Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing also began to use it for their own weight division system. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... // The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ...

Boxing

Professional boxing

A welterweight boxer weighs in at between 140 pounds and 147 pounds (63.5 kg and 66.7 kg). The weight limit fluctuated between 142 and 145 pounds until it was stabilized at 147 pounds during the reign of Jack Britton in 1920.^[1] Jack Britton (1885-1962) was 3 time world welterweight champion from the USA, . His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905. ...

Paddy Duff was the first welterweight champion. He won the title in 1888. Henry Armstrong holds the division record for most title defenses at 18. Freddie Cochran was the longest reigning champion, holding the title four years, six months, and three days (although Jose Napoles comes in a close second at four years, six months, and two days). Sugar Ray Robinson is generally considered to be the greatest welterweight of all time. Henry Jackson Jr. ... José Napoles (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban-Mexican who was a world boxing champion. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ...

Notable welterweights include Bummy Davis, Joe Walcott, Barney Ross, Jackie Fields, Henry Armstrong, Fritzie Zivic, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Emile Griffith, Jose Napoles, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Pernell Whitaker, Félix Trinidad, Oscar de la Hoya, Shane Mosley , Zab Judah, and current welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.. 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. ... Joe Walcott, The Barbados Demon was born in Demarara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein; born February 9, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois; died June 3, 1987, in Los Angeles, California) was an American boxer. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... Fritzie Zivic (May 8, 1913, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — May 16, 1984), born as Ferdinand Henry John Zivcich (Croatian: Živčić, known to boxing fans as Fritzie Zivic, “The Croat Comet”), was an American boxer. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... Gerardo Gonzalez (January 6, 1926 - February 13, 2003), better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former gardener and world welterweight champion from Cuba. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... Emile Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. ... José Napoles (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban-Mexican who was a world boxing champion. ... Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a retired professional boxer. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964), nicknamed Sweet Pea, is a retired professional boxer, among the greatest of all-time. ... Félix Tito Trinidad, Jr. ... Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is a Mexican American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games and is considered one of boxings all time greats. ... Sugar Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona, California. ... Zab Super Judah, (born October 27, 1977), of Brooklyn, New York, is a professional boxer. ... Floyd Mayweather Jr. ...

Olympic champions

• 1904 –  Albert Young (USA)
• 1920 –  Bert Schneider (CAN)
• 1924 –  Jean Delarge (BEL)
• 1928 –  Ted Morgan (NZL)
• 1932 –  Edward Flynn (USA)
• 1936 –  Sten Suvio (FIN)
• 1948 –  Július Torma (TCH)
• 1952 –  Zygmunt Chychła (POL)
• 1956 –  Nicolae Linca (ROM)
• 1960 –  Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA)
• 1964 –  Marian Kasprzyk (POL)
• 1968 –  Manfred Wolke (GDR)
• 1972 –  Emilio Correa (CUB)
• 1976 –  Jochen Bachfeld (GDR)
• 1980 –  Andrés Aldama (CUB)
• 1984 –  Mark Breland (USA)
• 1988 –  Robert Wangila (KEN)
• 1992 –  Michael Carruth (IRL)
• 1996 –  Oleg Saitov (RUS)
• 2000 –  Oleg Saitov (RUS)
• 2004 –  Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ)

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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_New_Zealand. ... For the French-American writer, see Ted Morgan Edward (Ted) Morgan (born April 5, 1906 – died November 22, 1952) was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the mens welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... New Zealand 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 US_flag_48_stars. ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Finland 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_Czechoslovakia_(bordered). ... Július Torma (March 7, 1922 - October 23, 1991) was a former Slovak boxer. ... Czechoslovakia 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_Poland_corrected_(bordered). ... Poland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. ... Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. ... 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Professional Champions

• List of welterweight boxing champions

This is a chronological List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning 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...

Kickboxing

Main article: Welterweight (kickboxing)

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ...

Muay Thai

Muay Thai has fixed its weight division as similar to boxing. According to World Muay Thai Council (WMC), its welter weight is from 140 pounds (63.5 kg) to 147 pounds (66.6 kg). And World Muay Thai Federation (WMF) which is the official amateur organization fixed from 63.5 to 67 kg for adult. The Junior category is the same as adult. Sauki Muay Thai (IPA: [/muai32 32/]; Thai: ) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey), Malaysia (where it is known as Tomoi) and as a similar style in Myanmar...

Shoot boxing

The official rule of shoot boxing says between 65 and 67 kg (143.3 to 147.7 lb) is welterweight. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Mixed martial arts

Main article: Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes: The UFCs welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg) PRIDE FCs welterweight division, which limits competitors to 183 lb (83 kg) Shootos welterweight class...

Taekwondo

In the sport of olympic taekwondo, welterweight falls between 158.8 pounds and 171.1 pounds (72-78 kg). At the weight classes for the olympic games it is 149.9 - 176.0 lb (68-80 kg)

References and Notes

1. ^ Mullan, Harry (1996). Boxing: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to World Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books, 158. ISBN 0785806415.