Lightweight

This article is about the sports concept. For the 2004 French film, see Lightweight (film). For the company, see LightWeight. For the general concept, see weight.

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.

Professional boxing

The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Héctor Camacho, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Artur Grigorian, Joe Gans, Miguel Ángel González, Amir Khan, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Juan Manuel Márquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Shane Mosley, Carlos Ortiz, Manny Pacquiao, Edwin Valero, Pernell Whitaker, and Ike Williams.

Current champions

Sanctioning Body	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA		Vacant
WBC	October 15, 2011	Antonio DeMarco	26-2-1 (19 KO)	0
IBF	August 5, 2010	Miguel Vazquez	30-3 (13 KO)	3
WBO	November 5, 2011	Ricky Burns	33-2-0 (9 KO)	0

Main article: List of lightweight boxing champions

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

• 1904 –  Harry Spanger (USA)
• 1908 –  Frederick Grace (GBR)
• 1920 –  Samuel Mosberg (USA)
• 1924 –  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN)
• 1928 –  Carlo Orlandi (ITA)
• 1952 –  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA)
• 1956 –  Dick McTaggart (GBR)
• 1960 –  Kazimierz Paździor (POL)
• 1964 –  Józef Grudzień (POL)
• 1968 –  Ronnie Harris (USA)
• 1972 –  Jan Szczepański (POL)
• 1976 –  Howard Davis Jr. (USA)
• 1980 –  Ángel Herrera (CUB)
• 1984 –  Pernell Whitaker (USA)
• 1988 –  Andreas Zülow (GDR)
• 1992 –  Oscar De La Hoya (USA)
• 1996 –  Hocine Soltani (ALG)
• 2000 –  Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
• 2004 –  Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
• 2008 –  Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)

Pan American Champions

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

Kickboxing Lightweight

• International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg

Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

Rowing

Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.

Current Olympic class lightweight events in rowing are a men's lightweight Coxless Four and Double Scull, and a women's lightweight Double Scull.