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Featherweight

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Weight class in combat sports

Featherweight is aweight class in thecombat sports ofboxing,kickboxing,mixed martial arts, andGreco-Roman wrestling.

Boxing

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Professional boxing

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History

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A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of 126 pounds (57 kg). In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion,George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds.[1]

The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after theIke Weir–Frank Murphy fight.

Since the end of the 2000s and early 2010s the featherweight division is one of the most active in boxing with fighters such asOrlando Salido,Chris John,Juan Manuel López,Celestino Caballero,Yuriorkis Gamboa,Elio Rojas,Israel Vazquez,Cristobal Cruz,Rafael Márquez,Rocky Juarez,Steven Luevano,Naseem Hamed,Marco Antonio Barrera andManny Pacquiao.

Current world champions

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Main article:List of world featherweight boxing champions
Sanctioning BodyReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
WBAJune 1, 2024Nick Ball23–0–1 (13 KO)3
WBCFebruary 1, 2025Stephen Fulton23–1 (8 KO)0
IBFAugust 10, 2024Angelo Leo26–1 (12 KO)1
WBODecember 9, 2023Rafael Espinoza27–0 (23 KO)3

CurrentThe Ring world rankings

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As of August 16, 2025.[2]

Keys:

 C  CurrentThe Ring world champion
RankNameRecordTitle(s)
Cvacant
1Rafael Espinoza27–0 (23 KO)WBO
2Angelo Leo26–1 (12 KO)IBF
3Nick Ball23–0–1 (13 KO)WBA
4Stephen Fulton23–1 (8 KO)WBC
5Luis Alberto Lopez31–3 (18 KO)
6Bruce Carrington16–0 (9 KO)
7Brandon Figueroa26–2–1 (19 KO)
8Mirco Cuello16–0 (13 KO)
9Robeisy Ramírez14–3 (9 KO)
10Nathaniel Collins17–0–1 (8 KO)

Longest reigning world featherweight champions

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Below is a list of longest reigning featherweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

NameTitle reignTitle recognitionSuccessful defensesBeaten opponentsFights
1.Johnny Kilbane11 years, 3 months, 24 daysWorld/NYSAC42[3][4]
2.Chris John10 years, 1 month, 5 daysWBA1816[5]
3.Abe Attell8 years, 5 months, 19 daysWorld2214[6]
4.Eusebio Pedroza7 years, 1 month, 23 daysWBA1918[7]
5.Gary Russell, Jr.6 years, 9 month, 25 daysWBC55[8]
6.Sandy Saddler6 years, 4 months, 13 daysWorld43[9][10]
7.Léo Santa Cruz5 years, 10 months, 13 daysWBA (Super)55[11]
8.Naseem Hamed4 years, 11 months, 20 daysWBO1515[12]
9.George Dixon4 years, 5 monthsWorld44[13][14]
10.Antonio Esparragoza4 years, 27 daysWBA77[15]
11.Davey Moore4 years, 3 daysWorld54[16]


Lineal Champions

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  • New Zealand Billy Murphy (1890-1891)
  • Australia Young Griffo (1891) Vacated
  • Canada George Dixon (1891-1897)
  • United States Solly Smith (1897-1898)
  • Republic of Ireland Dave Sullivan (1898)
  • Canada George Dixon (1898-1900) (2)
  • United States Terry McGovern (1900-1901)
  • United States Young Corbett II (1901-1902) Vacated
  • United States Abe Attell (1903-1912)
  • United States Johnny Kilbane (1912-1923)
  • France Eugene Criqui (1923)
  • United States Johnny Dundee (1923–1924) Vacated
  • United States Kid Kaplan (1925-1926) Vacated
  • United States Tony Canzoneri (1928)
  • France Andre Routis (1928-1929)
  • United States Bat Battalino (1929-1932) Vacated
  • United States Henry Armstrong (1937-1938) Vacated
  • United States Joey Archibald (1939-1940)
  • United States Harry Jeffra (1940-1941)
  • United States Joey Archibald (1941)
  • United States Chalky Wright (1941-1942)
  • United States Willie Pep (1942-1948)
  • United States Sandy Saddler (1948-1949)
  • United States Willie Pep (1949-1950) (2)
  • United States Sandy Saddler (1950-1957) (2) Retired
  • Nigeria Hogan Bassey (1957-1959)
  • United States Davey Moore (1959-1963)
  • Cuba Sugar Ramos (1963-1964)
  • Mexico Vicente Saldivar (1964-1967) Retired
  • Australia Johnny Famechon (1969-1970)
  • Mexico Vicente Saldivar (1970) (2)
  • Japan Kuniaki Shibata (1970-1972)
  • Mexico Clemente Sanchez (1972)
  • Spain Jose Legra (1972-1973)
  • Brazil Eder Jofre (1973-1974) Abandoned
  • Nicaragua Alexis Arguello (1975-1977) Vacated
  • United States Danny Lopez (1979-1980)
  • Mexico Salvador Sanchez (1980-1982) Died
  • Panama Eusebio Pedroza (1983-1986)
  • Republic of Ireland Barry McGuigan (1986)
  • United States Stevie Cruz (1986-1987)
  • Venezuela Antonio Esparragoza (1987-1991)
  • South Korea Yong-Kyun Park (1991-1993)
  • Venezuela Eloy Rojas (1993-1996)
  • Puerto Rico Wilfredo Vazquez (1996-1998)
  • England Naseem Hamed (1998-2001)
  • Mexico Marco Antonio Barerra (2001-2003)
  • Philippines Manny Pacquiao (2003-2005) Vacated

