light heavyweight

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Recent Examples on the Web There’s no doubt that Jones is the best light heavyweight to ever compete for the UFC. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 His only two career losses came against the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. 11 years ago and in a surprise defeat against Russian Dmitry Bivol in 2022 after making the brief step up to light heavyweight. Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024 Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024 That fight card is headlined by the undisputed light heavyweight championship between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, and co-headlined by Shakur Stevenson’s Matchroom Boxing debut against Joe Cordina. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for light heavyweight 

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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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