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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
In the co-main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov will have his second heavyweight bout in the PFL SmartCage.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the light heavyweight has divulged his retirement plans to Ariel Helwani.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Performance of the Night bonuses went to Jiří Procházka, for his third-round TKO of fellow former light heavyweight champion Jamahl Hill, and Jailton Almeida for his first-round TKO of fellow top-10 heavyweight Serghei Spivac.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, wrote Norman Mailer, in Foreman’s dressing room, one of his cornermen, former light heavyweight Archie Moore, also felt dread.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Now, the light heavyweight has divulged his retirement plans to Ariel Helwani.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Performance of the Night bonuses went to Jiří Procházka, for his third-round TKO of fellow former light heavyweight champion Jamahl Hill, and Jailton Almeida for his first-round TKO of fellow top-10 heavyweight Serghei Spivac.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, wrote Norman Mailer, in Foreman’s dressing room, one of his cornermen, former light heavyweight Archie Moore, also felt dread.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the evening’s middleweight co-main event, Cody Brundage faces Julian Marquez.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Whittaker was asked by his co-host Jonny Roses who would win if Pantoja moved up in weight to challenge Merab for his bantamweight title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight Davis Vs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 12-episode season, which will feature men's flyweights and welterweights, will drop every Tuesday on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, starting on May 27 at 10pm ET/7pm PT.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 at superheavyweight, then won 22 straight pro bouts and claimed three of the four major sanctioning bodies’ titles — all before his U.S. debut against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.—
Morgan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2022
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Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Chiara Vercellone,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2022
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Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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