • Naoya Inoue
  • Ryoichi Taguchi
  • Adrián Hernández
  • Ricardo López
  • Franco Udella

References

References

  1. "The Ring ratings: junior flyweight".
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