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Use in English

The word lightweight is conserderd one of the most insulting words in the English language. Is is the only word in the English language is every part of speech at the same time. One lightweight of note is Jason. He is regarded as the one of the worlds foremost lightweights, as he had to go to sleep (because he is a lightweight).

Professional boxing

The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 3 lb - 9 st 8 lb. Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

Notable lightweight boxers includes Bummy Davis, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Joe Gans, Tony Canzoneri, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams, Amir Khan, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Hector Camacho, Julio César Chávez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Jose Luis Castillo, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Diego Corrales, and the current WBC and Ring Magazine champion, Joel Casamayor. Al Bummy Davis (January 26, 1918–November 11, 1945), born Abraham Davidoff, was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who fought from 1937 to 1945. ... Benny Leonard (April 17, 1896—April 18, 1947), born Benjamin Leiner, was an American boxer and one of the greatest lightweight fighters of all time and was named as number 8 on Ring Magazines list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... Joe Gans in 1899 Joe Gans (November 25, 1874 - August 10, 1910) was born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908-December 9, 1959) was an Italian-American boxer who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana. ... Carlos Ortiz (born September 9, Puerto Rican who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. ... Ike Williams (b. ... Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Greater Manchester, England of Pakistani descent. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion Nicaragua. ... Ray Mancini (born March 4, 1961) is an Italian American former boxer from the south side of Youngstown, Ohio. ... Héctor Camacho (born May 24, 1962), nicknamed Macho Camacho, is a boxer. ... For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ... Miguel ... Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is an American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. ... Sugar Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer form Pomona, California. ... Jose Luis Castillo (born December 14, 1973 Empalme, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer. ... Floyd Mayweather, Jr. ... Diego Chico Corrales (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was a former super featherweight and lightweight world boxing champion. ... Joel El Cepillo Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971 in Guantanamo) is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro in 1992 after he had won an Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ...

Professional Champions

List of lightweight boxing champions This is a chronological list of world lightweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, The World Boxing Organization...

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

• 1904 –  Harry Spanger (USA)
• 1908 –  Frederick Grace (GBR)
• 1920 –  Samuel Mosberg (USA)
• 1924 –  Hans Nielsen (DEN)
• 1928 –  Carlo Orlandi (ITA)
• 1932 –  Lawrence Stevens (RSA)
• 1936 –  Imre Harangi (HUN)
• 1948 –  Gerald Dreyer (RSA)
• 1952 –  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA)
• 1956 –  Dick McTaggart (GBR)
• 1960 –  Kazimierz Paździor (POL)
• 1964 –  Józef Grudzień (POL)
• 1968 –  Ronald W. 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 (CUB)
• 2004 –  Mario César Kindelán (CUB)

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested. ... Image File history File links US_flag_45_stars. ... Harry Spanger was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Frederick Grace - lightweight Before the Games of 1908, Fred Grace, born in Edmonton, Middlesex in February 1884, had never won a significant title. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Samuel Mosberg (born c. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight 112 lb (51 kg) Bantamweight 118 lb (53. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Carlo Orlandi (April 23, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Italy competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa_1928-1994. ... Lawrence Stevens (born February 25, 1913 - died August 17, 1989) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... South Africa competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary_(state). ... Imre Harangi (October 16, 1913 – February 4, 1979) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Hungary competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-51 kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-58kg) Lightweight (-62kg) Welterweight (-67kg) Middleweight (-73kg) Light-heavyweight (-80kg) Heavyweight (80kg & over) Categories: 1948 Summer Olympics events | Boxing at the Olympics ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa_1928-1994. ... South Africa competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-51 kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light-welterweight (-63. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Italy competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. ... Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Richard McTaggart MBE (born October 15, 1935) is a retired boxer from Dundee,Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur. ... The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. ... In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay, won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Poland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics: It was held October 11 to 23. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Flag of Poland Poland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics: It was held August 27 to September 10 // Medals Light-flyweight (-48kg) Flyweight (-51kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light welterweight (-63. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Jan Antoni Szczepański (born November 20, 1939 in Małeczu) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. ... Flag of Poland Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ... There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Howard Davis Jr, born on February 14th 1956, was a world class amateur and professional boxer. ... Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Ángel Herrera (born August 2, 1957) is a Cuban boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. ... Flag of Cuba Cuba competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow under the IOC country code CUB. // Medals Gold Maria Colon — Athletics, womens javelin throw Juan Hernández — Boxing, mens bantamweight Angel Herrera — Boxing, mens lightweight Andrés Aldama — Boxing, mens welterweight Armando Martinez — Boxing... Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students Gymnasium in Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Andreas Zülow (born October 23, 1965 in Ludwigslust) was a boxer from East Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. ... Flag of East Germany East Germany competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code GDR (from the official name German Democratic Republic). It was the sixth time that East Germany had competed separately from West Germany and seventeenth overall appearance at the Olympics for German... Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is an American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics // Beibis Mendoza, Colombia def. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Hocine Soltani (born December 27, 1972) is a boxer from Algeria, who won two Olympic medals. ... Flag of Algeria Algeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code ALG. It was the 8th appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1964 and was represented by the Algerian Olympic Committee. ... The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born 10 August 1971 in Holgu) is an amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the lightweight category. ... Flag of Cuba Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Boxing at the Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Flag of Cuba Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the Olympic Committee of Cuba and is abbreviated CUB. Cuba sent 160 athletes to the 2004 Games, which were held in Athens, Greece between August 13 and the 29th. ...

