This is a list of United States national
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Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
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division, along with the state or region they represented. The weight limit for flyweights was first contested at , but was increased to in 2010.
"Past Champions"
. Golden Gloves
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*1928 – Jimmy Chase – Chicago
*1929 – Jimmy Chase – Chicago
*1930 – Joe Espanoza – Chicago
*1931 – Leo Rodak
Leo Rodak (1913–1991) was an American featherweight boxer from Chicago.Johnson, J.J. and Curtin, Sean, ''Chicago Boxing'', Arcadia Publishing (2005), Chicago, Illinois, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Charleston, South Carolina, pgs. 68-69 He took ...
– Chicago
*1932 – Albert Soukup – Chicago
*1933 – Johnny Baltzer – Davenport
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Places Australia
*Davenport, Northern Territory, a locality
* Hundred of Davenport, cadastral unit in South Australia
**Davenport, South Australia, suburb of Port Augusta
**District Council of Davenport, former local govern ...
*1934 – Jesse Levels – Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
*1935 – Patsy Urso – Detroit
*1936 – Jackie Wilson
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a mas ...
– Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
*1937 – Jimmy Urso – Detroit
*1938 – Kenny Lottman – Peoria
*1939 – Vic Saccoia – Detroit
*1940 – Harold Dade
Harold Dade (March 24, 1923 in Chicago, IL – July 17, 1962) was an American professional boxer in the Bantamweight division who held the World Bantamweight championship.
Amateur career
*Won the 1940 Chicago Golden Gloves Championship in th ...
– Chicago
*1941 – Harold Dade
Harold Dade (March 24, 1923 in Chicago, IL – July 17, 1962) was an American professional boxer in the Bantamweight division who held the World Bantamweight championship.
Amateur career
*Won the 1940 Chicago Golden Gloves Championship in th ...
– Chicago
*1942 – Henry Ulrich – Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
*1943 – Barry Darby – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
*1944 – Tom Nate – Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
*1945 – Jackie Boyd – Chicago
*1946 – Keith Nuttall – Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
*1947 – Robert Holliday
Robert Kelvin "Bob" Holliday (February 11, 1933 – February 28, 2014) was an American politician.
Born in Logan, West Virginia, Holliday went to the West Virginia University, the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and Marshall Un ...
– Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1948 – Robert Holliday
Robert Kelvin "Bob" Holliday (February 11, 1933 – February 28, 2014) was an American politician.
Born in Logan, West Virginia, Holliday went to the West Virginia University, the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and Marshall Un ...
– Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1949 – Arthur Brown – Kansas City
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*1950 – Nate Brooks
Nathan Eugene Brooks (August 4, 1933 – April 14, 2020) was a boxer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Early life
Brooks grew up in the Miles ...
– Cleveland
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*1951 – Pat Riley – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1952 – Kenneth Wright – Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
*1953 – Pete Melendez – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1954 – Bernard Dean – St. Louis
*1955 – Tommy Reynolds – St. Louis
*1956 – Pete Melendez – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1957 – Jimmy Jackson – Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
*1958 – Gil Yanez – Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
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Places Belize
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*1959 – Gil Yanez – Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
*1960 – Humberto Barrera – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1961 – Chico Marquez – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1962 – Ray Jutrus – Lowell, MA
*1963 – Freddie Garcia – Roswell, NM
*1964 – Donnie Broadway – Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
*1965 – Rolland Miller – Minneapolis
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*1966 – Nickey Priola – Lafayette
*1967 – Roland Miller – Minneapolis
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*1968 – Rudy Barrientes – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1969 – Tony Moreno – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1970 – Tony Moreno – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1971 – James Martinez – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1972 – Greg Lewis – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1973 – Miguel Ayala – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1974 – Greg Richardson
Greg Richardson (born February 7, 1958) is a former Professional boxing, professional boxer who was World Boxing Council, WBC Bantamweight Champion between February 25, 1991, and September 19, 1991.
Early life, family and education
Richardson ...
– Cleveland
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1975
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*1975 – Leo Randolph
Leo Randolph (born February 27, 1958) is an American former boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
Randolph had a very good amateur career. Randolph was a product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur p ...
– Rocky Mountain
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1075 Curtis Nicholson Nashville iddleTennessee*1976 – Julio Rodrigues – Hawaii
*1977 – Orlando Maldonado
Orlando Maldonado (born May 21, 1959 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1984, challenging for the WBC super flyweight title in 1983. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in th ...
– Miami
*1978 – William Johnson – Washington, D.C.
*1979 – Jerome Coffee
Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.
Amateur career
Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins (or 185–8 ...
– Knoxville
*1980 – Jerome Coffee
Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.
Amateur career
Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins (or 185–8 ...
– Knoxville
*1981 – Ronnie Rentz – New Mexico
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*1982 – Jesse Benavidez – Fort Worth
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
*1983 – Todd Hickman – Cleveland
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*1984 – Les Fabri – Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
*1985 – Johnny Tapia – New Mexico
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*1986 – Anthony Wilson – Washington, DC
*1987 – Carl Daniels – St. Louis
*1988 – Jesse Medina – Rocky Mountain
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
*1989 – Sandlanner Lewis – Florida
*1990 – Timmy Austin – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1991 – Timmy Austin – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1992 – Aristead Clayton, Jr. – Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
*1993 – Carlos Navarro – So. California
*1994 – Floyd Mayweather
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– Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
*1995 – Kelly Wright
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– St. Louis
*1996 – Luis Deines Pérez – Chicago
*1997 – Roberto Benitez – Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
*1998 – Gerald Tucker – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*1999 – Robert Benitez – Wisconsin
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*2000 – Calvin Stewart –Atlanta, Ga
*2001 – Francisco Rodriguez – .
*2002 – Ron Siler – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*2003 – Ron Siler – Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*2004 – Teon Kennedy
Teon Kennedy (born June 26, 1986) is an American inactive boxer who was previously the IBF and WBA- NABA dual Super Bantamweight champion.
Amateur career
Kennedy was the 2004 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion and a two-time Pennsylvania ...
– Pennsylvania
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*2005 – Barry Dennis – St. Louis
*2006 – Aaron Alafa
Aaron Alafa (born August 5, 1983) is an American professional boxer. He was born in Visalia, California
Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visal ...
– California
*2007 – Calvin Traxler – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...
*2008 – Jorge Abiague – Portland, Maine
*2009 – Louie Byrd – Denver, CO
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...
*2010 – Rau'shee Warren
Rau'shee Warren (; born February 13, 1987) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA (Undisputed), and IBO bantamweight titles from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, as well as bronze at t ...
– Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*2011 – Louie Byrd – Denver, CO
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...
*2012 - Shawn Simpson - Chicago
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*2013 – Stephen Fulton – Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
*2014 – Antonio Vargas
Carlos Antonio Vargas Guatatuca (born 1 December 1958 in Unión Base, Puyo) is an indigenous Quechua politician of Ecuador. He was leader of the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (CONAIE) and Minister for Social Welfare un ...
– Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
*2015 - Antonio Vargas
Carlos Antonio Vargas Guatatuca (born 1 December 1958 in Unión Base, Puyo) is an indigenous Quechua politician of Ecuador. He was leader of the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (CONAIE) and Minister for Social Welfare un ...
- Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
*2016 - Diego Alvarez - Utah
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*2017 - Derry Noble - California
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