middleweight

noun

mid·dle·weight | \ ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌwāt

Definition of middleweight

: one of average weight specifically : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 160 pounds for professionals and 165 pounds for amateurs — compare light heavyweight, welterweight

Examples of middleweight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Holyfield, 58, is set to box Vitor Belfort, 44, a former UFC champion fighter who competed in the heavyweight and middleweight divisions before announcing his retirement in 2018. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021 There were eight boxing champions and many people could name them all at any moment and most everyone could at least name the heavyweight and middleweight kings. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021 The anticipated super middleweight title eliminator between Phoenix native David Benavidez and Jose Uzcátegui originally scheduled for Aug. 28 at Footprint Center has been postponed. — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Li Quan of China is fighting for a middleweight gold, and Richard Torrez Jr. of the United States is in the super heavyweight final. — Ken Belson, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2021 Hebert Sousa won the men’s middleweight final in shocking fashion when his bout with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak was stopped by a third-round knockdown. — San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2021 First Olympic medals for karate are awarded in women’s kata, men’s kumite 67kg and women’s kumite 55kg; men’s featherweight, flyweight and middleweight and women’s lightweight boxing; men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle wrestling. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021 Kazakh middleweight sensation Abilkhan Amankul was gracious Sunday after a narrow quarterfinal loss to Brazil's Hebert Sousa. — Greg Beacham, ajc, 2 Aug. 2021 Kazakh middleweight sensation Abilkhan Amankul was gracious Sunday after a narrow quarterfinal loss to Brazil's Hebert Sousa. — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021

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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middleweight. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.

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middleweight

noun

English Language Learners Definition of middleweight

: a fighter who is in a class of boxers with an upper weight limit of 160 pounds (72 kilograms) : a boxer who is heavier than a lightweight and lighter than a heavyweight

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