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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
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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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Prior to that fight, Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion with a ninth-round TKO win over Errol Spence Jr in 2023.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film is a biopic of Christy Martin, a WBC female super welterweight champ.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over his career, Inoue won and defended the WBO junior bantamweight title seven times before moving to bantamweight for nine bouts.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Naoya Inoue, who is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters and 30-0, is defending his super bantamweight title on Sunday in Japan, just hours after Álvarez and Crawford fight.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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While the decision was ridiculous, neither of them is going to strike fear in the hearts of the top heavyweights.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fans also witnessed a matchup between South Shore teams that needed triple overtime to be decided, as Patriot League heavyweight Duxbury emerged victorious on the road against a very talented Abington squad (a 52-44 final).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 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 the main event, recent UFC featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes faces the surging Jean Silva, who is undefeated since joining the UFC in 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds after both fighters missed weight.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is a lightweight, tactile eBook reader that is doing its best impression of a phone.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This lightweight, silky formula pairs broad-spectrum sun protection with antioxidant-rich white tea to help fend off free radicals and environmental stressors that can accelerate visible aging.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The only stipulation was that the meeting was to take place at light heavyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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