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 his final fight at bantamweight, Inoue knocked out Paul Butler to win the WBO bantamweight crown and earn undisputed champion status in the 118-pound division.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Out of 14 bouts, seven ended by referee stoppage, including a counter right hand by bantamweight fighter Malcolm Wellmaker with 1 minute, 59 seconds left in the first round to knock out Cameron Saaiman.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Out of 14 bouts, seven ended by referee stoppage, including a counter right hand by bantamweight fighter Malcolm Wellmaker with 1 minute, 59 seconds left in the first round to knock out Cameron Saaiman.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 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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