Lightweight
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| 1850 | English | John Moneghan |
| 1884 | BBBoC (British) | Jem Cauney |
| 1886 | American | Jack McAuliffe |
| 1886 | World | Jack McAuliffe |
| 1912 | Commonwealth (British Empire) |
Freddie Welsh |
| 1940 | NBA | Sammy Angott |
| 1942 | NYSAC | Beau Jack |
| 1962 | WBA | Carlos Ortiz |
| 1963 | WBC | Carlos Ortiz |
| 1984 | IBF | Charlie Brown |
| 1989 | WBO | Mauricio Aceves |
- The maximum weight for this division is 135 pounds (61.2 kg or 9 stone 9 lbs).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
The lightweight division was initially created in 1738 by Jack Broughton for any fighter whose weight was less than 160 pounds (72.6 kg or 11 stone 6 lbs). Under the London Prize Ring Rules of 1838, the weight class ranged from 130-150 pounds. In 1889, the Amateur Boxing Association of England Ltd (ABA) established the limit as 140 pounds (63.5 kg or 10 stone) and in 1909 London's National Sporting Club (NSC) modified the limit as 135 pounds (61.2 kg or 9 stone 9 lbs).