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A boxer’s weight class significantly influences their training regimen and diet. Fighters in lower weight classes often focus on speed and endurance training, with diets designed to maintain a lean physique. In contrast, boxers in heavier classes may prioritize strength and power training, with nutritional plans that support muscle growth and weight maintenance. Managing weight while retaining optimal strength and fitness is a delicate balance crucial to a boxer’s success in their chosen weight class.
3. Mairis Briedis (23-0) When Tony Bellew was made an "emeritus" titleholder and stripped of his belt, Latvia's Briedis, Bellew's mandatory challenger, instead was paired with former longtime titleholder Marco Huck to fill the vacancy on April 1 in Germany. On paper, it was a great matchup. In the ring, it was a messy, bad fight, but one Briedis won handily -- 118-109, 117-110, 116-111 -- to claim the belt. Briedis then joined the World Boxing Super Series tournament and won a competitive decision at home in Latvia on Sept. 30 against Cuban Mike Perez, a former heavyweight contender who moved down in weight. Briedis moves on to the semifinals in his hometown of Riga, Latvia to face Oleksandr Usyk (13-0) in an excellent unification match. Next: Jan. 27 vs. Usyk
The legitimacy of bridgerweight as an official boxing weight class has been under the spotlight since its inception in 2020. Only one world governing body, the WBC, recognise the 200 to 224 pounds division as they formed it themselves. The division is named after Bridger Walker, a young boy who saved his sister from being attacked by a stray dog and sustained serious injuries as a result.
After the WBC officially sanctioned a Cruiser’ bout in 1979, the WBA, WBO and IBF followed. The division went on to become a distinguished, exciting division in its own right, with some of its standout boxers managing to forge successful Heavyweight campaigns in the future.
Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class in professional boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in the United Kingdom.
In kickboxing, a cruiserweight fighter generally weighs between 82 kg (181 lb) and 88 kg (195 lb). However, some governing bodies have slightly different classes. The International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Cruiserweight (professional and amateur) division is 186.1 lb–195 lb or 84.6 kg–88.6 kg.
The super bantamweight division has a weight limit of 122 pounds. Also known as the junior featherweight division, super bantamweight wasn’t adopted by the main boxing sanctioning bodies until the 1970s.
