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This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,
There are 18 weight divisions. To compete in a division, a boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were ...
The light-heavyweight division was created in 1903, the brainchild of Chicago journalist Lou Houseman who was also a boxing manager and promoter. He matched his own fighter Jack Root with Kid McCoy and announced the fight as being for the light-heavyweight championship of the world. The boxing press accepted the new weight division and Root was ...
Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol ( Russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Бивол; born 18 December 1990) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Super version) light heavyweight title since 2017 and the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title since 2023. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2013 ...
Gervonta Bryant Davis[ 2] ( / dʒərˈvɒnteɪ / jər-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994), also known by his nickname " Tank ", is an American professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023, having previously held the Regular version from 2019 to 2023.
1962-12-15. Eddie Perkins. NBA/NYSAC. 1962-12-15. 1963-1-24 Retired. Duilio Loi. WBA/NYSAC. This is a chronological List of World Super Lightweight/Light Welterweight/Junior Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: Reign Began.
Devin Miles Haney ( / ˈheɪni / HAY-nee; born November 17, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed championship [ a] at lightweight from 2022 to 2023, [ 3] and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title from 2023 to 2024.
Lightweight. 2013 Keszthely. Lightweight. Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She is the undisputed and lineal world lightweight champion since 2019, and the undisputed and lineal world super lightweight champion since 2023. [ 2] After winning the WBA lightweight title in 2017 and the IBF title ...