Super featherweight
Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between 126 pounds (57 kg) and 130 pounds (59 kg).
The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded[clarification needed] by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) in 1930. The first English champion was "Battling Kid" Nelson in 1914 who lost his title to Benny Berger in 1915. Artie O’Leary also won this title in 1917. This weight class appeared into two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1933 and 1960 to the present.
Brian Mitchell holds the record for the most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 12 defenses of the WBA title (1986 – 1991). Other notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Arturo Gatti, Vasyl Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao.
Professional champions
Current champions
Sanctioning body | Reign began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
WBA (Super) | April 21, 2018 | ![]() |
20–0–0 (19 KO) | 0 |
WBA (Regular) | October 21, 2017 | ![]() |
20–0–0 (16 KO) | 1 |
WBC | January 29, 2017 | ![]() |
34–1–0 (30 KO) | 3 |
IBF | August 3, 2018 | ![]() |
26–4–1 (5 KO) | 0 |
WBO | July 28, 2018 | ![]() |
24–1–1 (12 KO) | 0 |