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==Boxing== ===Professional boxing=== ====History==== A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of {{convert|126|lb|kg}}. In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]], moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds.<ref>{{cite book | last = Mullan | first = Harry | title = The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing | publisher = Carlton Books | year = 1996 | location = London, England | pages = 172 | isbn = 0-7858-0641-5}}</ref> The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after the [[Ike Weir]]–Frank Murphy fight. Since the end of the 2000s and early 2010s the featherweight division is one of the most active in boxing with fighters such as [[Orlando Salido]], [[Chris John (boxer)|Chris John]], [[Juan Manuel López (boxer)|Juan Manuel López]], [[Celestino Caballero]], [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]], [[Elio Rojas]], [[Israel Vazquez]], [[Cristobal Cruz]], [[Rafael Márquez (boxer)|Rafael Márquez]], [[Rocky Juarez]], [[Steven Luevano]], [[Naseem Hamed]], [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] and [[Manny Pacquiao]]. ====Current world champions==== {{main|List of world featherweight boxing champions}} {| class="wikitable" !Sanctioning Body !Reign Began !Champion !Record !Defenses |- |[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] |June 1, 2024 |[[Nick Ball (boxer)|Nick Ball]] |21–0–1 (12 KO) |align=center|2 |- |[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] |February 1, 2025 |[[Stephen Fulton (boxer)|Stephen Fulton]] |23–1 (8 KO) |align=center|0 |- |[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] |August 10, 2024 |[[Angelo Leo]] |25–1 (12 KO) |align=center|0 |- |[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] |December 9, 2023 |[[Rafael Espinoza]] |27–0 (23 KO) |align=center|3 |} ====Current ''The Ring'' world rankings==== As of May 14, 2025.<ref name=ring-sfw-ratings>{{Cite web|url=https://ringmagazine.com/en/ring-ranking|title=The Ring ratings: featherweight|access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref> Keys: :{{Color box|gold|C|border=darkgray}} Current ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' world champion {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Name !Record !Title(s) |- |style="background:gold" | C |{{font color|gray|vacant}} | | |- |1 |[[Rafael Espinoza]] |27–0 (23 KO) |[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] |- |2 |[[Angelo Leo]] |25–1 (12 KO) |[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] |- |3 |[[Nick Ball (boxer)|Nick Ball]] |22–0–1 (13 KO) |[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] |- |4 |[[Stephen Fulton (boxer)|Stephen Fulton]] |23–1 (8 KO) |[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] |- |5 |[[Luis Alberto Lopez]] |31–3 (18 KO) | |- |6 |[[Brandon Figueroa]] |25–2–1 (19 KO) | |- |7 |[[Bruce Carrington]] |15–0 (9 KO) | |- |8 |[[Mirco Cuello]] |15–0 (12 KO) | |- |9 |[[Robeisy Ramírez]] |14–3 (9 KO) | |- |10 |Omar Cande Trinidad |18–0–1 (13 KO) | |} ====Longest reigning world featherweight champions==== Below is a list of longest reigning featherweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !!!Name !! Title reign !! Title recognition !! Successful defenses !! Beaten opponents !! Fights |- | 1. || [[Johnny Kilbane]] || 11 years, 3 months, 24 days || World/NYSAC || style="text-align:center" | 4 || style="text-align:center" | 2 || <ref name=kilbane-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/11865|title=Professional boxing record: Johnny Kilbane|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Johnny Kilbane, p. 172|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |- | 2. || [[Chris John (boxer)|Chris John]] || 10 years, 1 month, 5 days || WBA || style="text-align:center" | 18 || style="text-align:center" | 16 || <ref name=chris-john-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/078475|title=Professional boxing record: Chris John|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 3. || [[Abe Attell]] || 8 years, 5 months, 19 days || World || style="text-align:center" | 22 || style="text-align:center" | 14 || <ref name=attell-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/10723|title=Professional boxing record: Abe Attell|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 4. || [[Eusebio Pedroza]] || 7 years, 1 month, 23 days || WBA || style="text-align:center" | 19 || style="text-align:center" | 18 || <ref name=ibhof-book3>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Eusebio Pedrosa, p. 668|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |- | 5. || [[Gary Russell, Jr.]]|| 6 years, 9 month, 25 days || WBC || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 5 || <ref name=russell-jr-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775|title=Professional boxing record: Gary Allen Russell Jr.