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The light welterweight class (also called junior welterweight or super lightweight) is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63. 5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1926, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the Boxing Blade magazine. Pinky Mitchell was an American boxer who was the first champion in the Light welterweight division Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A hero in the ring and outside of it the life of one of the world's greatest boxers Barney Ross born Dov-Ber Rasofsky (December 23 1909&ndashJanuary 17 1967 is a drama of epic proportion Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing

A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date from 1959 when Carlos Ortiz won the vacant title with a victory over Kenny Lane. Carlos Ortiz (born September 9, 1936) is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world Boxing Both the WBA and WBC recognized the same champions until 1967, when the WBC stripped Paul Fuji of the title and matched Pedro Adigue and Adolph Pruitt for their version of the championship. Takeshi Fuji (藤猛 born Paul Takeshi Fujii on July 6, 1940) is a former professional boxer from Hawaii. Pedro Adigue Jr ( November 16, 1943) was a world champion boxer from the small town of Bontod in Palanas Masbate the Philippines Adigue won a fifteen round decision. The International Boxing Federation recognized Aaron Pryor as its first champion in 1984. In 1983 after defending his crown against former WBC world champion Sang Hyun Kim (KO 3 Pryor defended against Arguello again this time winning by a knockout in 10

Notable fighters to hold titles in this weight class have included Barney Ross, Jack 'Kid' Berg, Mushy Callahan, Carlos Ortiz, Antonio Cervantes, Wilfred Benitez, Aaron Pryor, Edwin Rosario, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Ricky Hatton, Kostya Tszyu, Zab Judah, Floyd Mayweather Jr, and Miguel Cotto. A hero in the ring and outside of it the life of one of the world's greatest boxers Barney Ross born Dov-Ber Rasofsky (December 23 1909&ndashJanuary 17 1967 is a drama of epic proportion Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg ( June 28, 1909 &ndash April 22, 1991) was an English Mushy Callahan was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer a boxer and a champion in the Light welterweight division Carlos Ortiz (born September 9, 1936) is a Puerto Rican who was a three time world Boxing Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambelé (born in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolivar on December 23, 1945) is a Colombian Boxing Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York New York) is a Puerto Rican boxer. In 1983 after defending his crown against former WBC world champion Sang Hyun Kim (KO 3 Pryor defended against Arguello again this time winning by a knockout in 10 Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario (1961-1997 could be considered a Boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi (Mori-Vivi means dead-alive Julio César Chávez González (born July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) is a retired Mexican professional boxer Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964) nicknamed "Sweet Pea" is a retired professional boxer, who is considered among the greatest of all-time Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu (Константин (Костя Борисович Цзю ˈkɔstə ˈzʉː in Australian English) (born September Zabdiel Judah (born October 27 1977 is an American professional boxer, who is a former IBF and WBO Junior welterweight champion and former Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr (born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24 1977) is a former American professional boxer who has a record Miguel Ángel Cotto (born October 29 1980 in Caguas Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer.

Amateur boxing

In amateur boxing, the light welterweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing up to 64 kilograms. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, For the 1952 Summer Olympics, the division was created when the span from 54-67 kg was changed from three weight classes (featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight) to four. The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of Boxing and Wrestling (Greco-Roman LightWeight is a developer of Video games with Samurai themes such as the Bushido Blade series and the Kengo Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing Perhaps the most famous light welterweight champion is Sugar Ray Leonard, who went on to an impressive professional career. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer.

Olympic champions

Professional Champions

Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=A000057 The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne Vladimir Nikolaevich Yengibaryan (Владимир Николаевич Енгибарян (born April 24, 1932 in Yerevan) is a former Welterweight The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr (later known as Muhammad Ali won the Gold medal in the Boxing Light heavyweight division Bohumil Němeček (born January 2, 1938) is a former Welterweight boxer. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23. Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician Poland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Medalists Bronze Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician Poland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer OlympicsIt was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries "Sugar" Ray Seales, (born April 9, 1952 Saint Croix U The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There were eleven Boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. The United States competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. Patrizio Oliva (born January 28, 1959 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian former boxer, who won the Gold medal Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles California. Jerry Louis Page (born January 15 1961 in Columbus Ohio) was an American boxer, who won the light welterweight gold medal The United States was the host nation of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California. Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy (Вячеслав Евгеньевич Яновский sometimes spelt Viatcheslav Ianovski, born August 24, 1957 in The Soviet Union (USSR competed for the last time before its dissolution at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. Héctor Vinent Cháron (born July 25, 1972 in Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medal winners Medal table Results Héctor Vinent Cháron (born July 25, 1972 in Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Muhammadqodir Abdullayev (Мухаммадкадыр Абдуллаев born November 15, 1973 in Andijon) is an Uzbekistani boxer Uzbekistan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. Manus Boonjumnong (มนัส บุญจำนงค์ born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 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
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