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(Top) 1 Professional boxing 1.1 Current world champions 1.2 Current The Ring world rankings 2 Amateur boxing 2.1 Olympic champions 2.2 European champions 2.3 Pan American champions 3 Notable light flyweights 4 References 5 External links

Light flyweight

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Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweightorsuper strawweight, is a weight classinboxing.

Professional boxing[edit]

The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw recognition of the junior flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission also abolished the junior flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition.^[1]

The World Boxing Council (WBC) decided to resurrect this division in the 1970s. The first champion in this division was Franco Udella, who won the WBC title in 1975. The World Boxing Association also crowned its first champion in 1975, when Jaime Rios defeated Rigoberto Marcano via fifteen-round decision. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Dodie Boy Peñalosa, who won the belt in 1983.

The first light flyweight "superfight" took place on March 13, 1993, when Michael Carbajal, the IBF champion, knocked out WBC champion Humberto González to unify the championship. Their rematch, on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse.

Current world champions[edit]

Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA		Vacant
WBC		Vacant
IBF	February 16, 2024	Sivenathi Nontshinga	13–1 (10 KO)	0
WBO	October 16, 2021	Jonathan González	27–3–1–1 (14 KO)	2

Current The Ring world rankings[edit]

As of January 13, 2024.^[2]

Keys:

C Current The Ring world champion

Rank	Name	Record	Title(s)
C	Kenshiro Teraji	22–1 (14 KO)
1	Jonathan González	27–3–1–1 (14 KO)	WBO
2	Adrian Curiel	25–4–1 (5 KO)	IBF
3	Hekkie Budler	35–5 (11 KO)
4	Elwin Soto	21–3 (13 KO)
5	Sivenathi Nontshinga	12–1 (9 KO)
6	Masamichi Yabuki	15–4 (14 KO)
7	Carlos Cañizales	26–1–1 (19 KO)
8	Daniel Matellon	13–1–2 (7 KO)
9	Miel Fajardo	11–1–2 (10 KO)
10	Shokichi Iwata	12–1 (9 KO)