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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The Ramona Community Planning Group has joined a number of other local groups to support the renaming of the Ramona Post Office in honor of light heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Also, former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will battle Khalil Rountree Jr. in a fight that could steal the show.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That event will is headlined by the finals fights for the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion, holding the title twice, with his second reign lasting from December 2018 to August 2020.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Also, former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will battle Khalil Rountree Jr. in a fight that could steal the show.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That event will is headlined by the finals fights for the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion, holding the title twice, with his second reign lasting from December 2018 to August 2020.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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