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Featherweight is a in the of , , mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . 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, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds.
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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 –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 , Chris John, Juan Manuel López, Celestino Caballero, , , , , Rafael Márquez, , , , Marco Antonio Barrera and .

Current world champions
WBAJune 1, 2024Nick Ball22–0–1 (13 KO)2
WBCFebruary 1, 2025Stephen Fulton23–1 (8 KO)0
IBFAugust 10, 202426–1 (12 KO)1
WBODecember 9, 202327–0 (23 KO)3

Current The Ring world rankings
As of August 11, 2025.

Keys:

Current The Ring world champion

C
127–0 (23 KO)WBO
226–1 (12 KO)IBF
3Nick Ball22–0–1 (13 KO)WBA
4Stephen Fulton23–1 (8 KO)WBC
5Luis Alberto Lopez31–3 (18 KO)
616–0 (9 KO)
726–2–1 (19 KO)
816–0 (13 KO)
9Robeisy Ramírez14–3 (9 KO)
10Nathaniel Collins17–0 (8 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.

Lineal Champions
  • Billy Murphy (1890-1891)
  • Young Griffo (1891) Vacated
  • George Dixon (1891-1897)
  • Solly Smith (1897-1898)
  • Dave Sullivan (1898)
  • George Dixon (1898-1900) (2)
  • Terry McGovern (1900-1901)
  • Young Corbett II (1901-1902) Vacated
  • Abe Attell (1903-1912)
  • Johnny Kilbane (1912-1923)
  • Eugene Criqui (1923)
  • Johnny Dundee (1923–1924) Vacated
  • Kid Kaplan (1925-1926) Vacated
  • Tony Canzoneri (1928)
  • Andre Routis (1928-1929)
  • Bat Battalino (1929-1932) Vacated
  • Henry Armstrong (1937-1938) Vacated
  • Joey Archibald (1939-1940)
  • Harry Jeffra (1940-1941)
  • Joey Archibald (1941)
  • Chalky Wright (1941-1942)
  • Willie Pep (1942-1948)
  • Sandy Saddler (1948-1949)
  • Willie Pep (1949-1950) (2)
  • Sandy Saddler (1950-1957) (2) Retired
  • Hogan Bassey (1957-1959)
  • Davey Moore (1959-1963)
  • Sugar Ramos (1963-1964)
  • Vicente Saldivar (1964-1967) Retired
  • Johnny Famechon (1969-1970)
  • Vicente Saldivar (1970) (2)
  • Kuniaki Shibata (1970-1972)
  • Clemente Sanchez (1972)
  • Jose Legra (1972-1973)
  • Eder Jofre (1973-1974) Abandoned
  • Alexis Arguello (1975-1977) Vacated
  • Danny Lopez (1979-1980)
  • Salvador Sanchez (1980-1982) Died
  • Eusebio Pedroza (1983-1986)
  • Barry McGuigan (1986)
  • Stevie Cruz (1986-1987)
  • Antonio Esparragoza (1987-1991)
  • Yong-Kyun Park (1991-1993)
  • Eloy Rojas (1993-1996)
  • Wilfredo Vazquez (1996-1998)
  • Naseem Hamed (1998-2001)
  • Marco Antonio Barerra (2001-2003)
  • Manny Pacquiao (2003-2005) Vacated

Olympic champions
Men’s
  • 1904 –
  • 1908 –
  • 1920 –
  • 1924 –
  • 1928 –
  • 1932 –
  • 1936 –
  • 1948 –
  • 1952 –
  • 1956 –
  • 1960 –
  • 1964 –
  • 1968 –
  • 1972 –
  • 1976 –
  • 1980 –
  • 1984 –
  • 1988 –
  • 1992 –
  • 1996 –
  • 2000 –
  • 2004 –
  • 2008 –
  • 2020 –
  • 2024 –

Pan American Champions

Notable featherweights

Kickboxing
In , a featherweight fighter generally weighs between . However, some governing bodies have slightly different classes. For example, the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) featherweight division (professional and amateur) is between .

In Glory promotion, a featherweight division is up to . OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING

In Bellator Kickboxing promotion, a featherweight division is up to .

In , the featherweight division limit is .

Bare-knuckle boxing
The limit for featherweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing:
  • In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the featherweight division has an upper limit of .
  • In BKB™, the featherweight division has an upper limit of .

Lethwei
International Lethwei Federation Japan has a featherweight division with an upper limit of . In International Lethwei Federation Japan, Thar A Thae Ta Pwint is the Featherweight Champion.

In World Lethwei Championship, the featherweight division has an upper limit of .

Mixed Martial Arts
In MMA, within the UFC company and most other MMA companies the featherweight range is from .

Current champions
These tables were last updated in July 2025.

Men:

UFCApril 13, 2025Alexander Volkanovski27-4 (13KO 3SUB)0
April 15, 2022Patrício Pitbull33–5 (11KO 12SUB)1
August 26, 202215–2 (12KO 0SUB)0
ACAJuly 22, 2022Alikhan Suleymanov15–2 (1KO 10SUB)0
November 4, 2022Paul Hughes9–1 (3KO 3SUB)0
KSWDecember 18, 2021Salahdine Parnasse21–2 (6KO 7SUB)2
M-1 Global Vacant
AMC Fight NightsOctober 14, 2022Gleb Khabibulin7–1–2 (4KO 3SUB)0
Brave Combat FederationOctober 22, 2022Roman Bogatov13–1 (1KO 5SUB)0
August 6, 2021Ali al-Qaisi12–5 (2KO 4SUB)0
Legacy Fighting Alliance Vacant
December 18, 2022Hae Jin Park10–2 (1KO 4SUB)0

Women:

January 25, 202029–2 (1) (20KO 1SUB)4
UFCDecember 29, 201821–5 (13KO 3SUB)2
Invicta FC Vacant

See also
  • Boxing weight classes
  • 126|lb|kg}}|Reigning boxing champions

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