Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a
weight class
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in
professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ...
responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight.
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...
limit and the
bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class ...
limit was too significant.
Rafael Orono won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating
Seung-Hoon Lee. The
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level.
Founded ...
followed suit in 1981 when
Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first
International Boxing Federation
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champion was
Ju-Do Chun, who won the belt in 1983 with a knockout of Ken Kasugai.
Notable champions in this division have been
Ellyas Pical,
Gilberto Román,
Jiro Watanabe,
Moon Sung-kil,
Nana Konadu,
Mark Johnson,
Johnny Tapia,
Robert Quiroga,
Danny Romero,
Vic Darchinyan,
Khaosai Galaxy,
Samson Dutch Boy Gym,
Nonito Donaire,
Román González,
Carlos Cuadras,
Tepparith Singwancha,
Naoya Inoue,
Omar Andrés Narváez,
McJoe Arroyo,
Juan Francisco Estrada and
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
Khaosai Galaxy holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 19 defenses of the
WBA title.
Current world champions
Current ''The Ring'' world rankings
As of October 14, 2024.
Keys:
: Current ''
The Ring'' world champion
References
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Flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight.
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...
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