A month ago, Yoali Mejia Mosqueda was the WBO’s second-ranked flyweight. He now advances to the top spot, despite his latest win coming against an unranked opponent.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unbeaten Cebuano boxing prospect Arvin Jhon Paciones has mysteriously disappeared from the World Boxing Association (WBA) junior flyweight rankings, despite being the division ...

Ricardo Sandoval has followed in the footsteps of Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez by becoming the latest American flyweight world champion. Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs) edged a split decision over Kenshiro Teraji ...

Not only is flyweight a weight class with plenty of history, it has also produced some of the finest boxers in the sport. First established as a professional boxing weight class in 1911, it is one of ...

Women’s undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora (17-0, 9 KOs) is slowly making her way into the conversation of being one of the faces of women’s boxing. When you read that, it may scream ...

Erik Badillo’s win last month in a WBC junior flyweight title eliminator has also landed him a top ranking with the WBO. Badillo, 18-0 (8 KOs), won a wide decision on July 12 over Gerardo Zapata. That ...

Stephen Muchoki, light flyweight boxer , receive a new set of uniform and equipment from the Orbitsports Limited textile manager Karim Manji, August 1984. [photo courtesy] The 1978 World Boxing ...

Kenshiro Teraji was aiming to bounce back from defeat and become a three-weight world champion against IBF super flyweight ruler Willibaldo Garcia. However, Garcia (23-6-2, 13 KOs) was taken ill after ...