Best Super Lightweight

The 1990 bout between Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor remains a notable event in super-lightweight boxing history. Chavez secured a decisive stoppage victory over Taylor in the twelfth round, finishing a highly contested fight with just two seconds remaining. This dramatic finish captivated a...

The boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton took place on May 2, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was contested for the IBO and Ring Magazine light-welterweight titles. Pacquiao, moving up in weight class, overwhelmed Hatton with his speed and power, ultimately winni...

The October 2019 boxing match between Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor was the final of the World Boxing Super Series at super-lightweight. Contested at the O2 Arena in London, the bout unified Taylor's IBF title with Prograis's WBA championship. Taylor won by majority decision, with scorecards of 114...

Amir Khan defeated Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in their December 2010 boxing match at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Khan successfully defended his WBA super lightweight title against the hard-hitting mandatory challenger. The fight featured a dominant early start by Khan, inc...

The December 2013 boxing match between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana was a WBA welterweight title fight held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Maidana defeated the previously unbeaten Broner by unanimous decision, handing the defending champion his first professional loss. The Argentine cha...

In May 2021, Josh Taylor defeated Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision to become the undisputed super lightweight champion, unifying all four major world title belts. The fight took place at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and saw Taylor knock Ramirez down twice during the bout. By securing the WBA, WBC,...

Ricky Hatton defeated reigning champion Kostya Tszyu in an IBF and The Ring light welterweight title fight held in Manchester in June 2005. Hatton applied relentless pressure throughout the bout, ultimately leading Tszyu to decline answering the bell for the 12th round, resulting in an 11th-round st...

Terence Crawford faced Julius Indongo on August 19, 2017, in Lincoln, Nebraska, in a junior welterweight title unification bout. Crawford stopped Indongo with a body shot in the third round, adding the WBA and IBF belts to the WBC and WBO titles he already held. The victory made Crawford the undispu...

Alexis Arguello versus Aaron Pryor II was a 1983 rematch for Pryor's WBA junior-welterweight title, held in Las Vegas. Arguello, a champion in three lower weight divisions, was again attempting to win a world title at 140 pounds after losing their first contest in 1982. Pryor controlled much of the...

The bout between Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthysse was a super lightweight title fight held in September 2013 on the undercard of the Mayweather vs. Canelo event. Garcia, holding the WBA and WBC super lightweight championships, faced Argentine power-puncher Matthysse in a highly anticipated contest....

Held in September 1993 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, this boxing match featured undefeated junior welterweight champion Julio César Chávez moving up to challenge Pernell Whitaker for the WBC welterweight title. Whitaker utilized his signature defensive prowess and southpaw jab to consisten...

Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis faced off in an April 2023 professional boxing match held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Billed as a super lightweight contest, the fight was a major pay-per-view event featuring two undefeated American boxers with large followings. Davis secured the victory by knocki...

Zab Judah vs. Kostya Tszyu was a light-welterweight championship boxing match held in Las Vegas on November 3, 2001. Tszyu entered with the WBA and WBC titles, while Judah held the IBF title, making the contest a championship unification bout. Tszyu won by technical knockout near the end of the seco...

Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall II was a professional boxing rematch contested in the super-lightweight division on May 25, 2024. The bout took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Jack Catterall defeated former undisputed champion Josh Taylor via unanimous decision, with judges scoring...

Oscar De La Hoya vs Julio Cesar Chavez I was a major professional boxing match held on June 7, 1996, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contest pitted the rising star De La Hoya against the legendary Mexican champion Chavez for the WBC super lightweight title. De La Hoya won the f...

Garcia successfully defended his WBC lightweight title against former multi-division champion Broner by unanimous decision in July 2017 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Taylor retained undisputed super lightweight titles over Catterall by disputed split decision in Glasgow in February 2022, widely regarded as one of boxing's most controversial recent results.

Undisputed light welterweight title defense in which Tszyu retained all three major belts by stopping Mitchell, one of two bouts the pair contested between 2001 and 2005.

Ramirez unified the WBC and WBO super lightweight titles by outpointing Postol unanimously in August 2020 in Las Vegas, strengthening his grip on the 140-pound division.

An April 2024 lightweight bout in which Haney won by unanimous decision but Garcia later tested positive for a banned substance, voiding the result.

Lopez launched his super lightweight campaign by stopping Campa in the eighth round in September 2022, beginning his new chapter at 140 lbs following a celebrated career at lightweight.

Garcia stopped former unified champion Zab Judah by first-round TKO in April 2013, making a swift and dominant defense of his junior welterweight titles.

A June 2022 WBC lightweight title defense in which Haney defeated Ramirez by unanimous decision, retaining all his major belts and his unbeaten record.