Bantamweight

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Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 kilograms). Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight. The name is derived from Bantam chickens. The first bantamweight title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Tommy Kelly in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. For a... more
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