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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Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The vacant light heavyweight title is on the line Saturday night as Jiří Procházka and Carlos Ulberg slug it out until one man goes down.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Assuming Trump is in attendance this weekend, there will be two light heavyweight matches as co-main events, including one for the light heavyweight championship.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Andre Ward, who won the Olympic gold medal for light heavyweight boxing in 2004, appeared on stage with Yamaguchi to congratulate her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The vacant light heavyweight title is on the line Saturday night as Jiří Procházka and Carlos Ulberg slug it out until one man goes down.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Assuming Trump is in attendance this weekend, there will be two light heavyweight matches as co-main events, including one for the light heavyweight championship.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Andre Ward, who won the Olympic gold medal for light heavyweight boxing in 2004, appeared on stage with Yamaguchi to congratulate her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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