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In boxing, the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]) division is the weight division
Boxing weight classes

Boxing body weight-class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table:Current weight classes for boxing at the Summer Olympics:...
 between cruiserweight
Cruiserweight

Cruiserweight is a Boxing weight classes in boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in Great Britain....
 and super middleweight
Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a boxing Boxing weight classes that has a weight limit of 168 pounds. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the 1970s, and a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds....
. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
 (later Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
), Tommy Loughran
Tommy Loughran

Tommy Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing....
, Billy Conn
Billy Conn

William David Conn , better known in the boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis....
, Joey Maxim
Joey Maxim

Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, , was an USA Boxing. He was a light heavyweight champion of the world. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs....
, Archie Moore
Archie Moore

Archie Moore, Born Archibald Wright , was light heavyweight world boxing champion between 1952 and 1959 and had one of the longest professional careers in the history of his sport....
, Bob Foster
Bob Foster

Bob Foster is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history....
, Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, is a former boxing who was champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight division....
, Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins

Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is an United States Boxing. He is best known for his ten year reign as Middleweight World Champion in which he defended his title a record 20 times....
, Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones, Jr. is an United States boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions....
 and Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe

Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
 to name a few.

Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship.






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In boxing, the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]) division is the weight division
Boxing weight classes

Boxing body weight-class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table:Current weight classes for boxing at the Summer Olympics:...
 between cruiserweight
Cruiserweight

Cruiserweight is a Boxing weight classes in boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in Great Britain....
 and super middleweight
Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a boxing Boxing weight classes that has a weight limit of 168 pounds. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the 1970s, and a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds....
. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
 (later Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
), Tommy Loughran
Tommy Loughran

Tommy Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing....
, Billy Conn
Billy Conn

William David Conn , better known in the boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis....
, Joey Maxim
Joey Maxim

Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, , was an USA Boxing. He was a light heavyweight champion of the world. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs....
, Archie Moore
Archie Moore

Archie Moore, Born Archibald Wright , was light heavyweight world boxing champion between 1952 and 1959 and had one of the longest professional careers in the history of his sport....
, Bob Foster
Bob Foster

Bob Foster is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history....
, Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, is a former boxing who was champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight division....
, Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins

Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is an United States Boxing. He is best known for his ten year reign as Middleweight World Champion in which he defended his title a record 20 times....
, Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones, Jr. is an United States boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions....
 and Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe

Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
 to name a few.

Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship. Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons

Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons , a British boxer, made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, the man who beat the great John L....
 captured the light heavyweight championship after losing his heavyweight championship. Two all-time great heavyweight champions, Ezzard Charles
Ezzard Charles

Ezzard Mack Charles was an African-American professional boxer and former List of Heavyweight Champions of the world.He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Georgia , but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnati, Ohio....
 and Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson was an American 2-time List of Heavyweight Champions. At 21, Patterson was then the youngest man to win the world heavyweight championship and, later, the 1st to regain it....
, started out as light heavyweights. Charles defeated Archie Moore and Joey Maxim several times in non-title bouts before becoming heavyweight champion and Patterson lost an eight-round decision to Joey Maxim before becoming heavyweight champion himself.

Olympic champions

  • 1920
    Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Medals were awarded in 8 boxing weight classes. The competitions were held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920....
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  • 1924
    Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in 8 boxing weight classes. The competitions were held from July 15, 1924 to July 20, 1924....
     –
  • 1928
    Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 boxing weight classes....
     –
  • 1932
    Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Medals were awarded in 8 boxing weight classes....
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  • 1936
    Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Medals were awarded in 8 boxing weight classes. The competitions were held from August 10, 1936 to August 15, 1936....
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  • 1948
    Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer OlympicsMedal tableMedal summary...
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  • 1952
    Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at T??l? Sports Hall....
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  • 1956
    Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons....
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  • 1960
    Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

    In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Muhammad Ali won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States....
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  • 1964
    Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to October 23....
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  • 1968
    Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics....
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  • 1972
    Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries....
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  • 1976
    Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

    There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
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  • 1980
    Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August....
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  • 1984
    Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11....
     –
  • 1988
    Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2....
     –
  • 1992
    Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavell? Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9....
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  • 1996
    Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

    Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics...
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  • 2000
    Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

    The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour....
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  • 2004
    Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

    Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each....
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  • 2008
    Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers....
     – Zhang Xiaoping
    Zhang Xiaoping

    Zhang Xiaoping is a Chinese amateur boxing who won a gold medal in his native country at light heavyweight in 2008 Olympics....
     (CHN
    China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

    People's Republic of China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China ranks on average third in the tallies of medals at the last three China at the Olympics....
    )


Professional Champions

  • List of light heavyweight boxing champions
    List of light heavyweight boxing champions

    This is a chronological List of World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:...


See also

  • Boxing
    Boxing

    Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....