Thesaurus results for MIDDLEWEIGHT

middleweight

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as in welterweight

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Recent Examples of middleweight The competition categories include lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 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 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 Gastelum has missed weight on several occasions in the past, both at welterweight and middleweight. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middleweight

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Noun

In the main event, two fighters looking to remain in the top 15 of the UFC’s welterweight division face off.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of welterweight

Noun

Japan’s Junto Nakatani recently lost for the first time to Inoue in an entertaining fight after moving up from bantamweight but as a three-weight world champion is still very highly regarded.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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

Definition of bantamweight

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Last month, technology heavyweights such as Microsoft, Palantir and Nvidia signed a letter urging policymakers to avoid restricting open-weight models and suppressing competition.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The upbeat results lifted global tech stocks, including major gains for Asian heavyweights.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of heavyweight

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

The main event features a compelling featherweight clash between Yair Rodriguez and Jean Silva.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 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

Noun

Its lightweight, plug-and-play design and vibrant blue LED lighting make taking your gaming library to a friend's dorm effortless for under $300 right now.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Brooklinen’s take on an organic comforter now has more than 1,200 five-star reviews and comes in a lightweight, an all-season, or a heavyweight version.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

Three championships changed hands with the crowning of new AAA Latin American, cruiserweight and world tag team champions.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
In the co-main event, undefeated cruiserweight Robin Safar (19-0, 13 KOs) will be fighting for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title against Argentine fighter Yamil Peralta (18-1-1, 10 KOs) in a 12-round bout.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 May 2026

Definition of cruiserweight

Noun

An interim light heavyweight title fight between Ankalaev and Jiri Prochazka or Paulo Costa makes sense.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 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

Definition of light heavyweight

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