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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
The vacant light heavyweight title is on the line Saturday night as Jiří Procházka and Carlos Ulberg slug it out until one man goes down.
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Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Assuming Trump is in attendance this weekend, there will be two light heavyweight matches as co-main events, including one for the light heavyweight championship.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Andre Ward, who won the Olympic gold medal for light heavyweight boxing in 2004, appeared on stage with Yamaguchi to congratulate her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
While Prochazka looks to earn another title opportunity, Carlos Ulberg has emerged as a potential contender in the light heavyweight division.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Assuming Trump is in attendance this weekend, there will be two light heavyweight matches as co-main events, including one for the light heavyweight championship.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Andre Ward, who won the Olympic gold medal for light heavyweight boxing in 2004, appeared on stage with Yamaguchi to congratulate her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026
While Prochazka looks to earn another title opportunity, Carlos Ulberg has emerged as a potential contender in the light heavyweight division.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
Noun
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Yoon’s a lightweight, but his wife drinks like a pro.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Ilia Topuria, a Georgian-Spanish lightweight who’s ranked the second-best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, is scheduled to face American Justin Gaethje in the main event.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Which heavyweights are looking good?—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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My heavyweight struggled and was advised to move down to light heavyweight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Strickland went 5-0 at middleweight before the UFC booked him against a rising Alex Pereira in July 2022.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Last February, the Mexican super middleweight signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season that was widely reported to be worth $400 million.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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That card, which is headlined by a pivotal bantamweight matchup between Song Yadong and former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, has a special early start time for those viewing the event on Paramount+ in North America.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Rounding out the local talent will be East Palo Alto native Hector Fajardo, who will be fighting ex-UFC bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath in a featherweight kickboxing match.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Askren will face former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in a wrestling match at Real American Freestyle 11 on July 18, his 42nd birthday, in Milwaukee.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The 37-year-old became UFC’s first Palestinian champion at UFC 304 in July 2024 before losing the welterweight belt to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 in May 2025.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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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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After defending her World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association featherweight titles with a unanimous decision over Reina Tellez in January, Serrano (49-4-1) defeated Cheyenne Hanson on May 30 in El Paso, Texas, tying the record for most knockouts (32) in the history of women’s boxing.—
Scott Allen,
Time,
9 June 2026
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McGregor, a former two-division UFC champion, is set to face ex-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway in a rematch.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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