LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

light heavyweight

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Recent Examples of light heavyweight The card, which was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between then-champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, drew a live gate of $15,909,243. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In the co-main event, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane vanquished Brazilian star Alex Pereira by knocking out the former light heavyweight and middleweight champion in the second round. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Theodore Roosevelt boxed as a light heavyweight at Harvard and carried his fancy for the sport into his presidency—well, up to a point. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 Former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champ Bellew is a British fighter who has forged a successful career as a pundit since retiring. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for light heavyweight

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Noun

The Gforce Jersey Travel Blanket provides a comfortable layer between me and aggressive air while remaining lightweight enough for year-round use.

— Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
In June 2024, the UFC matched Makhachev against former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

This comes after index heavyweight SK Hynix sank over 10% in Asian trade.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

Garbrandt, once an undefeated bantamweight king, now holds a 15-8 record, with most losses coming by finish.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
In a bantamweight battle, Mario Bautista (18-3-0) defeated Cory Sandhagen (18-7-0) by unanimous decision, after taking advantage of a first-round leg kick and applying pressure in each round after.

— W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of bantamweight

Noun

An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon at UFC 329, headlining against Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of welterweight

Noun

During his initial run with the promotion, Horiguchi was 7-1 with his only loss being an April 2015 submission setback to then-flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
That’s not to forget the only women’s fight of the evening as flyweights Maycee Barber and Karine Silva face off, with the former hoping to extend a six-win streak after more than 18 months out following serious health problems.

— Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

Definition of flyweight

Noun

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
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

Definition of superheavyweight

Noun

The former two-division UFC titleholder headlines Saturday’s UFC 329 fight card in a welterweight bout opposite ex-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Just a year after the company's first foray into motocross bikes, Ducati has unveiled the Desmo250 MX, a fire-breathing featherweight built to dominate tracks with possibly the highest revving engine in its class.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026

Definition of featherweight

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