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Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.

Professional boxing

The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this weight class. However, on January 19, 1922, the NBA decided to withdraw recognition of the junior flyweight division. On December 31, 1929, the New York State Athletic Commission also abolished the junior flyweight class. No champion had been crowned in this division prior to its abolition.^[1]

The World Boxing Council (WBC) decided to resurrect this division in the 1970s. The first champion in this division was Franco Udella, who won the WBC title in 1975. The World Boxing Association also crowned its first champion in 1975, when Jaime Rios defeated Rigoberto Marcano via fifteen-round decision. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Dodie Boy Penalosa, who won the belt in 1983.

The first light flyweight "superfight" took place on March 13, 1993, when Michael Carbajal, the IBF champion, knocked out WBC champion Humberto González to unify the championship. Their rematch, on February 19, 1994, was the first time a light flyweight fighter (Carbajal) made a million dollar purse.

Yuh Myung-woo holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 17 defenses of the WBA title.

Professional champions

Current champions

Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA (super)	May 20, 2018	Hekkie Budler	32–3–0 (10 KO)	0
WBA (regular)	March 18, 2018	Carlos Cañizales	21–0–1 (17 KO)	1
WBC	May 20, 2017	Ken Shiro	14–0–0 (8 KO)	4
IBF	October 29, 2018	Felix Alvarado	34–2–0 (30 KO)	0
WBO	December 2, 2017	Ángel Acosta	19–1–0 (19 KO)	2

Amateur boxing

At the Summer Olympic Games, the division is defined as up to 49 kilograms.

Olympic champions

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  1968 –  Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
  


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  1972 –  György Gedó (HUN)
  


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  1976 –  Jorge Hernández (CUB)
  


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  1980 –  Shamil Sabirov (URS)
  


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  1984 –  Paul Gonzales (USA)
  


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  1988 –  Ivailo Marinov (BUL)
  


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  1992 –  Rogelio Marcelo (CUB)
  


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  1996 –  Daniel Petrov (BUL)
  


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  2000 –  Brahim Asloum (FRA)
  


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  2004 –  Yan Bartelemí Varela (CUB)
  


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  2008 –  Zou Shiming (CHN)
  


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  2012 –  Zou Shiming (CHN)
  


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  2016 –  Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB)
  

European Champions

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  1969 – György Gedó (HUN)


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  1971 – György Gedó (HUN)


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  1973 – Vladislav Sasypko (URS)


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  1975 – Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS)


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  1977 – Henryk Średnicki (POL)


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  1979 – Shamil Sabirov (URS)


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  1981 – Ismail Mustafov (BUL)


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  1983 – Ismail Mustafov (BUL)


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  1985 – René Breitbarth (GDR)


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  1987 – Nszan Munczian (URS)


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  1989 – Ivailo Marinov (BUL)


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  1991 – Ivailo Marinov (BUL)


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  1993 – Daniel Petrov (BUL)


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  1996 – Daniel Petrov (BUL)


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  1998 – Sergey Kazakov (RUS)


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  2000 – Valeriy Sydorenko (UKR)


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  2002 – Sergey Kazakov (RUS)


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  2004 – Sergey Kazakov (RUS)


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  2006 – David Ayrapetyan (RUS)


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  2008 – Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)


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  2010 – Paddy Barnes (IRL)


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  2011 – Salman Alizade (AZE)


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  2013 – David Ayrapetyan (RUS)

Pan American champions

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  1971 – Rafael Carbonell (CUB)


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  1975 – Jorge Hernández (CUB)


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  1979 – Hector Ramírez (CUB)


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  1983 – Rafael Ramos (PUR)


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  1987 – Luis Román Rolón (PUR)


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  1991 – Rogelio Marcelo (CUB)


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  1995 – Edgar Velázquez (VEN)


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  1999 – Maikro Romero (CUB)


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  2003 – Yan Bartelemí Varela (CUB)


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  2007 – Luis Yáñez (USA)


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  2011 – Joselito Velazquez (MEX)

Notable Light flyweights

• Jung-Koo Chang


• Yoko Gushiken


• Yuh Myung-woo


• Luis Estaba


• Humberto Gonzalez


• Michael Carbajal


• Leo Gamez


• Saman Sorjaturong


• Donnie Nietes


• Iván Calderon

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