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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
The only stipulation was that the meeting was to take place at light heavyweight.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion, holding the title twice, with his second reign lasting from December 2018 to August 2020.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won the light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion, holding the title twice, with his second reign lasting from December 2018 to August 2020.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
Noun
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It’s made of breathable cotton and has a lightweight, yet warm, polyester fill to keep you cozy without overheating.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Boosting Serum is a lightweight, brightening formula designed to even tone and revive dull, tired skin.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers blocked a field goal as time expired to put an exclamation point on a signature win against a 4A heavyweight.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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This fall's live music scene is stacked full of hip-hop heavyweights and soulful R&B artists.—
Maria Leontaras,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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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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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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Ricky Hatton, a former boxing world champion in the light-welterweight and welterweight divisions, has died.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 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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Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 at superheavyweight, then won 22 straight pro bouts and claimed three of the four major sanctioning bodies’ titles — all before his U.S. debut against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.—
Morgan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2022
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Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Chiara Vercellone,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2022
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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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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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