bantam-weight
təmˌweɪt noun
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a flyweight and a featherweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a professional boxer weighing 112--118 pounds (51--53.5 kg) |
| b. an amateur boxer weighing 51--54 kg (112--119 pounds) | |
| c. (as modifier): the bantamweight champion | |
| 2. | a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115--126 pounds (52--57 kg)) |
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