Kickboxing weight class names and its system are not unified at all, so each weight division system of every kickboxing organization is shown in this article.
Amateur
Male |
Female |
here are 11 classes for males.
Name |
lb |
kg |
Bantamweight |
below 118.8 |
below 54 |
Featherweight |
118.8–125.6 |
54–57 |
Lightweight |
125.4–132.0 |
57–60 |
Light welterweight |
132.0–140.8 |
60–64 |
Welterweight |
140.8–147.4 |
64–67 |
Light middleweight |
147.4–156.2 |
67–71 |
Middleweight |
156.2–165.0 |
71–75 |
Light heavyweight |
165.0–178.2 |
75–81 |
Cruiserweight |
178.2–189.2 |
81– 86 |
Heavyweight |
189.2–200.2 |
86–91 |
Super heavyweight |
above 200.2 |
above 91 |
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here are 7 classes for females.
Name |
lb |
kg |
Bantamweight |
below 110.0 |
below 50 |
Featherweight |
110.0–118.8 |
50–54 |
Lightweight |
111.8–125.4 |
54–57 |
Light welterweight |
125.4–132.0 |
57–60 |
Welterweight |
132.0–138.6 |
60–63 |
Middleweight |
138.6–145.2 |
63–66 |
Heavyweight |
above 145.2 |
above 66 |
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Professional
Males and females follow the same weight division system.
Name |
lb |
kg |
Flyweight |
below 112 |
below 50.5 |
Super flyweight |
112–115 |
50.5–52.0 |
Bantamweight |
115–118 |
52.0–53.5 |
Super bantamweight |
118–122 |
53.5–55.5 |
Featherweight |
122–126 |
55.5–57.0 |
Super featherweight |
126–130 |
57.3–59.0 Ben Rowan English champion |
Lightweight |
130–135 |
59.0–61.5 |
Super lightweight |
135–140 |
61.5–63.5 |
Welterweight |
140–147 |
63.5–67.0 |
Super welterweight |
147–154 |
66.8–70.0 |
Middleweight |
154–160 |
70.0–72.5 |
Super middleweight |
160–167 |
72.5–76.0 |
Light heavyweight |
167–174 |
75.9–79.0 |
Super light heavyweight |
174–183 |
79.0–83.2 |
Cruiserweight |
183–189 |
83.2–85.9 |
Super cruiserweight |
189–198 |
85.9–90.0 |
Heavyweight |
198–209 |
90.0–95.0 |
Super heavyweight |
above 209 |
above 95.0 |
International Kickboxing Federation (IKF)
Male |
Female |
here are 17 classes for males.
Name |
kg |
lb |
Atomweight |
50.9 and below |
112.0 and below |
Flyweight |
50.95–53.18 |
112.1–117.0 |
Bantamweight |
53.22–55.45 |
117.1–122.0 |
Featherweight |
55.50–57.72 |
122.1–127.0 |
Lightweight |
57.77–60.00 |
127.1–132.0 |
Super Lightweight |
60.04–62.27 |
132.1–137.0 |
Light Welterweight |
62.31–64.54 |
137.1–142.0 |
Welterweight |
64.59–66.82 |
142.1–147.0 |
Super Welterweight |
66.86–69.50 |
147.1–153.0 |
Light Middleweight |
69.59–72.27 |
153.1–159.0 |
Middleweight |
72.32–75.00 |
159.1–165.0 |
Super Middleweight |
75.05–78.18 |
165.1–172.0 |
Light Heavyweight |
78.23–81.36 |
172.1–179.0 |
Light Cruiserweight |
81.41–84.55 |
179.1–186.0 |
Cruiserweight |
84.59–88.64 |
186.1–195.0 |
Heavyweight |
88.68–97.73 |
195.1–215.0 |
Super Heavyweight |
97.77 and above |
215.1 and above |
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here are 10 classes for females.
Name |
kg |
lb |
Atomweight |
50.94 and below |
112.0 and below |
Flyweight |
50.95–53.18 |
112.1–117.0 |
Bantamweight |
53.22–55.45 |
117.1–122.0 |
Featherweight |
55.50–57.72 |
122.1–127.0 |
Lightweight |
57.77–60.00 |
127.1–132.0 |
Super Lightweight |
60.05–62.27 |
132.1–137.0 |
Light Welterweight |
62.32–64.55 |
137.1–142.0 |
Welterweight |
64.59–66.82 |
142.1–147.0 |
Super WelterweightEE |
66.86–69.55 |
147.1–153.0 |
Light Middleweight |
69.59 & UP |
153.1 & UP |
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International Sport Karate Association (ISKA)
Male |
Female |
here are 20 classes for males.
Name |
kg |
lb |
Super atomweight |
50.5 and below |
111.0 and below |
Flyweight |
50.6–51.8 |
111.1–114.0 |
Super flyweight |
51.9–53.2 |
114.1–117.0 |
Bantamweight |
53.3–54.5 |
117.1–120.0 |
Super bantamweight |
54.6–56.4 |
120.1–124.0 |
Featherweight |
56.5–58.2 |
124.1–128.0 |
Lightweight |
58.3–60.0 |
128.1–132.0 |
Super lightweight |
60.1–62.3 |
132.1–137.0 |
Light welterweight |
62.4–64.5 |
137.1–142.0 |
Welterweight |
64.6–66.8 |
142.1–147.0 |
Super welterweight |
66.9–69.5 |
147.1–153.0 |
Light middleweight |
69.6–72.3 |
153.1–159.0 |
Middleweight |
72.4–75.0 |
159.1–165.0 |
Super middleweight |
75.1-78.1 |
165.1-172.0 |
Light heavyweight |
78.2-81.4 |
172.1-179.0 |
Light cruiserweight |
81.5–84.6 |
179.1–186.0 |
Cruiserweight |
84.7–88.2 |
186.1–194.0 |
Super cruiserweight |
88.3–91.8 |
194.1–202.0 |
Heavyweight |
91.9–96.4 |
202.1–212.0 |
Super heavyweight |
96.5 and above |
212.1 and above |
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here are 11 classes for females.
Name |
kg |
lb |
Atomweight |
49.1 and below |
108.0 and below |
Super atomweight |
49.2–50.5 |
108.0–111.0 |
Flyweight |
50.6–51.8 |
111.1–114 |
Super flyweight |
51.9–53.2 |
114.1–117 |
Bantamweight |
53.3–54.5 |
117.1–120 |
Super bantamweight |
54.6–56.4 |
120.1–124 |
Featherweight |
56.5–58.2 |
124.1–128 |
Lightweight |
58.3–60.0 |
128.1–132 |
Super lightweight |
60.1–62.3 |
132.1–137 |
Light welterweight |
62.4–64.5 |
137.1–142 |
Welterweight |
64.6 and above |
142.1 and above |
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See also
- Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
- International Kickboxing Federation
The International Kickboxing Federation is a kickboxing sanctioning body. The IKF World Headquarters in the USA oversees IKF World Operations with the rest of the IKF World Team.-Styles:...
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