Light flyweight
Limit: 108 lb / 49 kg
Created in 1975 by both the WBA and WBC, light flyweight (108 lb) is the home of the first below-flyweight pay-per-view headliner: Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto González (1993), the first sub-115-pound fight to gross more than $1 million for each combatant. Currently dominated by Japan's Kenshiro Teraji, who unified the division in 2023.
Current world champions
- wba
- Erick Rosa
- wbc
- Kenshiro Teraji
- ibf
- Sivenathi Nontshinga
- wbo
- Jonathan Gonzalez
Alternate division names
- wbc
- Light Flyweight
- wba
- Light Flyweight
- ibf
- Junior Flyweight
- wbo
- Light Flyweight
Legends of the division
Michael CarbajalHumberto GonzálezYuh Myung-WooKenshiro TerajiIván Calderón
Trivia
- ▸Yuh Myung-Woo of South Korea held the WBA title for 8.5 years and made 17 successful defences in the late 1980s.
- ▸Carbajal-González I in 1993 won The Ring's Fight of the Year and is widely cited as the bout that legitimised the lower divisions for mainstream audiences.
- ▸In 2025, Erick Rosa became the first Brazilian world champion at this weight.