Super Featherweight Boxing Weight Class

    Super featherweight is the division with a 130 lb (58.97 kg) limit — also known as junior lightweight — sitting between featherweight (126 lbs) and lightweight (135 lbs).

    Pounds
    130 lbs
    Kilos
    59.0 kg
    Stone
    9 st 4 lb
    WBC: O'Shaquie Foster
    WBA: Anthony Cacace
    IBF: Eduardo Núñez
    WBO: Emanuel Navarrete

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    Current Super Featherweight Champions

    Sanctioning BodyChampion
    wbcO'Shaquie Foster
    wbaAnthony Cacace
    ibfEduardo Núñez
    wboEmanuel Navarrete

    All-Time Greats

    • Alexis Argüello
      Nicaraguan three-division champion and gentleman of boxing.
    • Floyd Mayweather Jr.
      Won his second world title here before moving up.
    • Brian Mitchell
      South African champion with 12 successful defences.

    History of the Super Featherweight Division

    Super Featherweight (Junior Lightweight) was first contested in 1921 and revived permanently in 1959.

    It produced one of boxing's greatest ever fighters in Alexis Argüello, who won three division titles.

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. used the division as a springboard to all-time greatness in the early 2000s.

    Weight Cut Tips for Super Featherweight

    Walking around 138–142 is normal; resistance training in the final week should be eliminated.

    One below
    Featherweight
    126 lbs
    One above
    Lightweight
    135 lbs