What 112lbs asks of a fighter

Flyweight has a limit of 112lbs (50.8kg). It sits above light flyweight and strawweight, and below super flyweight and bantamweight. It was the lightest of boxing's eight traditional weight classes.

At that weight a technical flaw has nowhere to hide. A single shot ends fewer fights, so the best flyweights win rounds with footwork, timing and steady work. Speed takes the place of power. A fighter's ring IQ is easier to see because there's less brute force covering it.

To place flyweight against its neighbours, the boxing weight class finder takes a weight in pounds or kilograms. It shows the division that weight falls into, with the limits either side. If you came to boxing through a big pay-per-view and want somewhere new to look, the which division should you follow? quiz asks a few questions about the fights you enjoy and suggests a division.

Why it gets overlooked

Pay-per-view stars are mostly built on knockouts, and knockouts are rarer at 112lbs than at 168 or 200. Networks and promoters have tended to back bigger fighters who sell finishes.

Many of the division's best fighters have come from Japan, Mexico and Central America. Plenty of them fought away from the promoters behind the big American and British broadcast deals. That leaves a division with a lot of quality and few marquee slots. Finding the best flyweights takes a little more effort.

The rivalry of the last decade

Roman Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada fought each other three times. Their fights produced some of the best technical boxing in the lighter weights, with two small men solving each other's problems fight by fight. Gonzalez spent years near the top of pound-for-pound lists. He built that name on relentless, intelligent pressure, and Estrada matched him for craft.

Japan's part in it

Kenshiro Teraji has done similar work for Japanese boxing at flyweight, with the sharp, disciplined style that Japanese gyms are known for. The piece on Japan's golden generation looks at why Japan keeps producing fighters like him.

Where the division stands now

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez has moved between flyweight and super flyweight. He took a technical style built at the lighter weight up against bigger men.

Britain has Galal Yafai, who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. He has built his professional career on the same disciplined base. Sunny Edwards is one of the more distinctive stylists British boxing has produced at this weight.

Flyweight is as competitive as any division in the sport, even if it rarely gets the broadcast time to show it.

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Heavyweight title fights will probably keep filling the biggest arenas. Flyweight is where to look for boxing at its most technical, where a fighter can't cover a mistake with size.