The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class.
He began his career as a Lightweight in 1948, continuing to fight in that division for 6 years before finally growing into the Welterweight class.
Mallenius was the 1952 Olympic Bronze Medalist in the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) class.
The Welterweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition.
Wale Omotoso (1985 born in Nigeria) is a professional boxer in the Welterweight class.
Boxer Július Torma won the gold medal in the Welterweight class, despite the fact that he had injured his left arm before the semi-final.
Allen was also a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Team, competing in the Light Welterweight (64 kg) class.
Khan fights in the Light Welterweight (64 kg) class.
Hussain fights in the Welterweight (69 kg) class.
In 1939 he won the silver medal in the Welterweight class in Dublin.