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Recent Examples of cruiserweight
Now at 39, Chávez will face Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul in a cruiserweight contest scheduled for June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The Paul-Perry will be an eight-round boxing match at cruiserweight, with both fighters using 10-ounce gloves.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The Paul-Perry will be an eight-round boxing match at cruiserweight, with both fighters using 10-ounce gloves.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiserweight
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In January 2020, Shields moved down to junior middleweight to face Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO titles in that weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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At the time of that scrap, Magny was the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s welterweight division, while Rodriguez was No. 14.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Johnson bounced back from that setback with a May 2024 majority decision win over Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
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At 87 percent merino wool (blended with nylon), these are also very durable while remaining lightweight (10.3 ounces for a men's large).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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Not only is the Switchback crazy lightweight, it's purposely designed to be as compact and low-riding as possible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 July 2025
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Daniels is the current IBF light heavyweight champ and former IBF heavyweight titleholder.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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“Cruiserweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiserweight. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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