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'''Mini flyweight''', also known as '''paperweight''', '''minimumweight''', '''strawweight''', or '''super atomweight''', is a [[weight class]] in [[combat sport]]s.

==Boxing==
In professional [[boxing]], boxers in the minimumweight division may weigh no more than {{convert|105|lb|kg}}. This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990.

===History===
The minimumweight division was originally introduced in 1968 for the [[Summer Olympic Games]] under the name light flyweight. However, the division was not recognized by any of the four most widely regarded sanctioning bodies until the [[International Boxing Federation]] (IBF) in June 1987, when [[Kyung-Yung Lee]] knocked out Masaharu Kawakami to become the inaugural champion.

The division was then later recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) in October 1987, the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) in January 1988, and the [[World Boxing Organization]] (WBO) in August 1989, while [[The Ring (magazine)|Ring magazine]] did not begin ranking minimumweights until 1997 under the name strawweights and would not name a [[List of The Ring world champions#Strawweight|champion]] until 2024, when [[Oscar Collazo (boxer)|Oscar Collazo]] knocked out [[Knockout CP Freshmart]].

Historically, the weight class has been dominated by [[Latin Americans]] and [[Asian people|Asians]], with only a limited amount of success coming from other nationalities.

====Late 1980s (1987–1989)====

In the early years of the division, fighters such as [[Napa Kiatwanchai]] found success defending the WBC belt. [[Hiroki Ioka]] also started out in the division, winning the WBC belt before finding success at light flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight.

Other notable champions of this period included [[Nico Thomas]], [[Jum-Hwan Choi]], and [[Leo Gamez]].

Other successful fighters of this period include:

* [[Ricardo López (boxer)|Ricardo López]] - defended his WBC title against record-breaking 21 opponents.
* [[Ratanapol Sor Vorapin]] - IBF title-holder for most of the decade.
* [[Chana Porpaoin]] - held WBA title until losing the title to [[Rosendo Álvarez]], who then held it until 1998 for failing to make weight for his unification rematch with Ricardo Lopez (he lost by split decision).

The division also saw its first champions not from Latin America or Asia when Scotland's [[Paul Weir (boxer)|Paul Weir]] won the vacant WBO title over Fernando Martinez in May 1993. This was followed by South Africa's Zolani Petelo who won the IBF title in December 1997.

Other notable fighters of this period included, [[Hi-Yong Choi]], [[Hideyuki Ohashi]], [[Alex Sánchez (boxer)|Alex Sánchez]], [[Wandee Chor Chareon]], Rocky Lin, [[Ala Villamor]], Kermin Guardia, Noel Arambulet, [[Songkram Porpaoin]], and [[Osvaldo Guerrero]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Strawweight--1990s|title=The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Strawweight--1990s - BoxRec}}</ref>

====2000s====

{{small|'''2000–2003'''}}

In the early part of the decade, [[José Antonio Aguirre (boxer)|José Antonio Aguirre]] and [[Iván Calderón (boxer)|Iván Calderón]] were the most decorated champions.

{{small|'''2004–2006'''}}

[[Muhammad Rachman]], [[Yutaka Niida]], and [[Eagle Kyowa]] became champions. José Antonio Aguirre began to decline, but Iván Calderón continued to defend his WBO title until August 2007, when he moved up to light flyweight.

{{small|'''2007–2009'''}}

In the later part of the decade, [[Oleydong Sithsamerchai]], [[Donnie Nietes]], [[Raúl García (boxer)|Raúl García]], and [[Román González (boxer)|Román González]] were champions. 

====2010s====

In the early part of the decade, many of the fighters from the end of the 2000s continued to find success. However, new faces have included [[Denver Cuello]] and [[Kazuto Ioka]] (nephew of 1980s champion [[Hiroki Ioka]]). In the latter part of the decade, [[Thai people|Thai]] boxers returned to dominance with [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] and [[Wanheng Menayothin]] winning titles and staying undefeated for some time.

===Professional boxing===

====Current world champions====

{{main|List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions|l1=List of world minimumweight boxing champions}}

{| class="wikitable"
!Sanctioning Body
!Reign Began
!Champion
!Record
!Defenses
|-
|[[World Boxing Association|WBA]]
|November 16, 2024
|[[Oscar Collazo (boxer)|Oscar Collazo]]
|12–0 (9 KO)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]]
|March 31, 2024
|[[Melvin Jerusalem]]
|22–3 (12 KO)
|align=center|0
|-
|[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]]
|July 28, 2024
|[[Pedro Taduran]]
|{{nowrap|17–4–1}} (13 KO)
|align=center|0
|-
|[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]
|May 27, 2023
|[[Oscar Collazo (boxer)|Oscar Collazo]]
|12–0 (9 KO)
|align=center|5
|}

====Current ''The Ring'' world rankings====

As of December 31, 2024.<ref name=ring-mmw-ratings>{{Cite web|url= https://ringmagazine.com/en/ring-ranking |title=The Ring ratings: strawweight|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>

Keys:
:{{Color box|gold|C|border=darkgray}} Current ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' world champion

{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Name
!Record
!Title(s)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|C
|[[Oscar Collazo (boxer)|Oscar Collazo]]
|12–0 (9 KO)
|[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]]
|-
|1
|[[Melvin Jerusalem]]
|23–3 (12 KO)
|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]]
|-
|2
|[[Pedro Taduran]]
|17–4–1 (12 KO)
|[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]]
|-
|3
|[[Knockout CP Freshmart]]
|25–1 (9 KO)
|
|-
|4
|[[Yudai Shigeoka]]
|9–1 (5 KO)
|
|-
|5
|[[Ginjiro Shigeoka]]
|11–1–0–1 (9 KO)
|
|-
|6
|[[Wilfredo Méndez]]
|19–3–1 (6 KO)
|
|-
|7
|[[Hasanboy Dusmatov]]
|6–0 (5 KO)
|
|-
|8
|Dianxing Zhu
|14–1 (12 KO)
|
|-
|9
|Siyakholwa Kuse
|8–2–1 (4 KO)
|
|-
|10
|[[Joey Canoy]]
|23–5–2–1 (14 KO)
|
|}