Olympic champions

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Men’s
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Pan American Champions

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Notable featherweights

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Kickboxing

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Inkickboxing, a featherweight fighter generally weighs between 55 and 59 kg (121 and 130 lb). However, some governing bodies have slightly different classes. For example, theInternational Kickboxing Federation (IKF) featherweight division (professional and amateur) is between 122.1–127 lb (55.4–57.6 kg).

InGlory promotion, a featherweight division is up to 65 kg (143 lb).[17]

InBellator Kickboxing promotion, a featherweight division is up to 66 kg (146 lb).

InONE Championship, the featherweight division limit is 70.3 kg (155 lb).

Bare-knuckle boxing

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The limit for featherweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing:

  • InBare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the featherweight division has an upper limit of 145 lb (66 kg).
  • In BKB™, the featherweight division has an upper limit of 76 kg (168 lb).

Lethwei

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International Lethwei Federation Japan has a featherweight division with an upper limit of 65 kg (143 lb). InInternational Lethwei Federation Japan, Thar A Thae Ta Pwint is the Featherweight Champion.

InWorld Lethwei Championship, the featherweight division has an upper limit of 57 kg (126 lb).

Mixed Martial Arts

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Main article:Featherweight (MMA)

InMMA, within theUFC company and most other MMA companies the featherweight range is from 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg).

Current champions

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These tables were last updated in July 2025.

Men:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFCApril 13, 2025AustraliaAlexander Volkanovski27-4 (13KO 3SUB)0
Bellator MMAApril 15, 2022BrazilPatrício Pitbull33–5 (11KO 12SUB)1
ONE ChampionshipAugust 26, 2022ChinaTang Kai15–2 (12KO 0SUB)0
ACAJuly 22, 2022Russia Alikhan Suleymanov15–2 (1KO 10SUB)0
Cage WarriorsNovember 4, 2022EnglandPaul Hughes9–1 (3KO 3SUB)0
KSWDecember 18, 2021FranceSalahdine Parnasse21–2 (6KO 7SUB)2
M-1 GlobalVacant
AMC Fight NightsOctober 14, 2022Russia Gleb Khabibulin7–1–2 (4KO 3SUB)0
Brave Combat FederationOctober 22, 2022Russia Roman Bogatov13–1 (1KO 5SUB)0
Titan FCAugust 6, 2021Jordan Ali al-Qaisi12–5 (2KO 4SUB)0
Legacy Fighting AllianceVacant
Road FCDecember 18, 2022South Korea Hae Jin Park10–2 (1KO 4SUB)0

Women:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
Bellator MMAJanuary 25, 2020BrazilCris Cyborg29–2 (1) (20KO 1SUB)4
UFCDecember 29, 2018BrazilAmanda Nunes21–5 (13KO 3SUB)2
Invicta FCVacant

See also

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References

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  1. ^Mullan, Harry (1996).The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 172.ISBN 0-7858-0641-5.
  2. ^"The Ring ratings: featherweight". Retrieved16 August 2025.
  3. ^"Professional boxing record: Johnny Kilbane". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  4. ^"Johnny Kilbane, p. 172"(pdf).The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book.International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved26 May 2019.
  5. ^"Professional boxing record: Chris John". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  6. ^"Professional boxing record: Abe Attell". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  7. ^"Eusebio Pedrosa, p. 668"(pdf).The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book.International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved26 May 2019.
  8. ^"Professional boxing record: Gary Allen Russell Jr". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  9. ^"Professional boxing record: Sandy Saddler". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  10. ^"Sandy Saddler, p. 720"(pdf).The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book.International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved26 May 2019.
  11. ^"Professional boxing record: Léo Santa Cruz". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  12. ^"Professional boxing record: Naseem Hamed". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  13. ^"Professional boxing record: George Dixon". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  14. ^"George Dixon, p. 118"(pdf).The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book.International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved26 May 2019.
  15. ^"Professional boxing record: Antonio Esparragoza". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  16. ^"Professional boxing record: Davey Moore". Retrieved14 April 2020.
  17. ^OFFICIAL GLORY RANKINGArchived 2014-01-18 at theWayback Machine
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