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PROFESSIONAL BOXING

The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) Weight Class in the sport of Boxing . In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 3 lb - 9 st 8 lb.

Notable lightweight boxers includes Bummy Davis , Benny Leonard , Henry Armstrong , Joe Gans , Tony Canzoneri , Carlos Ortiz , Ike Williams , Amir Khan , Roberto Duran , Alexis Arguello , Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini , Hector Camacho , Julio César Chávez , Miguel Angel Gonzalez , Oscar De La Hoya , Sugar Shane Mosley , Jose Luis Castillo , Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Diego Corrales , and the current WBC and Ring Magazine champion, Joel Casamayor .

Professional Champions

List Of Lightweight Boxing Champions

AMATEUR CHAMPIONS

Olympic Champions

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Pan American Champions

1951 – Oscar Galardo ( ARG )

1955 – Miguel Ángel Péndola ( ARG )

1959 – Abel Laudonio ( ARG )

1963 – Roberto Caminero ( CUB )

1967 – Enrique Regueiferos ( CUB )

1971 – Luis Dávila ( PUR )

1975 – Chris Clarke ( CAN )

1979 – Adolfo Horta ( CUB )

1983 – Pernell Whitaker ( USA )

1987 – Julio Gonzáles ( CUB )

1991 – Julio Gonzáles ( CUB )

1995 – Julio Gonzáles ( CUB )

1999 – Mario César Kindelán ( CUB )

2003 – Mario César Kindelán ( CUB )

KICKBOXING

For men's kickboxing, the lightweight division typically includes those who weigh around 132 lbs (60 kg). Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

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