• Finnish: kevytsarjalainen

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignifigance or ineptitude.

Professional boxing

The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 3 lb - 9 st 8 lb.

Notable lightweight boxers includes Bummy Davis, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Joe Gans, Tony Canzoneri, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams,Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Hector "Macho" Camacho, Julio César Chávez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Colin Smith, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Diego "Chico" Corrales, and the current WBC and Ring Magazine champion, Joel Casamayor.

Professional Champions

Amateur Champions

Olympic Champions

• 1904 –
• 1908 –
• 1920 –
• 1924 –
• 1928 –
• 1932 –
• 1936 –
• 1948 –
• 1952 –
• 1956 –
• 1960 –
• 1964 –
• 1968 –
• 1972 –
• 1976 –
• 1980 –
• 1984 –
• 1988 –
• 1992 –
• 1996 –
• 2000 –
• 2004 –

Pan American Champions

• 1951 – flagicon ARG Oscar Galardo (ARG)
• 1955 – flagicon ARG Miguel Ángel Péndola (ARG)
• 1959 – flagicon ARG Abel Laudonio (ARG)
• 1963 – flagicon CUB Roberto Caminero (CUB)
• 1967 – flagicon CUB Enrique Regueiferos (CUB)
• 1971 – flagicon PUR Luis Dávila (PUR)
• 1975 – flagicon CAN Chris Clarke (CAN)
• 1979 – flagicon CUB Adolfo Horta (CUB)
• 1983 – flagicon USA Pernell Whitaker (USA)
• 1987 – flagicon CUB Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1991 – flagicon CUB Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1995 – flagicon CUB Julio Gonzáles (CUB)
• 1999 – flagicon CUB Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)
• 2003 – flagicon CUB Mario César Kindelán Mesa (CUB)

Kickboxing Lightweight

• International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg

Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.

Rowing

Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage and generally more power.

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