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    Light Flyweight Boxing Weight Class

    The 108-pound junior flyweight division, known for speed and technical boxing.

    Pounds
    108 lbs
    Kilos
    49.0 kg
    Stone
    7 st 10 lb
    WBC: Shokichi Iwata
    WBA: Rene Santiago
    IBF: Sivenathi Nontshinga
    WBO: Rene Santiago

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    Current Light Flyweight Champions

    Sanctioning BodyChampion
    wbcShokichi Iwata
    wbaRene Santiago
    ibfSivenathi Nontshinga
    wboRene Santiago

    All-Time Greats

    • Michael Carbajal
      First lower-weight fighter to earn a million-dollar purse.
    • Humberto González
      Mexican champion who fought a legendary trilogy with Carbajal.
    • Yuh Myung-woo
      Korean WBA champion with 17 successful defences.

    History of the Light Flyweight Division

    Light Flyweight (also called Junior Flyweight) was created by the WBC in 1975, reflecting the gap between the smallest fighters and the established Flyweight class.

    It is one of the most popular divisions in Latin America and the Philippines, producing icons like Michael Carbajal and Humberto González.

    The Carbajal–González trilogy in the early 1990s helped legitimise the smaller weight classes on US pay-per-view.

    Weight Cut Tips for Light Flyweight

    Most light flyweights walk around in the 112–116 lb range and use a 7–10 day water cut combined with low residue eating.

    One below
    Minimumweight
    105 lbs
    One above
    Flyweight
    112 lbs

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