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There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s. A few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds (76 kg) and the fringe World Athletic Association (WAA) later inaugurated a "super middleweight" division at 168 pounds (76 kg).
The lower limit for "heavyweight" was established in 1948 at 81 kg. When a new limit of 91+ kg was established in 1984, the name "heavyweight" was kept by the 81+ kg class, and the 91+ kg class was named "super heavyweight", a name not currently used in professional boxing. Classes are as follows: [16]
Middleweight 168 lb (76.204 kg) Super Middleweight 175 lb (79.379 kg) Light Heavyweight 182 lb (82.554 kg) Super Light Heavyweight 189 lb (85.729 kg) Cruiserweight 196 lb (88.904 kg) Super Cruiserweight 203 lb (92.079 kg) Heavyweight 230 lb (104.326 kg) Super Heavyweight Unlimited
The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017. ... 185 lb (83.9 kg) Super middleweight: 195 lb (88. ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. Weight class in combat sports Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg). Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation ...
4 Super middleweight (168 lb/76.2 kg) 5 Middleweight (160 lb/72.6 kg) 6 Super welterweight/Junior middleweight (154 lb/69.9 kg) 7 Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg)
Canelo Alvarez of Mexico celebrates after defeating John Ryder of Britain in their super middleweight title boxing match at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, May 6, 2023.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...