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

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
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon at UFC 329, headlining against Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of welterweight

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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.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Definition of bantamweight

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The much-ballyhooed heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota ends abruptly when Golota quits after the second round; later Golota is hospitalized with a concussion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Tech heavyweight Samsung Electronics fell almost 7% on Tuesday as concerns about spending and demand overshadowed a massive increase in the company’s second-quarter operating profit.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 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 former two-division UFC titleholder headlines Saturday’s UFC 329 fight card in a welterweight bout opposite ex-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 July 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

The Gforce Jersey Travel Blanket provides a comfortable layer between me and aggressive air while remaining lightweight enough for year-round use.

— Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
In June 2024, the UFC matched Makhachev against former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 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

The card, which was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between then-champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, drew a live gate of $15,909,243.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 June 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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