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Recent Examples of cruiserweight
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.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Paul has been fighting at cruiserweight (175-200 lbs), and is ranked 14th in that division by the WBA.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Paul's win on Saturday resulted in him getting ranked for the first time, coming in at No. 14 in the WBA cruiserweight rankings.
—Scott Thompson , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Rey Mysterio remains one of the most beloved and influential wrestlers of his generation, proving that cruiserweights and luchadors could be main event level talent.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Paul has been fighting at cruiserweight (175-200 lbs), and is ranked 14th in that division by the WBA.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Paul's win on Saturday resulted in him getting ranked for the first time, coming in at No. 14 in the WBA cruiserweight rankings.
—Scott Thompson , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Rey Mysterio remains one of the most beloved and influential wrestlers of his generation, proving that cruiserweights and luchadors could be main event level talent.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiserweight
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Last February, the Mexican super middleweight signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season that was widely reported to be worth $400 million.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Bimota has also added a titanium Akrapovič silencer to the middleweight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
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Conor Benn earned a 10-round unanimous decision over Regis Prograis to bolster his case for a title shot against WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cooking for heavyweights such as Joseph Parker, who introduced him to Fury, is one challenge, but helping American former world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr, who had to battle to make 147lbs, was a different project.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The feud between the two countries further escalated in 1978 when Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Gómez and Mexican boxer Carlos Zárate fought for the super bantamweight title in an event hosted in San Juan.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sean O’Malley Back in the Win Column The former UFC bantamweight champion is back in the winners column after a two-year drought.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Ne-Yo, who has been collaborating with Nashville heavyweights like Luke Laird, Rhett Akins, and Charles Kelley of Lady A, has been slowly releasing some of the music he’s recorded in Nashville.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Index heavyweight Softbank Group Corp gained over 6%.—
Sean Conlon,Sarah Min,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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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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Women’s world featherweight champion Shoko Nakajima currently sits on top of the division, but there are several others who are making waves and could certainly contend for the title in months and weeks to come.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In July, McKee returned to featherweight and took on Akhmed Magomedov, one of many disciples of former UFC great Khabib Nurmagomedov.—
Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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For example, my mom and aunt both adore the lightweight feel and matte finish of the Supergoop!—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Sony XM6s look a lot like the previous-gen XM5s, with matte plastic materials that keep the build lightweight and functional.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Cruiserweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiserweight. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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