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Recent Examples of flyweight
The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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
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
Born into poverty in the Philippines, Pacquiao became the only boxer to win world titles in eight different divisions, from flyweight to super welterweight.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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
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
Born into poverty in the Philippines, Pacquiao became the only boxer to win world titles in eight different divisions, from flyweight to super welterweight.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyweight
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But that won't be the only fight on the card worth watching, with unbeaten middleweights Misael Rodriguez and Austin Deanda set to battle, alongside a 130-pound clash between Julian Rodriguez and Cain Sandoval.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Big 12 is a league of middleweights and fine margins.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
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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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During his time with Cage Warriors, which spanned 2013 through 2021, Pimblett won and defended the CW featherweight title and fought for that promotion’s lightweight crown.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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New foams have enabled the creation of shoes that are simultaneously soft, fast, tall, and featherweight, bridging previous shoe categories—maximalist not only in form, but also function.—
Dean Stattmann,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bores, once an engineer at Palantir (the AI company involved in helping ICE), has earned the ire of his former bosses, and other tech bro heavyweights, by forcefully campaigning on regulation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here, that body includes an array of West Coast jazz heavyweights, including Carlos Niño on percussion; Nate Mercereau on guitar, percussion, and wind; and Sam Reid and Jamael Dean, both on piano.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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Garcia dominated Mario Barrios to win by unanimous decision and capture the WBC welterweight championship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Tonight, Garcia takes on Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Single-density foam works well for standard impacts and keeps the helmet lightweight and affordable.—
Adam Trenkamp,
Outside,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the lightweights, Cash McClurg (108 pounds) and Emilio Escobar (120) won titles, the latter winning 21-5 for a technical fall.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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