Super featherweight, also known asjunior lightweight, is aweight division inprofessional boxing, contested between 126 pounds (57 kg) and 130 pounds (59 kg).
The super-featherweight division appeared in two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1934 and 1949 to the present. This weight class was established by the New YorkWalker Law in 1920, known as the junior-lightweight division. In 1921,Johnny Dundee would defeatGeorge Chaney by a fifth-round DQ to become the division's first universally recognized world champion, as acknowledged by theNew York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).[1] In 1924,Steve Sullivan would then defeat the reigning Dundee by a 10-round UD to winThe Ring magazine's inaugural title in the division.[2] In 1927, theNational Boxing Association (NBA) (the direct predecessor to theWorld Boxing Association (WBA)), awarded their inaugural title to reigning world championTod Morgan.[3]
The NYSAC abolished the division in 1930 due to suspicions of fight-fixing afterBenny Bass won the title fromTod Morgan the previous year, a fight in which Morgan dominated the first round before suffering a sudden second-round stoppage, all after bookmakers had placed unusually high odds on him to win just before the fight began.[4][5] The NBA andThe Ring both upheld Bass' win, and the division continued to be recognized at least outside of New York. However, during the reign ofKid Chocolate,The Ring discontinued its junior-lightweight ratings in 1931, with the NBA initially following suit in 1932.[2][3] Kid Chocolate would be briefly reinstated as champion by the NBA in 1933, which continued to recognize the division untilFrankie Klick vacated the title in 1934.[3] After this, the division was largely abandoned until 1949, whenSandy Saddler won the vacant NBA junior-lightweight title after defeating Orlando Zulueta by a 10-round SD, continuing to hold on to the title until 1957 to stay at featherweight.[3]
In 1962, reigning WBA[a] championFlash Elorde was named byThe Ring magazine as junior-lightweight champion of the world, 31 years after they had initially withdrawn recognition of the division.[2] He would then go on to win the inauguralWorld Boxing Council (WBC) super-featherweight title in 1963 by defeating Johnny Bizarro by a 15-round UD.[6] The inaugural champion for theInternational Boxing Federation (IBF) wasHwan-Kil Yuh in 1984, who won the title by defeating Rod Sequenan via a 15-round SD.[7] The firstWorld Boxing Organization champion wasJohn John Molina in 1989, defeatingJuan Laporte by a 12-round UD to win the title.[8]
Some other notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight includeBrian Mitchell,Arturo Gatti,Vasiliy Lomachenko,Alexis Argüello,Azumah Nelson,Julio César Chávez,Diego Corrales,Floyd Mayweather Jr.,Érik Morales,Marco Antonio Barrera,Acelino Freitas,Juan Manuel Márquez,Oscar De La Hoya,Rocky Lockridge, andManny Pacquiao.
| Sanctioning body | Reign began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | November 25, 2023 | Lamont Roach Jr. | 25–1–2 (9 KO) | 1 |
| WBC | November 2, 2024 | O'Shaquie Foster | 23–3 (12 KO) | 0 |
| IBF | May 28, 2025 | Eduardo Núñez | 28–1 (27 KO) | 0 |
| WBO | February 3, 2023 | Emanuel Navarrete | 39–2–1–1 (33 KO) | 4 |
As of August 16, 2025.[9]
Keys:
| Rank | Name | Record | Title(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | vacant | ||
| 1 | O'Shaquie Foster | 23–3 (12 KO) | WBC |
| 2 | Emanuel Navarrete | 39–2–1–1 (32 KO) | WBO |
| 3 | Anthony Cacace | 24–1 (9 KO) | |
| 4 | Lamont Roach Jr. | 25–1–2 (10 KO) | WBA |
| 5 | Eduardo Núñez | 28–1 (27 KO) | IBF |
| 6 | Robson Conceição | 19–3–1–1 (9 KO) | |
| 7 | Eduardo Hernández | 37–2 (32 KO) | |
| 8 | Charly Suarez | 18–0–0–1 (10 KO) | |
| 9 | Raymond Ford | 18–1–1 (8 KO) | |
| 10 | Jazza Dickens | 36–5 (15 KO) |
As of 5 January 2024.[10]
| Rank | Name | Record | Title(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuel Navarrete | 38–2–1 (31 KO) | WBO |
| 2 | O'Shaquie Foster | 22–3 (12 KO) | |
| 3 | Joe Cordina | 17–1 (9 KO) | |
| 4 | Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov | 17–2–1 (14 KO) | |
| 5 | Lamont Roach Jr. | 25–1–1 (9 KO) | WBA (Regular) |
| 6 | Masanori Rikiishi | 15–1 (10 KO) | |
| 7 | Robson Conceição | 19–2–1–1 (8 KO) | |
| 8 | Mark Magsayo | 26–2 (17 KO) | |
| 9 | Elnur Samedov | 17–1 (7 KO) | |
| 10 | Anthony Cacace | 22–1 (8 KO) |