Welterweight
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| 1888 | English | Paddy Duffy |
| 1888 | American | Paddy Duffy |
| 1892 | World | Mysterious Billy Smith |
| 1903 | British | Pat O'Keefe |
| 1913 | Commonwealth (British Empire) |
Johnny Summers |
| 1923 | NBA | Mickey Walker |
| 1923 | NYSAC | Jimmy Jones |
| 1962 | WBA | Emile Griffith |
| 1962 | WBC | Emile Griffith |
| 1984 | IBF | Donald Curry |
| 1989 | WBO | Genaro Leon |
- The maximum weight for this division is 147 pounds (66.7 kg or 10½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
The welterweight division came into being in the early 1880s, possibly covering weights 141-147 pounds (64.1–66.7 kg or 10 stone 1 lb – 10½ stone). It has been said it was first recognized in England as 142-145 pounds (in 1889, then 1892). In 1909 it was established by London's National Sporting Club (NSC) as 147 pounds (66.7 kg or 10½ stone), and made uniform as 147 pounds by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) and National Boxing Association (NBA) in 1920.