Super featherweight, also referred to as junior lightweight, is a weight class in professional boxing that is contested between 126 pounds (57 kg) and 130 pounds (59 kg).
The current champions in the super featherweight division across major sanctioning bodies are Lamont Roach Jr. (WBA), Robson Conceição (WBC), Anthony Cacace (IBF), Emanuel Navarrete (WBO), and Anthony Cacace (IBO).
History of the Super Featherweight Class in Pro Boxing
The New York Walker Law established the super featherweight division in 1920. However, according to some documents, it first appeared in Europe around 1914.
The modern variation of the belt was formally introduced by the National Boxing Association (NBA) on July 20, 1959, after it vanished before reappearing in the ensuing decades. Harold Gomes beat Paul Jorgensen to win the vacant world super featherweight championship.
The WBC, IBF, and WBO introduced their own versions of the belt in 1968, 1984, and 1989, respectively. The longest reigning champion is South African boxer Brian Mitchell, who has made 12 title defenses.
Super featherweight champions who made history include Flash Elorde, Alexis Arguello, Julio Cesar Chavez, Diego Corrales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Azumah Nelson, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
List of Current Pro Boxing Super Featherweight Champions
| Division/ Weight | WBA(World Boxing Association) | WBC(World Boxing Council) | IBF(International Boxing Federation) | WBO(World Boxing Organization) | IBO(International Boxing Organization) |
| Super Featherweight | Lamont Roach Jr. | Robson Conceição | Anthony Cacace | Emanuel Navarrete | Anthony Cacace |
Latest Results from Super Featherweight Pro Boxing
On June 28, 2024, Lamont Roach Jr. defeated Feargal McCrory and retained WBA super-featherweight title
On July 6, 2024, O'Shaquie Foster was defeated Robson Conceição via a split decision.
Pro Boxing Super Featherweight Rankings 2024
| Rank | BoxRec | TBRB | The Ring | WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO |
| C | — | vacant | vacant | Lamont Roach Jr. | O'Shaquie Foster | Anthony Cacace | Emanuel NavarreteÓscar Valdez (I) |
| 1 | Emanuel Navarrete | Óscar Valdez | Óscar Valdez | Otar Eranosyan | Robson Conceição | Eduardo Nunez | Archie Sharp |
| 2 | O'Shaquie Foster | Héctor García | Héctor García | Jono Carroll | Masanori Rikiishi | vacant | Óscar Valdez |
| 3 | Leigh Wood | Joe Cordina | Joe Cordina | Leigh Wood | Eduardo Hernandez | Masanori Rikiishi | Albert Bell |
| 4 | Joe Cordina | Shavkat Rakhimov | O'Shaquie Foster | Zelfa Barrett | Abraham Nova | Kenichi Ogawa | Lamont Roach Jr. |
| 5 | Shavkat Rakhimov | O'Shaquie Foster | Shavkat Rakhimov | Sultan Zaurbek | Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov | Henry Lebron | Bryan Chevalier |
| 6 | Masanori Rikiishi | Roger Gutiérrez | Robson Conceição | Mark Magsayo | Mark Magsayo | Charley Suarez | Liam Wilson |
| 7 | Elnur Samedov | Lamont Roach Jr. | Roger Gutiérrez | Albert Batyrgaziev | Leigh Wood | Shavkat Rakhimov | Henry Lebron |
| 8 | Anthony Cacace | Eduardo Ramirez | Kenichi Ogawa | Christopher Diaz | Eduardo Nunez | Mark Magsayo | Eduardo Nunez |
| 9 | Henry Lebron | Robson Conceição | Lamont Roach Jr. | Jordan White | Michael Magnesi | Anthony Cacace | Joe Cordina |
| 10 | Moussa Gholam | Kenichi Ogawa | Albert Bell | Zhora Hamazaryan | Jadier Herrera | Zelfa Barrett | Sultan Zaurbek |
FAQs On Pro-Boxing Super Featherweight
A. The weight range for the super featherweight division is between 126 pounds (57 kg) and 130 pounds (59 kg).
A. The current champions are Lamont Roach Jr. (WBA), Robson Conceição (WBC), Anthony Cacace (IBF), Emanuel Navarrete (WBO), and Anthony Cacace (IBO).
A. The longest-reigning champion is Brian Mitchell, a South African boxer, who has made 12 title defenses.
A. Lamont Roach Jr. is 29 years old as of August 2024.
