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Lightweight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for alcohol. It can be used as a synonym for "kind of." It may also be used to describe something as being small or not having a lot of features, such as a lightweight cell phone. This can be confusing because it could either mean the cell phone is not heavy, or it doesn't have a lot of features. Better terms for this scenario are "featherweight" and "barebones" respectively.

Contents 1 Professional boxing 1.1 Professional Champions 2 Amateur Champions 2.1 Olympic Champions 2.2 Pan American Champions 3 Kickboxing Lightweight 4 Rowing

[edit] 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 4 lb - 9 st 9 lb.

Notable lightweight boxers include Alexis Arguello, Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Hector Camacho, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Bummy Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Duran, Joe Gans, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Amir Khan, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Shane Mosley, Carlos Ortiz, Pernell Whitaker, and Ike Williams.

[edit] Professional Champions

[edit] Amateur Champions

[edit] Olympic Champions 1904 –  Harry Spanger (USA) 1908 –  Frederick Grace (GBR) 1920 –  Samuel Mosberg (USA) 1924 –  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) 1928 –  Carlo Orlandi (ITA) 1952 –  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) 1956 –  Dick McTaggart (GBR) 1960 –  Kazimierz Paździor (POL) 1964 –  Józef Grudzień (POL) 1968 –  Ronald W. Harris (USA) 1972 –  Jan Szczepański (POL) 1976 –  Howard Davis Jr. (USA) 1980 –  Ángel Herrera (CUB) 1984 –  Pernell Whitaker (USA) 1988 –  Andreas Zülow (GDR) 1992 –  Oscar de la Hoya (USA) 1996 –  Hocine Soltani (ALG) 2000 –  Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB) 2004 –  Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)

[edit] Pan American Champions 1951 – Oscar Gallardo (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 Mesa (CUB) 2003 – Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)

[edit] Kickboxing Lightweight

• International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg

Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

[edit] Rowing

Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.

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