Professional boxing

The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1926, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the Boxing Blade magazine. Pinky Mitchell was an American boxer who was the first champion in the light welterweight division. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ...

A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date from 1959 when Carlos Ortiz won the vacant title with a victory over Kenny Lane. Both the WBA and WBC recognized the same champions until 1967, when the WBC stripped Paul Fuji of the title and matched Pedro Adigue and Adolph Pruitt for their version of the championship. Adigue won a fifteen round decision. The International Boxing Federation recognized Aaron Pryor as its first champion in 1984. Carlos Ortiz (born September 9, 1936) is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. ... Pedro Adigue, Jr (November 16, 1943-2003) was a world champion boxer from the small town of Bontod in Palanas, Masbate, the Philippines. ... IBF redirects here. ... Aaron Pryor (born October 20, 1955) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Notable fighters to hold titles in this weight class have included Barney Ross, Jack 'Kid' Berg, Mushy Callahan, Carlos Ortiz, Antonio Cervantes, Wilfred Benitez, Aaron Pryor, Edwin Rosario, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Ricky Hatton (the best ever world light welter weight!!, Kostya Tszyu, Zab Judah, Floyd Mayweather Jr, and Miguel Cotto. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (June 28, 1909 – April 22, 1991), was an English boxer born in the East End of London. ... Mushy Callahan was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer, a boxer and a champion in the light welterweight division. ... Carlos Ortiz (born September 9, 1936) is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. ... Antonio Cervantes (born December 23, Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr. ... Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York, New York), is a Puerto Rican boxer. ... Aaron Pryor (born October 20, 1955) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) could be considered a boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi (Mori-Vivi means dead-alive in Spanish). ... Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions, went undefeated for 89 bouts before originally retiring with a record of 104-5-2, with 80 knockouts. ... Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... Konstantin Kostya the Goit Tszyu (Russian: Константин (Костя) Цзю, pronounced in Australian English) (born September 19, 1969) is a Russian- born boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent. ... Zab Super Judah, (born October 27, 1977), of Brooklyn, New York, is an American professional boxer. ... Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... Miguel Ángel Cotto (born October 29, 1980 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a world-renowned, undefeated professional boxer. ...

Amateur boxing

In amateur boxing, the light welterweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing up to 64 kilograms. For the 1952 Summer Olympics, the division was created when the span from 54-67 kg was changed from three weight classes (featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight) to four. Perhaps the most famous light welterweight champion is Sugar Ray Leonard, who went on to an impressive professional career. For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco-Roman). ... For other uses, see Lightweight (disambiguation). ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a retired professional boxer. ...

Olympic champions

• 1952 –  Charles Adkins (USA)
• 1956 –  Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS)
• 1960 –  Bohumil Nemeček (TCH)
• 1964 –  Jerzy Kulej (POL)
• 1968 –  Jerzy Kulej (POL)
• 1972 –  Ray Seales (USA)
• 1976 –  Ray Leonard (USA)
• 1980 –  Patrizio Oliva (ITA)
• 1984 –  Jerry Page (USA)
• 1988 –  Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS)
• 1992 –  Héctor Vinent (CUB)
• 1996 –  Héctor Vinent (CUB)
• 2000 –  Mahamadkadyz Abdullaev (UZB)
• 2004 –  Manus Boonjumnong (THA)

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Professional Champions

• List of light welterweight boxing champions