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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 perhaps the biggest news is the addition of a brand-new naked middleweight called the 675NK.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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Crawford’s last fight was as a light middleweight, meaning the American will be stepping up two weight classes to fight the Mexican.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
12 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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In July 2023, Inoue moved up to junior featherweight, claiming the WBC and WBO belts in his first fight in his new weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 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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Why the disparity in box office results between the social media heavyweights?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rountree shared his thoughts on how Pereira would perform as a heavyweight.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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The eventual world super welterweight champ and Boxing Hall of Famer’s toughest fights would come outside the ring, however, over family, identity, and a relationship with Jim that turns dangerous and life-threatening.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nicknamed ‘the Hitman,’ Hatton won the WBA,IBO and IBF light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight world championship during his 15-year professional career before retiring in 2012.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
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Standouts include the brand’s Pro-Collagen Marine Oil, a lightweight antiaging facial serum that plumps skin and reduces fine lines, plus the Cleansing Balm, a Glamour-editor favorite that gently removes makeup, dirt, and oil.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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Replacing gel with teased roots, her lightweight, yet voluminous style conjured up Houston’s texture, like at her Madison Square Garden performance circa 1988.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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