Lightweight

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The lightweight division is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers included Bummy Davis, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Roberto Duran, Hector Camacho, Julio Cesar Chavez, Benny Leonard, Joe Gans, Henry Armstrong, Tony Canzoneri, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams, Alexis Arguello, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Diego Corrales. While not as popular as the heavier divisions among the mass of boxing fans, many find the often lightning-fast action of the lightweight divisions more compelling than the relatively slower matches of the heavier fighters.

Roberto Duran is generally considered the best Lightweight of all time.

Other sports have lightweight divisions as well, such as kick boxing and mixed martial arts. For men, these divisions typically include those who weigh around 60 kg (132 pounds). Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

Lightweight Olympic Champions

1904 Harry Spanger, USA
1908 Frederick Grace, Great Britain
1920 Samuel Mosberg, USA
1924 Hans Nielsen, Denmark
1928 Carlo Orlandi, Italy
1932 Lawrence Stevens, South Africa
1936 Imre Harangi, Hungary
1948 Gerald Dreyer, South Africa
1952 Aureliano Bolognesi, Italy
1956 Richard McTaggart, Great Britain
1960 Kazimierz Pazdzior, Poland
1964 Jozef Grudzien, Poland
1968 Ronald Harris, USA
1972 Jan Szczepanski, Poland
1976 Howard Davis, USA
1980 Angel Herrera, Cuba
1984 Pernell Whitaker, USA
1988 Andreas Zuelow, East Germany
1992 Oscar De La Hoya, USA
1996 Hocine Soltani, Algeria
2000 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa, Cuba
2004 Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa, Cuba

Weight divisions in boxing
Professional boxing
Strawweight \| Flyweight \| Bantamweight \| Featherweight \| Lightweight \| Welterweight \| Light Middleweight \| Middleweight \| Super Middleweight \| Light Heavyweight \| Cruiserweight \| Heavyweight
2004 Summer Olympics
Flyweight \| Bantamweight \| Featherweight \| Lightweight \| Welterweight \| Middleweight \| Light Heavyweight \| Heavyweight \| Super Heavyweight

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