Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 108 lb (49 kg) and up to 112 lb (52 kg).[1]
Professional boxing[]
The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1914 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion.[2]
Other notable flyweights include Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Fighting Harada, Masao Ohba, Chartchai Chionoi, Efren Torres, Erbito Salavarria, Miguel Canto, Dave McAuley, Charlie Magri, Gabriel Bernal, Sot Chitalada, Yong-Kang Kim, Yuri Arbachakov, Danny Romero, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan, Nonito Donaire and Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.
Current world champions[]
| Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA Super | April 6, 2013 |  Juan Francisco Estrada
|
23-2 (18 KO) | 0 |
| WBA Regular | November 17, 2012 |  Juan Carlos Reveco
|
30-1 (16 KO) | 1 |
| WBC | April 8, 2013 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yaegashi | 17-3 (9 KO) | 0 |
| IBF | November 20, 2009 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Moruti Mthalane | 29-2 (20 KO) | 4 |
| WBO | April 6, 2013 | Juan Francisco Estrada
|
23-2 (18 KO) | 0 |
For a full list, see List of flyweight boxing champions.
Amateur Champions[]
Olympic Champions[]
- 1904:
George Finnegan (USA) - 1920: Frankie Genaro (USA)
- 1924: Fidel La Barba (USA)
- 1928: File:Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg Antal Kocsis (HUN)
- 1932: File:Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg István Énekes (HUN)
- 1936: File:Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg Willi Kaiser (GER)
- 1948: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Pascual Pérez (ARG)
- 1952: Nathan Brooks (USA)
- 1956: File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terry Spinks (GBR)
- 1960: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Török (HUN)
- 1964: File:Flag of Italy.svg Fernando Atzori (ITA)
- 1968: File:Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Delgado (MEX)
- 1972: File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Georgi Kostadinov (BUL)
- 1976: Leo Randolph (USA)
- 1980: File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Petar Lessov (BUL)
- 1984: Steve McCrory (USA)
- 1988: File:Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR)
- 1992: File:Flag of North Korea.svg Choi Chol-Su (PRK)
- 1996: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Maikro Romero (CUB)
- 2000: File:Flag of Thailand.svg Wijan Ponlid (THA)
- 2004: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUB)
- 2008: File:Flag of Thailand.svg Somjit Jongjohor (THA)
- 2012: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Robeisy Ramirez (CUB)
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Pan American Champions[]
- 1951: Alberto Barenghi (ARG)
- 1955: Hilario Correa (MEX)
- 1959: Miguel Angel Botta (ARG)
- 1963: File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Floreal García (URU)
- 1967: File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
- 1971: File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
- 1975: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Ramón Duvalón (CUB)
- 1979: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alberto Mercado (PUR)
- 1983: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Pedro Orlando Reyes (CUB)
- 1987: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Adalberto Regalado (CUB)
- 1991: File:Flag of Cuba.svg José Ramos (CUB)
- 1995: File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Joan Guzmán (DOM)
- 1999: Omar Andrés Narváez (ARG)
- 2003: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUB)
- 2007: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg McWilliams Arroyo (PUR)
Professional champions[]
Kickboxing[]
In kickboxing, a flyweight fighter generally weighs 53 kg (115 lb) or under.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Articles%20&%20Rules/technical_and_competition_rules_20111025.pdf Technical & Competition Rules, Appendix K AIBA
- ↑ Mullan, Harry (1996). Boxing: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to World Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-7858-0641-5.
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