Light flyweight

Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.

Professional boxing

The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw recognition of the junior flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission also abolished the junior flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition.^[1]

The World Boxing Council (WBC) decided to resurrect this division in the 1970s. The first champion in this division was Franco Udella, who won the WBC title in 1975. The World Boxing Association also crowned its first champion in 1975, when Jaime Rios defeated Rigoberto Marcano via fifteen-round decision. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Dodie Boy Penalosa, who won the belt in 1983.

The first light flyweight "superfight" took place on March 13, 1993, when Michael Carbajal, the IBF champion, knocked out WBC champion Humberto González to unify the championship. Their rematch, on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse.

Current world champions

Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses	Beaten opponents
WBA (super)	December 31, 2018	Hiroto Kyoguchi	14–0–0 (9 KO)	2	2
WBC	May 20, 2017	Kenshiro Teraji	17–0–0 (10 KO)	7	7
IBF	October 29, 2018	Felix Alvarado	35–2–0 (30 KO)	1	1
WBO	June 21, 2019	Elwin Soto	17–1–0 (12 KO)	1	1

Current The Ring world rankings

As of February 18, 2021.^[2]

Keys:

C Current The Ring world champion

Rank	Name	Record (W–L–D)	Title(s)
C	Hiroto Kyoguchi	14–0 (9 KO)	WBA
1	Kenshiro Teraji	17–0 (10 KO)	WBC
2	Hekkie Budler	32–4 (10 KO)
3	Carlos Cañizales	22–0–1 (17 KO)
4	Felix Alvarado	35–2 (30 KO)	IBF
5	Elwin Soto	17–1 (12 KO)	WBO
6	Tetsuya Hisada	34–10–2 (20 KO)
7	Edward Heno	14–1–5 (5 KO)
8	Sho Kimura	19–3–2 (12 KO)
9	Daniel Matellon	11–0–2 (6 KO)
10	Agustin Mauro Gauto	15–0 (10 KO)