Light Heavyweight

Light heavyweight definition is a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 175 pounds for professionals and 178 pounds for amateurs.

Light heavyweight. Jones now 33 has the most consecutive light heavyweight title bouts in ufc history 14 and the most light heavyweight title defenses in ufc history 11. The boxing press accepted the new weight division and root was. In professional boxing the. For the first time in nearly a decade the ufc s light heavyweight division is about to have a new king.

In boxing the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds 12 stone or 76 204 kilograms and up to 175 pounds 12 7 stone or 79 38 kilograms falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight the light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing s greatest champions. In the end it was taka michinoku defeating brian christopher for the title. Bernard hopkins who upon becoming champion broke the record for oldest man to win a world title evander. 17 2020 jon jones announced he s vacating the ufc light heavyweight championship on twitter and will only return to.

The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the ufc by weight class and pound for pound. He matched his own fighter jack root with kid mccoy and announced the fight as being for the light heavyweight championship of the world. Jon jones announces he s vacated the ufc light heavyweight championship aug. Both dominick reyes and jan blachowicz have earned this moment their places at center.

The light heavyweight division was created in 1903 the brainchild of chicago journalist lou houseman who was also a boxing manager and promoter. Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. There s a new king in the light heavyweight division after the events of ufc 253. Light heavyweight or junior cruiserweight is a weight class in combat sports boxing professional.

Jan blachowicz entered his co main event fight with dominick reyes as the underdog but took less than two rounds. It got its start in late 1997 when a tournament was held to crown the first ever light heavyweight champion.