What a boxing division means
Kabayan, a boxing division groups a fight by a weight limit. It doesn’t tell you how many belts a boxer holds or where he sits in a pound-for-pound list. When a Pinoy fighter moves from a regional title to a world-title shot, check the division in the official fight information, because a title in one class isn’t a title in the next one, even a few pounds up.
Boxing weight divisions: the 17 classes
This is the familiar 17-division professional ladder in the WBO’s championship regulations. Pounds are upper limits; kilograms are rounded conversions (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg).
| Division | Limit (lb) | ≈ kg |
|---|---|---|
| Minimumweight / strawweight | 105 | 47.63 |
| Light flyweight / junior flyweight | 108 | 48.99 |
| Flyweight | 112 | 50.80 |
| Super flyweight / junior bantamweight | 115 | 52.16 |
| Bantamweight | 118 | 53.52 |
| Super bantamweight / junior featherweight | 122 | 55.34 |
| Featherweight | 126 | 57.15 |
| Super featherweight / junior lightweight | 130 | 58.97 |
| Lightweight | 135 | 61.23 |
| Super lightweight / junior welterweight | 140 | 63.50 |
| Welterweight | 147 | 66.68 |
| Super welterweight / junior middleweight | 154 | 69.85 |
| Middleweight | 160 | 72.57 |
| Super middleweight | 168 | 76.20 |
| Light heavyweight | 175 | 79.38 |
| Cruiserweight | 200 | 90.72 |
| Heavyweight | Above 200 | No upper limit |
The WBA eliminated its bridgerweight division on 30 June 2026, so you’ll still see it in older records but not in new WBA title fights. Olympic-style boxing under World Boxing uses its own categories.
Junior and super: same class, two names
“Junior welterweight” and “super lightweight” both mean 140 lb. “Junior middleweight” and “super welterweight” both mean 154. It’s an old naming habit, not an age group. Kaya laging basahin ang pound limit kasama ng pangalan.
Who is the 9 division world boxing champion?
Many fans search for a “9 division world boxing champion”. Guinness World Records recognises Manny Pacquiao for world titles in eight weight divisions, the record. Odds PH knows of no verified nine-division world champion; a second belt in a class he already won doesn’t add a division.
Boxing champions and belts
The four major sanctioning bodies are the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, and each can crown its own champion in every division. A boxer holding all four in one class is “undisputed”. When you read about boxing champions, name the belt and the division together.
Boxing rankings vs pound-for-pound
Boxing rankings by a sanctioning body list contenders inside one division and shape who gets a title shot. Pound for pound boxing lists (P4P boxing) ask a different question: who is the best boxer regardless of weight, according to that publisher’s judgement. Boxing pound for pound rankings are opinions with a method; check the publisher and date before quoting one.
Divisions and odds (21+)
A boxer moving up a division can face bigger, stronger opponents, but no weight change guarantees a result. If you’re 21 or older, see our 1xBet review and read our responsible gambling page.
Quick answers
How many boxing divisions are there?
17 in the familiar professional ladder, from minimumweight to heavyweight.
Is there a nine-division champion?
Not that we can verify. The Guinness record is eight, by Manny Pacquiao.
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