Atomweight (also referred to as light minimumweight, junior strawweight, junior mini-flyweight and pinweight) is a
weight class
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Alte ...
in
combat sport
A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opp ...
s.
Boxing
In
women's boxing
Although women have participated in boxing for almost as long as the sport has existed, female fights have been effectively outlawed for most of boxing's history until recently, with athletic commissioners refusing to sanction or issue licenses ...
and junior
amateur boxing pinweight is, or has been, a
weight class
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Alte ...
for boxers weighing in under (before 2003, 45 kg).
In September 2010 the women's class in
amateur boxing was partly merged into an extended 45–48 kg
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
division, with women weighing less than 45 kg excluded from competition. Pinweight is still defined for junior contests.
Women's Professional Champions
Current Champions
(Last updated on May 17, 2022)
Women's Amateur Champions
Mixed Martial Arts
The atomweight division in
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
generally refers to competitors weighing less than 105
lb.
See also
*
Strawweight
*
List of current female world boxing champions
Below is a list of current female world boxing champions recognised by the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and '' The Ring''.
Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the following format: wins–losses–draws–no contests ( knockout wins) ...
References
External links
* Coming into effect September 2010
AIBA, Technical & Competition Rules 2011, Appendix K* In effect 2002–August 2010
AIBA, Technical & Competition Rules, Rule VIb
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Boxing weight classes
Women's boxing