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Mini flyweight
Mini flyweight, also known as paperweight, minimumweight, strawweight, or super atomweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
In professional boxing, boxers in the minimumweight division may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg). This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990.
The minimumweight division was originally introduced in 1968 for the Summer Olympic Games under the name light flyweight. However, the division was not recognized by any of the four most widely regarded sanctioning bodies until the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in June 1987, when Kyung-Yung Lee knocked out Masaharu Kawakami to become the inaugural champion.
The division was then later recognized by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October 1987, the World Boxing Association (WBA) in January 1988, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in August 1989, while Ring magazine did not begin ranking minimumweights until 1997 under the name strawweights and would not name a champion until 2024, when Oscar Collazo knocked out Knockout CP Freshmart.
Historically, the weight class has been dominated by Latin Americans and Asians, with only a limited amount of success coming from other nationalities.
In the early years of the division, fighters such as Napa Kiatwanchai found success defending the WBC belt. Hiroki Ioka also started out in the division, winning the WBC belt before finding success at light flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight.
Other notable champions of this period included Nico Thomas, Jum-Hwan Choi, and Leo Gamez.
Other successful fighters of this period include:
Mini flyweight
Mini flyweight, also known as paperweight, minimumweight, strawweight, or super atomweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
In professional boxing, boxers in the minimumweight division may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg). This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990.
The minimumweight division was originally introduced in 1968 for the Summer Olympic Games under the name light flyweight. However, the division was not recognized by any of the four most widely regarded sanctioning bodies until the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in June 1987, when Kyung-Yung Lee knocked out Masaharu Kawakami to become the inaugural champion.
The division was then later recognized by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October 1987, the World Boxing Association (WBA) in January 1988, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in August 1989, while Ring magazine did not begin ranking minimumweights until 1997 under the name strawweights and would not name a champion until 2024, when Oscar Collazo knocked out Knockout CP Freshmart.
Historically, the weight class has been dominated by Latin Americans and Asians, with only a limited amount of success coming from other nationalities.
In the early years of the division, fighters such as Napa Kiatwanchai found success defending the WBC belt. Hiroki Ioka also started out in the division, winning the WBC belt before finding success at light flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight.
Other notable champions of this period included Nico Thomas, Jum-Hwan Choi, and Leo Gamez.
Other successful fighters of this period include: