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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Sulaiman added that Benn kept him informed of his decision to take on Eubank at a higher weight, but requested throughout that time that the WBC keep him at welterweight.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
British boxer Conor Benn will challenge WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas, and in his corner for his shot at the title will be Off-White.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of welterweight

Noun

In front of adoring fans in Shanghai, the UFC veteran and perennial contender in the UFC bantamweight division scored a shocking upset win over Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event on Saturday.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Tete held the World Boxing Federation flyweight title from 2007 to 2008 and the World Boxing Organization bantamweight title in 2017 and 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bantamweight

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His title defense begins Wednesday against Bear 164, Bucky, one of the river's emerging heavyweights.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Referee Frank Trigg immediately stopped the fight, giving Sharaf his first UFC victory and a finish tied for the third-fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 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

Ki picked the 145-pound featherweight class because of its relative depth, and Chou said getting 32 fighters into a bracket requires a deeper pool, perhaps 50 fighters, to have alternates.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Pilla defeated Angel Colon in a 145-pound featherweight bout by way of a second-round TKO.

— Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of featherweight

Noun

The terry cloth also hits that sweet spot between lightweight and substantial, which is especially ideal for transitional weather.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 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

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