The boxing world has to begin somewhere, and the unheralded minimum weight class, or straw weight class is where it all starts. The tiny 105 pound fighters have frames that jockeys would be quite envious of. Not much is known about all of the fighters in this class, however here’s a run down of the biggest names.

Minimum weight division rankings last updated June 2009.

1. Raul Garcia – Undefeated at 26-0-1 with 16 knockouts, Raul Garcia is the IBF titleholder at 105 pounds and has made three successful defenses of the strap.
2. Roman Gonzlaez – Holding the WBA version of the championship, the hard hitting Nicaraguan stands at 23-0 with 20 knockouts and has his second title defense coming up in July against Katsunari Takayama.
3. Oleydong Sithsamerchai – Another undefeated titleholder in the minimum weight division (imagine the chaos if there were three concurrent undefeated titleholders in welterweight or middleweight?), Sithsamerchai is fresh off his second title defense, this one against longtime veteran Muhammad Rachman. He has only 12 knockouts amongst 31 wins.
4. Donnie Nietes – The WBO titleholder, Nietes has made two successful title defenses and hasn’t lost in almost five years. His record stands at 24-1-3 with 14 KO victories.
5. Manuel Vargas – The interim WBO titleholder, Vargas lost two of his first three professional bouts and has lost only one in the last 9 years.

More Boxing Weight Class Rankings

• 105-108 lbs – Boxing Junior Flyweight Division Rankings

Written by: Jake Emen