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Welterweight, the Glossary

Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports.^[1]

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Absolute Championship Akhmat

Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe.

See Welterweight and Absolute Championship Akhmat

Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules

Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules were a set of professional wrestling rules mainly used in the United Kingdom in the second half of the 20th century.

See Welterweight and Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules

Albert Tumenov

Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (Альберт Туменов; Туменланы Альберт Хусейнни жашы; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer.

See Welterweight and Albert Tumenov

All-in professional wrestling

All-in wrestling was both a style of professional wrestling that emerged in the United Kingdom in the Interwar period as well as a term that came to describe professional wrestling in general during the 1930s and 1940s in the United Kingdom.

See Welterweight and All-in professional wrestling

AMC Fight Nights

AMC Fight Nights (or Fight Nights Global before 2021) is a Russian mixed martial arts organization that previously hosted K-1 and other martial arts events.

See Welterweight and AMC Fight Nights

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017.

See Welterweight and Antonio Margarito

Association of Boxing Commissions

The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is a North American not-for-profit professional boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that organizes contests and record-keeping.

See Welterweight and Association of Boxing Commissions

Atholl Oakeley

Sir Edward Atholl Oakeley, 7th Baronet, of Shrewsbury (31 May 1900 – January 1987), known under the ring name Atholl Oakeley, was a British professional wrestler and wrestling promoter who was one of the pioneers of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom.

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion based in Philadelphia.

See Welterweight and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Belal Muhammad

Belal Muhammad (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion.

See Welterweight and Belal Muhammad

Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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BoxRec

BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female.

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Brian Norman Jr.

Brian Norman Jr. (born November 23, 2000) is an American boxer who has been competing in boxing since 2018.

See Welterweight and Brian Norman Jr.

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in London, England.

See Welterweight and Cage Warriors

Catch wrestling

Catch wrestling (originally catch-as-catch-can) is a style of wrestling with looser rules than forms like Greco-Roman wrestling.

See Welterweight and Catch wrestling

Cody Crowley

Cody Crowley (born 25 March 1993) is a Canadian professional boxer.

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Combat sport

A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.

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David Avanesyan

David Gavrushevich Avanesyan (Давид Гаврушевич Аванесян; born 15 August 1988) is a Russian professional boxer.

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Donald Curry

Donald Curry (born September 7, 1961), is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1991, and in 1997.

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Eimantas Stanionis

Eimantas Stanionis (born 17 August 1994) is a Lithuanian professional boxer.

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Errol Spence Jr.

Errol Spence Jr. (born March 3, 1990) is an American professional boxer.

See Welterweight and Errol Spence Jr.

Félix Trinidad

Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008.

See Welterweight and Félix Trinidad

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017.

See Welterweight and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Fred Cochrane

Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (born May 6, 1915 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States, and died January 1, 1993), was a professional boxer who held the World Welterweight Championship from 1941 until 1946.

See Welterweight and Fred Cochrane

Giovani Santillan

Giovani Santillan (born 3 December 1991) is an American boxer who has been competing in boxing since 2012.

See Welterweight and Giovani Santillan

Glory (kickboxing)

Glory, formerly ‘Glory World Series’ is an international combat sports league based in the United Kingdom.

See Welterweight and Glory (kickboxing)

Henry Armstrong

Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 22, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.

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Ike Quartey

Isufu "Ike" Quartey (born 27 November 1969) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006.

See Welterweight and Ike Quartey

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

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International Boxing Hall of Fame

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota, New York, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide.

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International Kickboxing Federation

The International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) is a sanctioning body for kickboxing and Muay Thai based in the United States.

See Welterweight and International Kickboxing Federation

ISKA (sports governing body)

The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches.

See Welterweight and ISKA (sports governing body)

Jack Britton

Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was an American boxer who was the first three-time world welterweight boxing champion.

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Jaron Ennis

Jaron Ennis (born June 26, 1997) is an American professional boxer who has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title since 2023.

See Welterweight and Jaron Ennis

Jason Jackson (fighter)

Jason Jackson (born October 30, 1990) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Welterweight Champion.

See Welterweight and Jason Jackson (fighter)

José Cuevas (boxer)

José Isidro "Pipino" Cuevas González (born December 27, 1957) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1989.

See Welterweight and José Cuevas (boxer)

José Nápoles

José Ángel Nápoles (April 13, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer.

See Welterweight and José Nápoles

Keith Thurman

Keith Fitzgerald Thurman (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional boxer.

See Welterweight and Keith Thurman

Kell Brook

Ezekiel "Kell" Brook (born 3 May 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022.

See Welterweight and Kell Brook

Kid Gavilán

Gerardo González (January 6, 1926 – February 13, 2003), better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a Cuban boxer.

See Welterweight and Kid Gavilán

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: Martial Arts Confrontation) better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe.

See Welterweight and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Legacy Fighting Alliance

The Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Houston, Texas.

See Welterweight and Legacy Fighting Alliance

Lightweight

Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Welterweight and Lightweight are boxing weight classes, kickboxing weight classes and wrestling weight classes.

See Welterweight and Lightweight

Lucha libre

Lucha libre (meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico.

See Welterweight and Lucha libre

Mario Barrios

Mario Thomas Barrios (born May 18, 1995) is an American professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion since June 2024.

See Welterweight and Mario Barrios

Michael Graves (fighter)

Michael Lee Graves (born January 8, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Titan FC, where he is the former Welterweight Champion.

See Welterweight and Michael Graves (fighter)

Middleweight

Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Welterweight and Middleweight are boxing weight classes, kickboxing weight classes, professional wrestling weight classes, Taekwondo weight classes and wrestling weight classes.

See Welterweight and Middleweight

Mikey Garcia

Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez (born December 15, 1987), best known as Mikey Garcia, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2021.

See Welterweight and Mikey Garcia

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.

See Welterweight and Mixed martial arts

Muay Thai

Muay Thai (มวยไทย), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques.

See Welterweight and Muay Thai

Nevada State Athletic Commission

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

See Welterweight and Nevada State Athletic Commission

Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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ONE Championship

One Championship (stylized ONE Championship or simply ONE; formerly One Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015) is a multinational combat sports promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui.

See Welterweight and ONE Championship

Pernell Whitaker

Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer.

See Welterweight and Pernell Whitaker

Roberto Soldić

Roberto Soldić (born 25 January 1995) is a Croatian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, competing in ONE Championship.

See Welterweight and Roberto Soldić

Shakhram Giyasov

Shakhram Djamshedovich Giyasov (born 7 July 1993) is an Uzbek professional boxer.

See Welterweight and Shakhram Giyasov

Shoot boxing

is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan.

See Welterweight and Shoot boxing

Simon Brown (boxer)

Simon Brown (born August 15, 1963) is a Jamaican former professional boxer.

See Welterweight and Simon Brown (boxer)

Sugar Ray Robinson

Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965.

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques.

See Welterweight and Taekwondo

Terence Crawford

Terence Allan Crawford (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer.

See Welterweight and Terence Crawford

The Ring (magazine)

The Ring (often called The Ring magazine or Ring magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine.

See Welterweight and The Ring (magazine)

Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida.

See Welterweight and Titan Fighting Championships

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

See Welterweight and Ultimate Fighting Championship

Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) International welterweight title since 2021.

See Welterweight and Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Weight class

Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size.

See Welterweight and Weight class

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

See Welterweight and World Boxing Association

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welterweight

Also known as Welter weight, Welterweight (kickboxing).

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See also

Boxing weight classes

Kickboxing weight classes

Professional wrestling weight classes

Taekwondo weight classes

Wrestling weight classes

References