Light Heavyweight Weight Limit
The light heavyweight limit is 175 lb (79.4 kg). This guide sets out the exact numbers, the divisions around it and how the weigh-in, the cut and rehydration can affect who shows up at full strength, which is a live betting angle. Prices are fixed-odds in rand.
The exact limit
A light heavyweight must weigh no more than 175 lb (79.4 kg) at the weigh-in. The division directly below is super-middleweight at 168 lb (76.2 kg); above it is cruiserweight at 200 lb. World-title weigh-ins are normally held the day before the fight, so a fighter can rehydrate overnight and step into the ring heavier than the figure on the scale.
Cuts, rehydration and catchweights
Fighters who walk around well above 175 lb cut weight to make the limit, then rehydrate after weighing in. A hard cut can leave a fighter drained, slow or weak on the night, which is worth weighing before backing them. A catchweight is an agreed limit between two divisions; it can leave one fighter naturally bigger. Match-night condition feeds straight into method of victory and over/under rounds markets.
Frequently asked questions
What is the light heavyweight weight limit?
175 lb, which is 79.4 kg. A fighter must be at or under this figure at the official weigh-in.
When is the light heavyweight weigh-in held?
For world-title fights the weigh-in is normally the day before, letting fighters rehydrate overnight and enter the ring above 175 lb.