|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 6. || [[Sandy Saddler]] || 6 years, 4 months, 13 days || World || style="text-align:center" | 4 || style="text-align:center" | 3 || <ref name=saddler-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/009043|title=Professional boxing record: Sandy Saddler|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book2>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Sandy Saddler, p. 720|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |- | 7. || [[Léo Santa Cruz]] ||5 years, 10 months, 13 days || WBA (Super) || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 5|| <ref name=leo-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/374624|title=Professional boxing record: Léo Santa Cruz|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 8. || [[Naseem Hamed]] || 4 years, 11 months, 20 days || WBO || style="text-align:center" | 15 || style="text-align:center" | 15 || <ref name=naseem-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/4462|title=Professional boxing record: Naseem Hamed|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 9. || [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]] || 4 years, 5 months || World || style="text-align:center" | 4 || style="text-align:center" | 4 || <ref name=dixon-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/9015|title=Professional boxing record: George Dixon|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book4>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=George Dixon, p. 118|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |- | 10. || [[Antonio Esparragoza]] || 4 years, 27 days || WBA || style="text-align:center" | 7 || style="text-align:center" | 7 || <ref name=esparragoza-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/32945|title=Professional boxing record: Antonio Esparragoza|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |- | 11. ||[[Davey Moore (boxer, born 1933)|Davey Moore]] || 4 years, 3 days || World || style="text-align:center" | 5 || style="text-align:center" | 4 || <ref name=davey-moore-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/21663|title=Professional boxing record: Davey Moore|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> |} ====Lineal Champions==== * {{flagicon|NZL}} Billy Murphy (1890-1891) * {{flagicon|AUS}} Young Griffo (1891) Vacated * {{flagicon|CAN}} George Dixon (1891-1897) * {{flagicon|USA}} Solly Smith (1897-1898) * {{flagicon|IRE}} Dave Sullivan (1898) * {{flagicon|CAN}} George Dixon (1898-1900) (2) * {{flagicon|USA}} Terry McGovern (1900-1901) * {{flagicon|USA}} Young Corbett II (1901-1902) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Abe Attell (1903-1912) * {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Kilbane (1912-1923) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Eugene Criqui (1923) * {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Dundee (1923–1924) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Kid Kaplan (1925-1926) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Canzoneri (1928) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Andre Routis (1928-1929) * {{flagicon|USA}} Bat Battalino (1929-1932) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Henry Armstrong (1937-1938) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Archibald (1939-1940) * {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Jeffra (1940-1941) * {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Archibald (1941) * {{flagicon|USA}} Chalky Wright (1941-1942) * {{flagicon|USA}} Willie Pep (1942-1948) * {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Saddler (1948-1949) * {{flagicon|USA}} Willie Pep (1949-1950) (2) * {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Saddler (1950-1957) (2) Retired * {{flagicon|NGA}} Hogan Bassey (1957-1959) * {{flagicon|USA}} Davey Moore (1959-1963) * {{flagicon|CUB}} Sugar Ramos (1963-1964) * {{flagicon|MEX}} Vicente Saldivar (1964-1967) Retired * {{flagicon|AUS}} Johnny Famechon (1969-1970) * {{flagicon|MEX}} Vicente Saldivar (1970) (2) * {{flagicon|JPN}} Kuniaki Shibata (1970-1972) * {{flagicon|MEX}} Clemente Sanchez (1972) * {{flagicon|ESP}} Jose Legra (1972-1973) * {{flagicon|BRA}} Eder Jofre (1973-1974) Abandoned * {{flagicon|NIC}} Alexis Arguello (1975-1977) Vacated * {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Lopez (1979-1980) * {{flagicon|MEX}} Salvador Sanchez (1980-1982) Died * {{flagicon|PAN}} Eusebio Pedroza (1983-1986) * {{flagicon|IRE}} Barry McGuigan (1986) * {{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Cruz (1986-1987) * {{flagicon|VEN}} Antonio Esparragoza (1987-1991) * {{flagicon|KOR}} Yong-Kyun Park (1991-1993) * {{flagicon|VEN}} Eloy Rojas (1993-1996) * {{flagicon|PUR}} Wilfredo Vazquez (1996-1998) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Naseem Hamed (1998-2001) * {{flagicon|MEX}} Marco Antonio Barerra (2001-2003) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Manny Pacquiao (2003-2005) Vacated ====Olympic champions==== =====Men’s===== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Oliver Kirk]]|USA|1904 