Light flyweight

Limit: 108 lb / 49 kg

Created in 1975 by both the WBA and WBC, light flyweight (108 lb) is the home of the first below-flyweight pay-per-view headliner: Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto González (1993), the first sub-115-pound fight to gross more than $1 million for each combatant. Currently dominated by Japan's Kenshiro Teraji, who unified the division in 2023.

Current world champions

wba
Erick Rosa
wbc
Kenshiro Teraji
ibf
Sivenathi Nontshinga
wbo
Jonathan Gonzalez

Alternate division names

wbc
Light Flyweight
wba
Light Flyweight
ibf
Junior Flyweight
wbo
Light Flyweight

Legends of the division

Michael CarbajalHumberto GonzálezYuh Myung-WooKenshiro TerajiIván Calderón

Trivia

  • Yuh Myung-Woo of South Korea held the WBA title for 8.5 years and made 17 successful defences in the late 1980s.
  • Carbajal-González I in 1993 won The Ring's Fight of the Year and is widely cited as the bout that legitimised the lower divisions for mainstream audiences.
  • In 2025, Erick Rosa became the first Brazilian world champion at this weight.