bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
ˈban-təm-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight
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In the co-main event, UFC men’s bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
However, fighters like bantamweight champion Patchy Mix and Corey Anderson remain in limbo.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The three-time world champion in the super bantamweight division starred in a fierce trio of fights against Rafael Márquez, brother of Juan Manuel Márquez.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Israel Vazquez, a three-time super bantamweight boxing world champion, has died from cancer at age 46.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
However, fighters like bantamweight champion Patchy Mix and Corey Anderson remain in limbo.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The three-time world champion in the super bantamweight division starred in a fierce trio of fights against Rafael Márquez, brother of Juan Manuel Márquez.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Israel Vazquez, a three-time super bantamweight boxing world champion, has died from cancer at age 46.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bantamweight. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
-ˌwāt
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 118 pounds
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