Pan American Champions

• 1951 – Oscar Galardo (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 (CUB)
• 2003 – Mario César Kindelán (CUB)

The boxing tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, with the hosting nation winning in all eight weight divisions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Motto En unión y libertad(Spanish) In Union and Freedom Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Demonym Argentinian, Argentine Government Federal republic  -  President Néstor Kirchner  -  Vice President Daniel Scioli  -  Chief of Cabinet Alberto Fernández Independence from Spain   -  May Revolution 25... The boxing tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, with the inclusion of two new weight divisions (Light Welterweight and Light Middleweight) to the existing eight. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Motto En unión y libertad(Spanish) In Union and Freedom Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Demonym Argentinian, Argentine Government Federal republic  -  President Néstor Kirchner  -  Vice President Daniel Scioli  -  Chief of Cabinet Alberto Fernández Independence from Spain   -  May Revolution 25... The boxing tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, United States, from August 27 to September 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Motto En unión y libertad(Spanish) In Union and Freedom Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Demonym Argentinian, Argentine Government Federal republic  -  President Néstor Kirchner  -  Vice President Daniel Scioli  -  Chief of Cabinet Alberto Fernández Independence from Spain   -  May Revolution 25... The boxing tournament at the 1963 Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil, from April 20 to May 5. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The boxing tournament at the 1967 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada, from July 24 to August 6. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The boxing tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 6. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... For the board game, see Puerto Rico (board game). ... The boxing tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Chris Clarke (born October 24, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who won the gold medal in the mens lightweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. ... Motto (Latin for From Sea to Sea) Anthem O Canada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Ottawa Largest city Toronto Official languages English, French Government Parliamentary democracy and federal constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor General Michaëlle Jean  -  Prime Minister Stephen Harper Establishment  -  Act of Union February... The boxing tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Adolfo Horta (born March 10, 1957 in Camaguey) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Featherweight division (-57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The boxing tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 14 to August 29. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... The boxing tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States from August 8 to August 23. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The Boxing Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The Boxing Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 27. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The Boxing Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born 10 August 1971 in Holgu) is an amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the lightweight category. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ... The Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). ...

Kickboxing

For men's kickboxing, the lightweight division typically includes those who weigh around 132 lbs (60 kg). Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

Light Weight in ALC; KEN MCCAIN Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. ... Minimumweight or Strawweight is a weight category in boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (7. ... Light flyweight, also known as Junior Flyweight is a weight class is professional boxing between 105 lb. ... Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg). ... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds. ... Super Bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. ... Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco-Roman). ... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... // The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 140 pounds. ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... A weight division in professional boxing made popular in recent times by the likes of Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson and Terry Norris, although the best that the division had to offer was probably lesser star Mike McCallum. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... A weight division in professional boxing, first established in the 1980s but made popular in the 1990s by British superstars Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn who took over from Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard as long-reigning WBO and WBC world Super-Middleweight champions respectively. ... In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ... Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing where previously contestants weighed between 176 and 190 pounds. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics except 1912. ... Light flyweight, also known as Junior Flyweight is a weight class is professional boxing between 105 lb. ... Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg). ... The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds. ... Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco-Roman). ... // The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 140 pounds. ... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighting in excess of 91 kilograms (200. ...

Rowing

Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfare disadvantage, as rowing favours the taller athlete who has more leverage and generally more power.