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light heavyweight
noun
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 175 pounds for professionals and 178 pounds for amateurs compare heavyweight, middleweight
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In 2015, he was stripped of his light heavyweight championship following his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a pregnant woman.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
After establishing himself as one of the world's best light heavyweights, the Russian wants to make a mark as a heavyweight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The 40-year-old Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) has a new trainer and is bulking up to 168 pounds after 16 years as a middleweight, while Álvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) is newly humbled and motivated coming off a loss to light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol this year.
—Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2022
Anders is 4-5 as a middleweight and 2-2 as a light heavyweight in UFC.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 3 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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light heavyweight
noun
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 175 pounds
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