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Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

Boxing

Professional boxing

The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxers include Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Artur Grigorian, Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Edwin Valero, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao, and Ike Williams.

Artur Grigorian holds the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 17 defenses of the WBO title.

Professional champions

Current champions

Sanctioning body	Reign began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA	May 12, 2018	Vasyl Lomachenko	12–1–0 (9 KO)	1
WBC	January 28, 2017	Mikey Garcia	39–0–0 (30 KO)	1
IBF		vacant
WBO	December 8, 2018	Vasyl Lomachenko	12–1–0 (9 KO)	0

Longest reigning lightweight champions

Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.

	Name	Title Reign	Title recognition	Successful defenses
1.	Benny Leonard	7 years, 7 months, 17 days	World	7
2.	Artur Grigorian	7 years, 6 months, 20 days	WBO	17
3.	Jack McAuliffe	6 years, 7 months, 12 days	World	3
4.	Roberto Durán	6 years, 7 months, 5 days	WBA	12
5.	Ike Williams	6 years, 1 month, 7 days	World	5
6.	Joe Gans	6 years, 27 days	World	10
7.	Joe Brown (boxer)	5 years, 7 months, 27 days	World	11
8.	Miguel Vazquez	4 years, 29 days	IBF	6
9.	Sammy Mandel	4 years, 14 days	NBA	2
10.	Paul Spadafora	3 years, 10 months	IBF	7

Amateur boxing

Kickboxing

International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lb - 132 lb or 57.77 kg - 60 kg.
Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a lower weight than the men's divisions.
In Glory promotion, a lightweight division is up to 70 kg (154 lb).^[1]

Mixed martial arts

In MMA, the lightweight division is from 146 lb (66 kg) to 155 lb (70 kg).

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.

Current Olympic class lightweight events in rowing are a men's lightweight Coxless Four and Double Scull, and a women's lightweight Double Scull.

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