Super welterweight

Limit: 154 lb / 69.9 kg

The first "junior" division to be sanctioned (WBA, 1962). Super welterweight (154 lb) is currently structured around the 6'5" reach of Sebastian Fundora — the tallest world champion in modern boxing — and the breakout star Xander Zayas. The class is best remembered, though, for the 1980s Hearns–McCallum–Norris–Curry quartet and the 2000s Trinidad–De La Hoya–Mayweather–Mosley quadrangle.

Current world champions

wba
Sebastian Fundora
wbc
Sebastian Fundora
ibf
Bakhram Murtazaliev
wbo
Xander Zayas

Alternate division names

wbc
Super Welterweight
wba
Super Welterweight
ibf
Junior Middleweight
wbo
Super Welterweight

Legends of the division

Wilfred BenítezThomas HearnsMike McCallumTerry NorrisFelix TrinidadOscar De La HoyaFloyd Mayweather Jr.Canelo ÁlvarezJermall & Jermell Charlo

All-time top 6

  1. 1.Mike McCallum
  2. 2.Thomas Hearns
  3. 3.Oscar De La Hoya
  4. 4.Floyd Mayweather Jr.
  5. 5.Canelo Álvarez
  6. 6.Terence Crawford

Trivia

  • Wilfred Benítez became the youngest world champion in boxing history at age 17 in 1976 at 140 lb, and moved to 154 to win his second title at 19.
  • Floyd Mayweather's 2007 win over Oscar De La Hoya at 154 set a then-pay-per-view buy-rate record (2.4 million).
  • Jermell Charlo became the first undisputed four-belt 154-pounder in May 2022.