===Amateur boxing===
Since 1968, the [[Summer Olympic Games]] has featured the 48 kilogram division under the name light flyweight {{small|(not to be confused with the 108 pound division in professional boxing)}}.
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====Olympic champions====
*[[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Francisco Rodríguez (boxer)|Francisco Rodríguez]]|VEN|1968 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[György Gedó]]|HUN|1972 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jorge Hernández (boxer)|Jorge Hernández]]|CUB|1976 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Shamil Sabirov]]|URS|1980 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Paul Gonzales]]|USA|1984 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ivailo Marinov]]|BUL|1988 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Rogelio Marcelo]]|CUB|1992 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Daniel Petrov]]|BUL|1996 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Brahim Asloum]]|FRA|2000 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Yan Bartelemí Varela]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Zou Shiming]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
*[[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] &ndash; {{flagIOCathlete|[[Zou Shiming]]|CHN|2012 Summer}}

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====European Champions====
*[[1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1969]] &ndash; {{flagicon|HUN}} [[György Gedó]] ([[Hungary|HUN]])
*[[1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1971]] &ndash; {{flagicon|HUN}} [[György Gedó]] ([[Hungary|HUN]])
*[[1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1973]] &ndash; {{flagicon|URS}} Vladislav Sasypko ([[Soviet Union|URS]])
*[[1975 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1975]] &ndash; {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandr Tkachenko (boxer)|Aleksandr Tkachenko]] ([[Soviet Union|URS]])
*[[1977 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1977]] &ndash; {{flagicon|POL}} [[Henryk Średnicki]] ([[Poland|POL]])
*[[1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1979]] &ndash; {{flagicon|URS}} [[Shamil Sabirov]] ([[Soviet Union|URS]])
*[[1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1981]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ismail Mustafov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1983]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ismail Mustafov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1985 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1985]] &ndash; {{flagicon|GDR}} [[René Breitbarth]] ([[East Germany|GDR]])
*[[1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1987]] &ndash; {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nszan Munczian]] ([[Soviet Union|URS]])
*[[1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1989]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivailo Marinov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1991]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivailo Marinov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1993]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Daniel Petrov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1996]] &ndash; {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Daniel Petrov]] ([[Bulgaria|BUL]])
*[[1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1998]] &ndash; {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Kazakov]] ([[Russia|RUS]])
*[[2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2000]] &ndash; {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Valeriy Sydorenko]] ([[Ukraine|UKR]])
*[[2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2002]] &ndash; {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Kazakov]] ([[Russia|RUS]])
*[[2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2004]] &ndash; {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Kazakov]] ([[Russia|RUS]])
*[[2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2006]] &ndash; {{flagicon|RUS}} [[David Ayrapetyan]] ([[Russia|RUS]])

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====Pan American Champions====
*[[Boxing at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Rafael Carbonell]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Jorge Hernández (boxer)|Jorge Hernández]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Héctor Ramírez (boxer)|Hector Ramírez]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] &ndash; {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Rafael Ramos (boxer)|Rafael Ramos]] ([[Puerto Rico|PUR]])
*[[Boxing at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]] &ndash; {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Luis Román Rolón]] ([[Puerto Rico|PUR]])
*[[Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Rogelio Marcelo]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]] &ndash; {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Edgar Velázquez]] ([[Venezuela|VEN]])
*[[Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Maikro Romero]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
*[[Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]] &ndash; {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Yan Bartelemí Varela]] ([[Cuba|CUB]])
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===Notable minimumweights===
* [[Ivan Calderon (boxer)|Iván Calderon]]
* [[Ricardo López (boxer)|Ricardo López]]
* [[Rosendo Álvarez]]
*[[Alex Sánchez (boxer)|Alex Sánchez]]
* [[Donnie Nietes]]
* [[Eagle Kyowa]]
* [[Chana Porpaoin]]
* [[Ratanapol Sor Vorapin]]
* [[Yutaka Niida]]
*[[Muhammad Rachman]]
*[[Román González (boxer)|Román González]]

==Kickboxing==
In [[kickboxing]], the [[International Kickboxing Federation]] (IKF) Strawweight division (professional and amateur) is below 108.1 lbs. or 49.09 kg. In [[ONE Championship]], the strawweight division is up to {{convert|56.7|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.

==Mixed martial arts==
{{main|Strawweight (MMA)}}
In [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]], strawweight is considered 115lbs (52kg) and below and is typically contested by women. It is never referred to as "minimumweight" in MMA.

==Other sports==
Other sports to include a minimumweight division include the following,
* [[Muay Thai]], both [[Lumpinee Boxing Stadium]] and [[Rajadamnern Stadium]] feature a 105-pound weight categories recognized as mini flyweight.
* [[Judo]], features a 105-pound weight category for female competitions.
* Various styles of [[wrestling]] feature a 105-pound weight category. Including a 48 kilogram women's division in the [[Summer Olympic Games]].
* [[Taekwondo]], commonly features competitions at or around 105 pounds. Including a 49 kilogram women's division in the [[Summer Olympic Games]] recognized as flyweight.

==See also==
{{portal|Martial arts}}
*[[Pinweight]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Boxing weight classes}}

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[[Category:Kickboxing weight classes]]
[[Category:Taekwondo weight classes]]