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The contractual clause therefore stops any unfair disadvantage deemed from such a sizeable rehydration between weigh-in and fight night. Also, it’s put in place to stop such extreme weight cuts, as dehydration can cause significant damage to boxers long term in their careers and short term for their upcoming fight.

The weigh-in process works differently in professional boxing and amateur boxing. In professional boxing, for title fights, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) mandates a weigh-in the day before a fight and then a follow-up weigh-in the morning of the fight. The day before the fight is considered the “official” weigh-in. The second weigh-in is a check and boxers must not weigh more than 10 pounds above their defined weight class limit.

“They say after ten years, you become a master at something if you’ve been doing it every day. I’ve been doing this every day of my life since I was six or seven years old. So, this is my time,” said Berlanga.

The light-flyweight division was first introduced to the boxing scene in the 1920s with some match-ups fought on a lesser scale. But the weight class became more widely recognised in 1975 with the emergence of more high profile names.

With Saturday’s victory, Alvarez holds three of the four belts in the 168-pound division. A crowd of 73,126 was announced Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson at tysonhistory.com AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, breaking the record of the largest indoor attendance for a boxing event. The previous record was 63,350 for the Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks rematch in 1978.

After the split in the 1960s between the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the World Boxing Council (WBC), the divisions were narrowed, creating more champions simultaneously, and making it easier for fighters to move between different weight divisions. Among the professional bodies, the names of the new divisions are not standardized between different sanctioning bodies, although the cutoff weights are. These weights are specified in pounds, reflecting the historic dominance of Britain (and, later, the United States) in the sport.

It won’t cross over to attract mainstream masses and casuals like Davis-Haney will, but a showdown between southpaws Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko will showcase the sweet science at its highest levels.

Super flyweights bring an edge of increased power to the agility seen in the lighter classes. Boxers in this division are known for their ability to execute powerful combinations and are often more physically robust than their lighter counterparts. The fighting style in this class frequently involves more aggressive tactics, with a focus on overpowering opponents while still maintaining the speed and technical skill characteristic of the lighter weight classes.

In the early nineteenth century, there were no standard weight classes. In 1823, the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue said the limit for a “light weight” was 12 stone (168 lb, 76.2 kg) while Sportsman’s Slang the same year gave 11 stone (154 lb, 69.9 kg) as the limit.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. boasts an impressive collection of titles, including the Lineal and WBC Super Featherweight, Lineal and WBC Lightweight, WBC Super Lightweight, IBF, WBC and Lineal Welterweight, and WBC and Lineal Super Welterweight Championships. Mayweather also got the better of Manny Pacquiao, the only fighter to have won championships across all glamor divisions.

After six long years in the division having never challenged for a world title, Cruz finally got his chance when he fought Gervonta Davis for the WBA Lightweight title. After a hard fought bout, Davis was awarded the decision victory though there are people that argue Cruz deserved the win.

Fighters who haven’t competed in the past 12 months — and don’t have a fight scheduled — will be dropped from the rankings until they fight again. Any fighter who tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance will also be removed. That boxer will be eligible to re-enter the rankings after his next bout.

The featherweight division originated in the 1860s under the London Prize Ring Rules, with a set weight limit of 118 lbs. However, the English ABA established the weight at 126 lbs, followed by a few more changes until the NSC officially modified it back in America to 126 lbs. The first featherweight champ in the world is considered Irishman Ike Weir, who defeated Frank Murphy on January 13th, 1890.

In the early days of boxing history, it’s believed there were no standard divisions to distinguish competitors, meaning dangerous size mismatches were common in the sport and became unsatisfying spectacles for fans.

Crawford, 35, has won titles in super lightweight and lightweight in addition to welterweight, capturing the latter after moving up in 2018. The Omaha, Nebraska, fighter became the first male boxer to become the undisputed champion in two divisions in the four-belt era.

Why He’s Here: Son of former world champion Chris Eubank, British fighter Chris Eubank Jr. is an athletic middleweight with serious potential. The former reality-TV star suffered his one and only loss last year to Billy Joe Saunders. The fight was a nip-and-tuck slugfest between two solid undefeated fighters. Saunders edged Eubank Jr. on the scorecards in a fight that could have gone either way. Still, at just 25 years old, the best boxing of Eubank Jr’s career is ahead of him.