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Richard Gunn (boxer)|Richard Gunn]]|GBR|1908 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Paul Fritsch]]|FRA|1920 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jackie Fields]]|USA|1924 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bep van Klaveren]]|NED|1928 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Carmelo Robledo]]|ARG|1932 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Oscar Casanovas]]|ARG|1936 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ernesto Formenti]]|ITA|1948 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jan Zachara]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Vladimir Safronov]]|URS|1956 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Francesco Musso]]|ITA|1960 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Stanislav Stepashkin]]|URS|1964 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Antonio Roldán]]|MEX|1968 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Boris Kuznetsov (boxer)|Boris Kuznetsov]]|URS|1972 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ángel Herrera Vera|Ángel Herrera]]|CUB|1976 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Rudi Fink]]|GDR|1980 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Meldrick Taylor]]|USA|1984 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Giovanni Parisi]]|ITA|1988 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Andreas Tews]]|GER|1992 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Somluck Kamsing]]|THA|1996 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bekzat Sattarkhanov]]|KAZ|2000 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alexei Tichtchenko]]|RUS|2004 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Vasiliy Lomachenko]]|UKR|2008 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Albert Batyrgaziev]]|ROC|2020 Summer}} *[[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Abdumalik Khalokov]]|UZB|2024 Summer}} {{div col end}} ====Pan American Champions==== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Boxing at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Francisco Núñez (boxer)|Francisco Núñez]] ([[Argentina|ARG]]) *[[Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games|1955]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} Oswaldo Cañete ([[Argentina|ARG]]) *[[Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games|1959]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Aro]] ([[Argentina|ARG]]) *[[Boxing at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963]] – {{flagicon|BRA}} Rosemiro Mateus ([[Brazil|BRA]]) *[[Boxing at the 1967 Pan American Games|1967]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel García (boxer)|Miguel García]] ([[Argentina|ARG]]) *[[Boxing at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]] – {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan García (boxer)|Juan García]] ([[Mexico|MEX]]) *[[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Armstrong (boxer)|Dave Armstrong]] (United States) *[[Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernard Taylor (boxer)|Bernard Taylor]] (United States) *[[Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Adolfo Horta]] ([[Cuba|CUB]]) *[[Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelcie Banks]] (United States) *[[Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Arnaldo Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]]) *[[Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Arnaldo Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]]) *[[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Yudel Johnson Cedeno|Yudel Johnson]] ([[Cuba|CUB]]) *[[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]] – {{flagicon|COL}} [[Likar Ramos Concha]] ([[Colombia|COL]]) *[[Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Idel Torriente]] ([[Cuba|CUB]]) {{div col end}} ===Notable featherweights=== * [[Everett Backer “Baker”]] * [[Alexis Argüello]] * [[Henry Armstrong]] * [[Abe Attell]] * [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] * [[Kid Chocolate]] * [[Luisito Espinosa]] * [[Wilfredo Gómez]] * [[Wilfredo Vázquez]] * [[Naseem Hamed]] * [[Paul Ingle]] * [[Chris John (boxer)|Chris 'The Dragon' John]] * [[Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson]] * [[Kevin Kelley (boxer)|Kevin Kelley]] *[[Derrick Gainer]] * [[Kina Malpartida]] * [[Juan Manuel Márquez]] * [[Barry McGuigan]] * [[Érik Morales]] * [[Azumah Nelson]] * [[Manny Pacquiao]] * [[Nonito Donaire|Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire]] * [[Tommy Paul (boxer)|Tommy Paul]] * [[Willie Pep]] * [[Sandy Saddler]] * [[Calvin Grove]] * [[Vicente Saldivar]] * [[Salvador Sánchez]] * [[Orlando Salido]] * [[Miguel Ángel García (boxer)|Miguel Ángel García]] * [[Juan Manuel López (boxer)|Juan Manuel López]] * [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]] * [[Jeff Fenech]] * [[Vasiliy Lomachenko]]
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