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Recent Examples of cruiserweight
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.
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Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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 earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
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Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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
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 earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiserweight
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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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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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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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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“Cruiserweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiserweight. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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