Meanings of lightweight title in English

World lightweight title holder Katie Taylor.

Valero, who had held the WBC lightweight title until recently going for alcohol rehabilitation, was found in his cell.

She will be favourite to win the lightweight title, having won the five previous European belts in the division.

Anthony Crolla was frustrated by the judges as his WBA world lightweight title fight against Darleys Perez was ruled a draw.

Anthony Crolla made a successful first defence of his WBA lightweight title by knocking out Ismael Barroso in Manchester on Saturday.

The second tier Adrien Broner on his way to victory over Gavin Rees in their WBC lightweight title clash in Atlantic City.

The 22-year-old defended her world lightweight title in China in November, coming home from Ningbo City with the boxer of the tournament award.

The Irishman achieved the feat in 2016 when he stopped Eddie Alvarez in a lightweight title fight, adding it to his featherweight title.

Boxing: Amir Khan climbed off the canvas to claim the Commonwealth lightweight title with a thrilling stoppage victory over defending champion Willie Limond.

Conor McGregor has been warned he faces being stripped of his UFC lightweight title if he remains out of the octagon until September.

Boxing:Olympic champion Katie Taylor has decided to stay in amateur boxing and hopes to defend her lightweight title in Rio in four years time.

Boxing:On a busy night of boxing at the National Stadium Andy Murray retained his Irish lightweight title with a fifth-round stoppage against Oisin Fagan.

Boxing: Katie Taylor secured a place in the record books this afternoon with an historic third straight lightweight title at the European Championships in Denmark.

The Israel psychic had allegedly been McDonagh's "secret weapon" in the run-up to January's somewhat odoriferous Irish lightweight title fight against Michael Gomez.

Margate's Takaloo reclaimed the WBU lightweight title in spectacular fashion at Belfast Odyssey Arena tonight when he stopped Dubliner Jim Rock in the ninth round.

For once the violence in the octagon looked secondary as a mass brawl ensued after Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC lightweight title with(...)