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Recent Examples of bantamweight
Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Also on the main card is the only ranked fight of the night: a women’s bantamweight bout between No. 10 Karol Rosa of Brazil and No. 12 Nora Cornolle of France.
—Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
John Ramírez defeated Josué Jesús Morales at bantamweight by unanimous decision: 79-73, 80-72, 80-72.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Also on the main card is the only ranked fight of the night: a women’s bantamweight bout between No. 10 Karol Rosa of Brazil and No. 12 Nora Cornolle of France.
—Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
John Ramírez defeated Josué Jesús Morales at bantamweight by unanimous decision: 79-73, 80-72, 80-72.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantamweight
Noun
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Especially when most other middleweight sportsters set you back by at least two grand more.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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The North Carolina native was set to fight at middleweight against Ruziboev but tipped the scales at 190 pounds—four pounds over the non-title limit—forcing the fight to be canceled.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fabian is the brother of former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, who was cornering him during the fight.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Park previously had a fight scheduled on Aug. 9 against ex-world title challenger and No. 10 flyweight Steve Erceg.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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In his first two title defenses, Makhachev faced then-UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Insta360 goes the extra mile with its Go line, a series of featherweight, wearable video cameras for action and vlogging.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Aug. 2025
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Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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And this is a classic 'High Noon' toe-to-toe showdown-at-the-corral heavyweight fight.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Next, tweens can pick a lightweight, hypoallergenic moisturizer with a texture that appeals to them.—
Khanh T.L. Tran,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The only stipulation was that the meeting was to take place at light heavyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The matchup marks a major escalation in competition for Paul (12-1, seven KOs), who turned professional in 2020 and entered the WBA’s cruiserweight rankings at No. 14 in July.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hopefully, this is the last big-money distraction from what should be Paul’s proving ground as a cruiserweight, light heavyweight or even heavyweight pro.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Bantamweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantamweight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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