Flyweight
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Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg).
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[edit] Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1914 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion.[1]
Some notable flyweights include Pone Kingpetch, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pancho Villa, Dave McAuley, Miguel Canto, Pone Kingpetch, and Jorge Arce.
[edit] Current world champions
| Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | March 19, 2007 |  Takefumi Sakata |
31-4-1 (15 KO) | 2 |
| WBC | July 18, 2007 | Daisuke Naito |
31-2-2 (20 KO) | 1 |
| IBF | July 7, 2007 |  Nonito Donaire |
18-1 (11 KO) | 1 |
| WBO | July 13, 2007 |  Omar Narvaez |
24-0-2 (15 KO) | 9 |
[edit] Amateur Champions
[edit] Olympic Champions
- 1904 –
George Finnegan (USA) - 1920 –
Frankie Genaro (USA) - 1924 – Fidel La Barba (USA)
- 1928 –
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Antal Kocsis (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 (CUB)
[edit] Pan American Champions
- 1951 – Alberto Barenghi (ARG)
- 1955 – Hilario Correa (MEX)
- 1959 – Miguel Angel Botta (ARG)
- 1963 –
Floreal García (URU) - 1967 –
Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) - 1971 – Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
- 1975 – Ramón Duvalón (CUB)
- 1979 –
Alberto Mercado (PUR) - 1983 – Pedro Orlando Reyes (CUB)
- 1987 – Adalberto Regalado (CUB)
- 1991 – José Ramos (CUB)
- 1995 –
Joan Guzmán (DOM) - 1999 – Omar Andrés Narváez (ARG)
- 2003 – Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUB)
[edit] Professional Champions
[edit] References
- ^ Mullan, Harry (1996). Boxing: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to World Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books, 186. ISBN 0785806415.
