Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight.

Boxing

Professional boxing

A welterweight boxer weighs in at between 140 pounds and 147 pounds.

Henry Armstrong holds the division record for most title defenses at 18. Freddie Cochran was the longest reigning champion, holding the title four years, six months, and three days (although Jose Napoles comes in a close second at four years, six months, and two days). Sugar Ray Robinson is generally considered to be the greatest welterweight of all time.

Notable welterweights include Joe Walcott, Barney Ross, Jackie Fields, Ted "Kid" Lewis, Jimmy Mclarnin, Jack Britton, Henry Armstrong, Fritzie Zivic, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Emile Griffith, Jose Napoles, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns,Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Félix Trinidad, Oscar de la Hoya, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Arturo Gatti, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto and the now retired, former Ring Magazine and WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Olympic champions

Professional Boxing Champions

*List of welterweight boxing champions

Kickboxing

The weight devision system is different in each organizations. So the kickboxing weight devisions of some international organizations vary:
*International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Welterweight (Pro & Amateur) 142.1 lbs. - 147 lbs.(64.59 kg - 66.8 kg).
*World Kickboxing Association (WKA) fixed 140–147 pounds (63.5–67 kg) for welterweight.
*International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) set 142.1–147 pounds (64.6–66.8 kg) for welterweight.

Muay Thai

Muay Thai has fixed its weight division as similar to boxing. According to World Muay Thai Council (WMC), its welter weight is from 140 pounds (63.5 kg) to 147 pounds (66.6 kg). And World Muay Thai Federation (WMF) which is the official amateur organization fixed from 63.5 to 67 kg for adult. The Junior category is the same as adult.

*International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Muay Thai Welterweight (Pro & Amateur) 142.1 lbs. - 147 lbs.(64.59 kg - 66.8 kg).

Shoot boxing

The official rule of shoot boxing says between 65 and 67 kg (143.3 to 147.7 lb) is welterweight.

Mixed martial arts

*International Sport Combat Federation ISCF: Welterweight: 155.1 to 170 lbs. / 70.45.1 kg - 77.27 kg

Taekwondo

In the sport of olympic taekwondo, welterweight falls between 158.8 pounds and 171.1 pounds (72-78 kg). At the weight classes for the olympic games it is 149.9 - 176.0 lb (68-80 kg)

Bodybuilding

According to the National Physique Association, in bodybuilding a welterweight weighs more than 154.25 lbs and not more than 165.25 lbs. [ [http://www.nationalbodybuilding.com/show.htm NPC Nationals Website] ]

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Welterweight — Wel ter*weight , n. 1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A boxer or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
welterweight — [wel′tər wāt΄] n. [prob. < WELT (vt. 2) + ER + WEIGHT] a boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight, with a maximum weight of 147 lb (66.68 kg) … English World dictionary
welterweight — 1832, heavyweight horseman, later boxer or wrestler of a certain weight (1896), from earlier welter heavyweight horseman or boxer (1804), possibly from welt (v.) beat severely (c.1400) … Etymology dictionary
welterweight — ► NOUN ▪ a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
welterweight — UK [ˈweltə(r)ˌweɪt] / US [ˈweltərˌweɪt] noun [countable] Word forms welterweight : singular welterweight plural welterweights a boxer who weighs between 135 and 147 pounds, which is between a lightweight and a middleweight … English dictionary
welterweight — n. 1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight, in the amateur boxing scale 63.5 67 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters. 2 a sportsman of this weight. Phrases and idioms: junior… … Useful english dictionary
welterweight — noun Welterweight is used before these nouns: ↑boxing, ↑champion … Collocations dictionary
Welterweight (MMA) — The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC s welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg) [cite web |url=… … Wikipedia
welterweight — noun Etymology: welter (probably from 1welt) + weight Date: circa 1892 a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 147 pounds compare lightweight, middleweight … New Collegiate Dictionary
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