Flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg and up to 51 kg.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 1916 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion.Other notable flyweights include Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Fighting Harada, Masao Ohba, Chartchai Chionoi, Efren Torres, Erbito Salavarria, Miguel Canto, Dave McAuley, Charlie Magri, Gabriel Bernal, Santos Laciar, Sot Chitalada, Yong-Kang Kim, Yuri Arbachakov, Danny Romero, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan, Nonito Donaire, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Amnat Ruenroeng, Román González, McWilliams Arroyo, Donnie Nietes and Nicola Adams.
Current world champions
Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses | Beaten opponents |
WBA | February 24, 2018 | Artem Dalakian | 20–0–0 | 4 | 4 |
WBC | December 20, 2019 | Julio Cesar Martinez | 16–1–0 | 1 | 1 |
IBF | July 15, 2018 | Moruti Mthalane | 39–2–0 | 3 | 3 |
WBO |
Current ''The Ring'' world rankings
As of ,.Keys:
Rank | Name | Record | Title |
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1 | Kosei Tanaka | 15–0 | |
2 | Moruti Mthalane | 39–2 | IBF |
3 | Julio Cesar Martinez | 16–1 | WBC |
4 | Artem Dalakian | 20–0 | WBA |
5 | Charlie Edwards | 15–1 | |
6 | Andrew Selby | 13–1 | |
7 | Masayuki Kuroda | 30–8–3 | |
8 | Junto Nakatani | 20–0 | |
9 | Cristofer Rosales | 29–5 | |
10 | Giemel Magramo | 24–1 |
Longest reigning world flyweight champions
Below is a list of longest reigning flyweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion does not apply.Name | Title reign | Title recognition | Successful defenses | Beaten opponents | Fights | |
1. | Omar Andres Narvaez | 7 years, 10 months | WBO | 16 | 15 | |
2. | Jimmy Wilde | 7 years, 4 months, 4 days | World | 3 | 3 | |
3. | Pongsaklek Wonjongkam | 6 years, 4 months, 16 days | WBC | 17 | 16 | |
4. | Irene Pacheco | 5 years, 8 months, 6 days | IBF | 6 | 6 | |
5. | Pascual Perez | 5 years, 4 months, 20 days | World | 9 | 9 | |
6. | Yuri Arbachakov | 5 years, 4 months, 19 days | WBC | 9 | 9 | |
7. | Jackie Paterson | 4 years, 9 months, 4 days | NBA | 1 | 1 | |
8. | Miguel Canto | 4 years, 2 months, 10 days | WBC | 14 | 11 | |
9. | Moruti Mthalane | 4 years, 1 month, 23 days | IBF | 4 | 4 | |
10. | Sot Chitalada | 3 years, 9 months, 16 days | WBC | 6 | 5 |
Amateur boxing
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Pan American Champions
- 1951: Alberto Barenghi
- 1955: Hilario Correa
- 1959: Miguel Angel Botta
- 1963: Floreal García
- 1967: Francisco Rodríguez
- 1971: Francisco Rodríguez
- 1975: Ramón Duvalón
- 1979: Alberto Mercado
- 1983: Pedro Orlando Reyes
- 1987: Adalberto Regalado
- 1991: Jose Ramos
- 1995: Joan Guzmán
- 1999: Omar Andrés Narváez
- 2003: Yuriorkis Gamboa
- 2007: McWilliams Arroyo
- 2011: Robeisy Ramírez
Kickboxing
Mixed Martial Arts
The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine and by the Association of Boxing Commissions – groups together all competitors 125 lb and below. It sits between Strawweight and Bantamweight.The flyweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes:
- The UFC's flyweight division, which groups competitors within 116 to 125 lb
- The Pancrase light flyweight division with an upper limit of 120 lb
- The Shooto flyweight division with an upper limit of 115 lb
- The ONE Championship's flyweight division, with upper limit at
- The Road FC's flyweight division, with upper limit at 125 lb
Zuffa
Professional Champions
These tables are not always up to date. Last updated on February 28, 2020.Men:
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
UFC | July 18, 2020 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 18-1 | 0 |
ONE Championship | January 25, 2019 | Adriano Moraes | 18-3 | 0 |
Fight Nights Global | August 31, 2018 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | 13-3-0 | 0 |
Legacy Fighting Alliance | November 22, 2019 | Brandon Royval | 11-4 | 0 |
Women:
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
UFC | December 8, 2018 | Valentina Shevchenko | 19-3 | 3 |
Bellator MMA | November 3, 2017 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | 8-0 | 4 |
Invicta FC | Vacant | |||
KSW | May 27, 2017 | Ariane Lipski | 11-3 | 2 |
Legacy Fighting Alliance | May 27, 2017 | Sabina Mazo | 5-0 | 0 |