In women's

Women's boxing

Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1902. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. The British Amateur Boxing...

 and junior amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

 pinweight

Pinweight

In women's and junior amateur boxing pinweight is, or has been, a weight class for boxers weighing in under 46kg .In September 2010 the women's class was partly merged into an extended 45-48kg light flyweight division, with women weighing less than 45kg excluded from competition...

 is, or has been, a weight class

Weight class (boxing)

In boxing, a weight class is a standardized weight range for boxers. The upper weight limit for each class is the lower limit of the next higher class. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight in amateur boxing...

 for boxers weighing in under 46kg

Kilogram

The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...

 (before 2003, 45kg).

In September 2010 the women's class was partly merged into an extended 45-48kg light flyweight

Light flyweight

- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

 division, with women weighing less than 45kg excluded from competition. Pinweight is still defined for junior contests.

Women's Amateur Champions at Pinweight

year	World World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...	European European Amateur Boxing Championships The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the European Boxing Confederation...
2001	Elena Sabitova	Oria Mahmoud
2002	Mary Kom Mary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, also known as MC Mary Kom or Mary Kom, is a female boxer from Manipur, India who is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom, a mother of two, is five times World Boxing Champion, successively...
2003		Camelia Negrea
2004		Elena Sabitova
2005	Mary Kom Mary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, also known as MC Mary Kom or Mary Kom, is a female boxer from Manipur, India who is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom, a mother of two, is five times World Boxing Champion, successively...	Elena Sabitova
2006	Mary Kom Mary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, also known as MC Mary Kom or Mary Kom, is a female boxer from Manipur, India who is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom, a mother of two, is five times World Boxing Champion, successively...	Steluta Duta
2007		Steluta Duta
2008	Mary Kom Mary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, also known as MC Mary Kom or Mary Kom, is a female boxer from Manipur, India who is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom, a mother of two, is five times World Boxing Champion, successively...
2009		Svetlana Gnevanova

Sources

• Coming into effect Sep 2010: AIBA, Technical & Competition Rules 2011, Appendix K
• In effect 2002-Aug 2010: AIBA, Technical & Competition Rules, Rule VIb