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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
While Prochazka looks to earn another title opportunity, Carlos Ulberg has emerged as a potential contender in the light heavyweight division.
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On October 19, Borralho gave the DWCS another shot, this time at light heavyweight.
—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
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On October 19, Borralho gave the DWCS another shot, this time at light heavyweight.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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The Extra Virgin Hydrating Face Oil is a lightweight yet deeply moisturizing option for the face, neck and hands, helping promote a fresh, radiant appearance without clogging pores.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The midsole features foam cushions that provide excellent support while keeping the shoe lightweight.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The competition categories include lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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The current race similarly features a political heavyweight, a wealthy businessman with a substantial advertising presence, and underdog candidates defying expectations about their viability.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bimota has also added a titanium Akrapovič silencer to the middleweight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the eighties, Thorn boxed professionally, as a middleweight, ultimately fighting Roberto Durán, a five-time world champ, before turning to a career as a guitarist and singer.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The feud between the two countries further escalated in 1978 when Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Gómez and Mexican boxer Carlos Zárate fought for the super bantamweight title in an event hosted in San Juan.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sean O’Malley Back in the Win Column The former UFC bantamweight champion is back in the winners column after a two-year drought.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight after Fundora battered Thurman repeatedly, the former unified welterweight champion's bloody face showing the damage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Theories abound that Mayweather recognized his enduring marketability when Pacquiao fought astonishingly well in a draw against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in 2025.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 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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Rousey, 39, and Carano, 43, will face off as featherweights (145 pounds).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Volkanovski, widely considered one of the greatest featherweights in UFC history, gets another shot at Lopes after their first meeting, this time fighting in front of his home crowd in Sydney.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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