Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Bernard Hopkins (who, upon becoming champion, broke the record for oldest man to win a world title), Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Michael Moorer, Bob Foster, Ann Wolfe, Michael Spinks, Dariusz Michalczewski, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev and Zsolt Erdei.
Charles defeated Archie Moore and Joey Maxim several times in non-title bouts before becoming heavyweight champion and Patterson lost an eight-round decision to Joey Maxim before becoming heavyweight champion himself.
As of October 14, 2024[1] Keys: As of 24 May 2022[update][2] Below is a list of longest reigning light heavyweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign.
The limit of light heavyweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing: In MMA, the light heavyweight division is from 186 lb (84 kg) to 205 lb (93 kg).