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'''Featherweight''' is a weight class division in the sport of [[boxing]] and [[wrestling ]](Greco-Roman).
==Professional boxing==
A featherweight boxer weighs in at 9 stones (60 kilos) or under (at 126 pounds or under in the USA). In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, [[George Dixon]], moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Mullan
| first = Harry
| title = The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing
| publisher = Carlton Books
| date = 1996
| location = London, England
| pages = 172
| isbn = 0785806415}}</ref>
The [[1860]] fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in [[1889]] after the Ike Weir-Frank Murphy fight.
==Amateur boxing==
In amateur boxing, the weight limit is 54 to 57 kilograms.
===Olympic champions===
*[[Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Oliver Kirk]]|USA|1904 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Richard Gunn]]|GBR|1908 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Paul Fritsch]]|FRA|1920 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jackie Fields]]|USA|1924 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bep van Klaveren]]|NED|1928 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Carmelo Robledo]]|ARG|1932 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Oscar Casanovas]]|ARG|1936 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ernesto Formenti]]|ITA|1948 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jan Zachara]]|TCH|1952 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Vladimir Safronov]]|URS|1956 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Francesco Musso]]|ITA|1960 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Stanislav Stepashkin]]|URS|1964 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Antonio Roldán]]|MEX|1968 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Boris Kuznetsov (boxer)|Boris Kuznetsov]]|URS|1972 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ángel Herrera]]|CUB|1976 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Rudi Fink]]|GDR|1980 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Meldrick Taylor]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Giovanni Parisi]]|ITA|1988 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Andreas Tews]]|GER|1992 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Somluck Kamsing]]|THA|1996 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Bekzat Sattarkhanov]]|KAZ|2000 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] – {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alexei Tichtchenko]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
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===Pan American Champions===
*[[Boxing at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Francisco Núñez]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
*[[Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games|1955]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Oswaldo Cañete]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
*[[Boxing at the 1959 Pan American Games|1959]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Aro]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
*[[Boxing at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963]] – {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rosemiro Mateus]] ([[Brazil|BRA]])
*[[Boxing at the 1967 Pan American Games|1967]] – {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel García (boxer)|Miguel García]] ([[Argentina|ARG]])
*[[Boxing at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]] – {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan García (boxer)|Juan García]] ([[Mexico|MEX]])
*[[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Armstrong (boxer)|Dave Armstrong]] ([[USA]])
*[[Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernard Taylor (boxer)|Bernard Taylor]] ([[United States|USA]])
*[[Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Adolfo Horta]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]] – {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelcie Banks]] ([[United States|USA]])
*[[Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Arnaldo Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Arnaldo Mesa]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]] – {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Yudel Johnson Cedeno|Yudel Johnson]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]] – {{flagicon|COL}} [[Likar Ramos Concha]] ([[Colombia|COL]])
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==Professional Champions==
*[[List of featherweight boxing champions]]
== Kickboxing Featherweight ==
*[[International Kickboxing Federation]] (IKF) Featherweight (Pro & Amateur) 122.1 lbs. - 127 lbs. or 55.50 kg - 57.72 kg.
==See also==
*[[Boxing weight classes]]
*[[Reigning boxing champions#Featherweight (126 lb, 57.2 kg)|Reigning boxing champions]]
==References==
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{{Boxing weight classes}}
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