State championships are recognized in fourteen classes; the classes for professional boxers and the maximum weights for each class are:
- A. junior flyweight: one hundred eight pounds;
- B. flyweight: one hundred twelve pounds;
- C. bantamweight: one hundred eighteen pounds;
- D. junior featherweight: one hundred twenty-two pounds;
- E. featherweight: one hundred twenty-six pounds;
- F. junior lightweight: one hundred thirty pounds;
- G. lightweight: one hundred thirty-five pounds;
- H. junior welterweight: one hundred forty pounds;
- I. welterweight: one hundred forty-seven pounds;
- J. junior middleweight: one hundred fifty-four pounds;
- K. middleweight: one hundred sixty pounds;
- L. light heavyweight: one hundred seventy-five pounds;
- M. cruiserweight: one hundred ninety pounds; and
- N. heavyweight: no maximum weight for any contestant.
History: Laws 2024, ch. 30, § 9.
ANNOTATIONS
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 60-2A-30 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 2024, ch. 30 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 15, 2024, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.