the cmll world light heavyweight championship ("campeonato mundial de peso semicompleto del cmll" in spanish) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by consejo mundial de lucha libre (cmll) since 1991. as it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via legitimate competition; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. the official definition of the light heavyweight division in mexico is between and , but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to. because cmll puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the heavyweight division, which is considered the most important championship by most promotions outside mexico.