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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 May 2026
Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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.
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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.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
5 May 2026
Carlos Ulberg fought through an injured right knee to capture the light heavyweight title in UCF 327.
—
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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Wear lightweight, loose and light-colored clothing and a brimmed hat.
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The lightweight frames have rubber temple grips and adjustable nose pads.
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The result dashed hopes of a team touted as dark horses who could make a long run in the tournament by beating traditional soccer heavyweights such as Brazil.
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Cape Verde earned a shocking draw with heavyweight Spain at Atlanta Stadium.
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Boxing fans are eagerly anticipating a major junior middleweight clash this Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
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Even though the press material calls it a middleweight, my motorcycle brain refuses to do the same.
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Luana Santos was thrilled as her win on Saturday over Karol Rosa vaulted her into the Top 5 of the women's bantamweight division.
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Freedom 250 is rounded out with names the UFC wants to become stars, like the bantamweight Sean O’Malley with his colorful hair and Bo Nickal, a former NCAA wrestling star who keeps getting ripe chances despite mixed results.
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His teammate, former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, broke the news, even suggesting a potential matchup against Rafael Fiziev.
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Standing 6-1 and weighing in south of 190 pounds, Aaram-Olsen was one of the only welterweight forward types of Vancouver’s 2026 draft class.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
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Lightweight's top tier is even more grappling-heavy than featherweight's, so the same vulnerabilities that hurt him at 145 could follow him up.
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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.
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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