Welterweight

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The first known instance of the term is from 1831, meaning 'heavyweight horseman', later 'boxer or wrestler of a certain weight' by 1896. This sense comes from earlier welter, 'heavyweight horseman or boxer' from 1804, possibly from c. 15th century welt, meaning 'to beat severely'. In professional boxing, a welterweight boxer's weight is greater than 140 pounds, and no more than 147 pounds (about 63.5–66.7 kg). The current Olympic male welterweight division is set at 63.5–71 kg (140–157 lb). In kickboxing, the weight division system differs by organization: the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) sets welterweight (Pro & Amateur) at 142.1–147 lb or 64.5–66.7 kg; the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) uses the same range; the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) sets the welterweight (Pro) upper limit at 147.7 lb or 67.0 kg; in Glory promotion, welterweight is up to 170 lb or 77 kg; ONE Championship sets the welterweight upper limit at 83.9 kg (185 lb). In bare-knuckle boxing, the limit differs among promotions: in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the welterweight division has an upper limit of 165 lb (75 kg); in BKB™, the welterweight division has an upper limit of 83 kg (183 lb). In Olympic wrestling, prior to 1996, the weight limit for welterweight was 74 kg/163 lb. In professional wrestling in the United States and Canada, there was a 145 lb limit in the early 20th century at least until the early 1920s. In Mexico, the wrestling commission's definition of the welterweight weight class is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 78 kg (172 lb). In the United Kingdom, the 1947 Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules set welterweight at 11st 11 lb (165 lb or ~75 kg). In catch wrestling from the 1870s to the 1910s, the weight limit was 10st 8 lb (148 lb) for Lancashire catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In mixed martial arts, the welterweight limit as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions is 155 to 170 lb (70.3 to 77.1 kg). Other sports include muay Thai, which has fixed its weight division similarly to boxing; the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) sets muay Thai welterweight (pro and amateur) at 142.1-147 lb or 64.59-66.8 kg; the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) sets the welterweight range from 140 to 147 lb or 63.5 to 66.6 kg; the World Muay Thai Federation (WMF) fixes welterweight from 65.0 to 67.0 kg (143.3 to 147.7 lb) for adult and junior; the official rules of shoot boxing define welterweights as between 65 and 67 kg (143 and 148 lb); in Olympic taekwondo, welterweight falls between 74 and 80 kg (163 and 176 lb), and at the weight classes for the Olympic games it is between 68 and 80 kg (150 and 176 lb).

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Did You Know?

• The first known use of the term 'welterweight' was in 1831, meaning 'heavyweight horseman'.
• In professional boxing, welterweight is between 140 and 147 pounds (about 63.5–66.7 kg).
• In Olympic wrestling prior to 1996, the welterweight limit was 74 kg/163 lb.
• In mixed martial arts, the welterweight limit is 155 to 170 lb (70.3 to 77.1 kg) as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions.
• In Olympic taekwondo, welterweight falls between 74 and 80 kg (163 and 176 lb).