Featherweight
Limit: 126 lb / 57.2 kg
A classical division (created 1889), featherweight at 126 lb has produced more pound-for-pound elites than almost any other class. The 1948-1958 Willie Pep / Sandy Saddler four-fight rivalry is one of the great trilogies in the sport. In the 1980s Eusebio Pedroza held the WBA title for 7 years; in the 2000s Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, and Manny Pacquiao formed a four-way pound-for-pound knot at the weight.
Current world champions
- wba
- Nick Ball
- wbc
- Stephen Fulton Jr.
- ibf
- Angelo Leo
- wbo
- Rafael Espinoza
Alternate division names
- wbc
- Featherweight
- wba
- Featherweight
- ibf
- Featherweight
- wbo
- Featherweight
Legends of the division
Salvador SánchezWillie PepSandy SaddlerEusebio PedrozaNaseem HamedMarco Antonio BarreraErik MoralesManny Pacquiao
All-time top 5
Trivia
- ▸Salvador Sánchez died in a car crash at age 23 while still WBC featherweight champion, with a 44-1-1 record.
- ▸Willie Pep's career record was 229-11-1; against Sandy Saddler he was 1-3.
- ▸Naseem Hamed retired at 27 with 36 wins (31 KO) after a single loss to Marco Antonio Barrera (2001).