flyweight

Dictionary: fly·weight (flī'wāt') pronunciation

1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight.
2. A boxer competing in this weight division.
3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
4. A contestant in this weight division.
Something that is particularly small, light, or inconsequential.

flyweight fly'weight' adj.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: weighs no more than 115 pounds

Meaning #2: weighs no more than 112 pounds

The adjective flyweight has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of a weight class of less than 112 lbs for boxers

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For other uses, see Flyweight (disambiguation).

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg).

1 Professional boxing
- 1.1 Current world champions
2 Amateur Champions
- 2.1 Olympic Champions
- 2.2 Pan American Champions
3 Professional Champions
4 References

Professional boxing

The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1914 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion.^[1]

Other notable flyweights include Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Miguel Canto, Dave McAuley, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan and Nonito Donaire.

Current world champions

Sanctioning Body	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA	December 31, 2008	Denkaosan Kaovichit	46-1-1 (20 KO)	1
WBC	July 18, 2007	Daisuke Naito	34-2-3 (22 KO)	4
IBF	July 7, 2007	Nonito Donaire	21-1 (14 KO)	3
WBO	July 13, 2002	Omar Narvaez	29-0-2 (17 KO)	15

For a full list, see List of flyweight boxing champions

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

Pan American Champions

1951 – Alberto Barenghi (ARG)
1955 – Hilario Correa (MEX)
1959 – Miguel Angel Botta (ARG)
1963 – Floreal García (URU)
1967 – Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
1971 – Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
1975 – Ramón Duvalón (CUB)
1979 – Alberto Mercado (PUR)
1983 – Pedro Orlando Reyes (CUB)
1987 – Adalberto Regalado (CUB)
1991 – José Ramos (CUB)
1995 – Joan Guzmán (DOM)
1999 – Omar Andrés Narváez (ARG)
2003 – Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUB)

Professional Champions

List of flyweight boxing champions

References

^ Mullan, Harry (1996). Boxing: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to World Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 186. ISBN 0785806415.

v • d • e Weight divisions in boxing

Professional boxing	Minimumweight \| Light Flyweight \| Flyweight \| Super Flyweight \| Bantamweight \| Super Bantamweight \| Featherweight \| Super Featherweight \| Lightweight \| Light Welterweight \| Welterweight \| Light Middleweight \| Middleweight \| Super Middleweight \| Light Heavyweight \| Cruiserweight \| Super-cruiserweight \| Heavyweight

Olympic boxing	Light Flyweight \| Flyweight \| Bantamweight \| Featherweight \| Lightweight \| Light Welterweight \| Welterweight \| Middleweight \| Light Heavyweight \| Heavyweight \| Super Heavyweight

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Translations: Flyweight

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fluevægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlieggewicht, bokser in vlieggewicht klasse

Français (French)
n. - boxeur poids mouche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fliegengewicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυγμάχος κατηγορίας μύγας

Italiano (Italian)
peso mosca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peso-mosca (m)

Русский (Russian)
борец наилегчайшего веса

Español (Spanish)
n. - peso mosca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flugvikt (sport), flugviktare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
次轻量级的选手

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蠅量級的選手

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 플라이급 선수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フライ級のボクサー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وزن الذبابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משקל זבוב, מתאגרף שמשקלו 84-15 ק"ג‬

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