Lightweight
Limit: 135 lb / 61.2 kg
One of the original eight weight classes (1909), lightweight at 135 lb is fighting royalty. Roberto Durán — undefeated for the first 13 years of his pro career — is widely considered the greatest lightweight in history. The division produced Pernell Whitaker (one of the best pure boxers of all time), Julio César Chávez, Vasiliy Lomachenko, and currently the four-way unification contender pool of Davis, Stevenson, Haney, and the now-passed-through Tank–Ryan Garcia era.
Current world champions
- wba
- Gervonta Davis
- wbc
- Shakur Stevenson
- ibf
- Raymond Muratalla
- wbo
- Keyshawn Davis
Alternate division names
- wbc
- Lightweight
- wba
- Lightweight
- ibf
- Lightweight
- wbo
- Lightweight
Legends of the division
All-time top 7
Trivia
- ▸Roberto Durán was 13-0-0 at lightweight before his shock loss to Esteban DeJesús (1972); he avenged it twice.
- ▸Joe Gans is, by lineage, the first African-American world champion — at lightweight in 1902.
- ▸Devin Haney became undisputed lightweight champion (all four belts) in May 2023, vacating the same year to move to 140.