Boxing Weight Divisions in Order, From 105 Pounds to Heavyweight
The 17 standard professional boxing weight divisions in order, with pound limits, alternate names and the WBC bridgerweight exception explained.
The standard professional boxing list has 17 weight divisions, running from minimumweight at 105 pounds to heavyweight above 200 pounds. The Association of Boxing Commissions’ professional guidelines set out those 17 ranges, while the WBO recognizes the same limits under some different names.
Professional boxing weight classes in order
| No. | Division | Professional weight range | Common alternative name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minimumweight | Up to 105 lb | Strawweight, mini flyweight |
| 2 | Light flyweight | Over 105 to 108 lb | Junior flyweight |
| 3 | Flyweight | Over 108 to 112 lb | — |
| 4 | Super flyweight | Over 112 to 115 lb | Junior bantamweight |
| 5 | Bantamweight | Over 115 to 118 lb | — |
| 6 | Super bantamweight | Over 118 to 122 lb | Junior featherweight |
| 7 | Featherweight | Over 122 to 126 lb | — |
| 8 | Super featherweight | Over 126 to 130 lb | Junior lightweight |
| 9 | Lightweight | Over 130 to 135 lb | — |
| 10 | Super lightweight | Over 135 to 140 lb | Junior welterweight |
| 11 | Welterweight | Over 140 to 147 lb | — |
| 12 | Super welterweight | Over 147 to 154 lb | Junior middleweight |
| 13 | Middleweight | Over 154 to 160 lb | — |
| 14 | Super middleweight | Over 160 to 168 lb | — |
| 15 | Light heavyweight | Over 168 to 175 lb | — |
| 16 | Cruiserweight | Over 175 to 200 lb | Junior heavyweight |
| 17 | Heavyweight | Over 200 lb | No upper limit |
The ranges above follow the ABC guidelines. The alternative labels reflect common sanctioning-body terminology: the WBO’s championship regulations, for example, use “mini flyweight,” “junior featherweight,” “junior welterweight” and “junior heavyweight.” These are name changes, not extra divisions.
A limit is the top of a class, not its only possible weight. A boxer who weighs exactly 135 pounds can make lightweight; one who weighs more than 135 but no more than 140 falls in the super-lightweight range. Heavyweight is the exception at the top of the standard list because it has no maximum.
Why some lists contain 18 divisions
There is no completely uniform answer across every sanctioning organization. The main present-day exception is the WBC, which inserts bridgerweight between cruiserweight and heavyweight. Its official division list gives bridgerweight an upper limit of 224 pounds and lists 18 divisions in total.
That does not make every boxer from 200 to 224 pounds a bridgerweight in every title system. The WBO list still moves directly from cruiserweight, capped at 200 pounds, to heavyweight above 200. The WBA also eliminated its bridgerweight division effective June 30, 2026. When reading a ranking, title record or championship announcement, check which organization’s belt is involved before counting the classes.
Weight class, contracted weight and scoring are different questions
A division defines the weight band for a championship or classification. A particular non-title bout can instead use a weight written into the boxer-promoter contract; the ABC guidelines expressly address renegotiating that contractual weight when a boxer is over. That agreement does not create another permanent division between the classes.
Weight also does not add or subtract points from a scorecard. Once the contest begins, judges score its rounds; the class tells you which weight rules governed entry into the bout. For the arithmetic after the bell, see how boxing’s 10-point must system works.
For a quick answer, use the 17-division table unless the context specifically identifies the WBC. In WBC title context, add bridgerweight between cruiserweight and heavyweight.