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The Welterweight division is a weight class in boxing. In this division, the maximum weight is set at 147 lbs. while the minimum limit is 140.
The term was originally used in boxing, but over the years some of the other combat sports such Muay Thai, Taekwondo and Mixed Martial Arts have also adopted it in their weight classes in order to classify the fighters. Usually fighters in this class are heavier than the ones in the lightweight division but lighter than the middleweight division.
In the Welterweight division, Henry Armstrong holds the record for the most number of title defences. Armstrong defended his title 19 times. The longest reigning champion in the division was Puerto Rican Felix Trinidad who held the IBF Welterweight title for 6 years, 8 months and 14 days.
Here's a look at the wrold rankings from all the major organisations as of 3rd March 2018:
WBC - Keith Thurman | WBA - Keith ThurmanLucas Matthysse | IBF - Errol Spence Jr. | WBO - Jeff Horn |
1. Shawn Porter | 1. Danny Garcia | 1. NOT RATED | 1. Terence Crawford |
2. Danny Garcia | 2. Manny Pacquiao | 2. NOT RATED | 2. Manny Pacquiao |
3. Manny Pacquiao | 3. Jessie Vargas | 3. Carlos Ocampo | 3. Egidijus Kavaliauskas |
4. Jessie Vargas | 4. Jamal James | 4. Jessie Vargas | 4. Giovanni Santillan |
5. Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo | 5. Egis Kavaliauskas | 5. Bradley Skeete | 5. Keita Obara |
6. Qudratillo Abduqaxorov | 6. Josesito Lopez | 6. Devon Alexander | 6. Bradley Skeete |
7. Ray Robinson | 7. Qudratillo Abduqaxorov | 7. Qudratillo Abduqaxorov | 7. Carlos Ocampo |
8. Konstantin Ponomarev | 8. Kerman Lejarraga | 8. Keita Obara | 8. Taras Shelestyuk |
9. Brandon Rios | 9. Fabian Andres Maidana | 9. Konstantin Ponomarev | 9. Custio Clayton |
10. Adrian Granados | 10. Samuel Vargas | 10. Rashidi Ellis | 10. Stephan Danyo |
11. Egis Kavaliauskas | 11. Valentyn Golovko | 11. Ray Robinson | 11. Gabriel Angel Ledesma |
12. Bradley Skeete | 12. Zhankozh Turarov | 12. Zhankhozh Turarov | 12. Sammy Valentin |
13. Jamal James | 13. Alexander Besputin | 13. Carlos Adames | 13. Thomas LaManna |
14. Ahmed El Mousaoui | 14. Konstantin Ponomarev | 14. Yordenis Ugas | 14. Mikka Shonena |
15. Kerman Lejarraga | 15. Ivan Matute | 15. Laszlo Toth | 15. Karen Chukhadzhyan |
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