Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations (see Featherweight_(MMA)) and in Greco-Roman wrestling. A featherweight boxer weighs in at 126 pounds (57 kilos). In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An ... more

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations (see Featherweight_(MMA)) and in Greco-Roman wrestling. A featherweight boxer weighs in at 126 pounds (57 kilos). In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds. The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after the Ike Weir-Frank Murphy fight. In amateur boxing, the weight limit is 54 to 57 kilograms. For a full list, see List of featherweight boxing champions less