Flyweight

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For the software design pattern, see Flyweight pattern. For the mixed martial arts division, see Flyweight (MMA).

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (50 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg). Some notable flyweights include Pone Kingpetch, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pancho Villa, Dave McAuley and more recently Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan.

[edit] Olympic champions

• 1904 –  George Finnegan (USA)
• 1920 –  Frank Di Gennara (USA)
• 1924 –  Fidel La Barba (USA)
• 1928 –  Antal Kócsis (HUN)
• 1932 –  István Énekes (HUN)
• 1936 –  Willi Kaiser (GER)
• 1948 –  Pascual Pérez (ARG)
• 1952 –  Nathan Brooks (USA)
• 1956 –  Terry Spinks (GBR)
• 1960 –  Gyula Török (HUN)
• 1964 –  Fernando Atzori (ITA)
• 1968 –  Ricardo Delgado (MEX)
• 1972 –  Georgi Kostadinov (BUL)
• 1976 –  Leo Randolph (USA)
• 1980 –  Petar Lessov (BUL)
• 1984 –  Steve McCrory (USA)
• 1988 –  Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR)
• 1992 –  Choi Chol-Su (PRK)
• 1996 –  Maikro Romero (CUB)
• 2000 –  Wijan Ponlid (THA)
• 2004 –  Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano (CUB)

[edit] Professional Champions

• List of flyweight boxing champions

[edit] See also

• Boxing weight classes

Weight divisions in boxing
Professional boxing
Strawweight | Light Flyweight | Flyweight | Super Flyweight | Bantamweight | Super Bantamweight | Featherweight | Super Featherweight | Lightweight | Light Welterweight | Welterweight | Light Middleweight | Middleweight | Super Middleweight | Light Heavyweight | Cruiserweight | Heavyweight
Olympic boxing
Light Flyweight | Flyweight | Bantamweight | Featherweight | Lightweight | Light Welterweight | Welterweight | Middleweight | Light Heavyweight | Heavyweight | Super Heavyweight