middleweight
Use Middleweight in a sentence
lˌweɪt noun
1.
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
adjective
2.
Boxing. of or pertaining to middleweights: the middleweight division.
3.
(of a horse, especially a hunter) able to carry up to 185 pounds (83.9 kg).
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a professional boxer weighing 154--160 pounds (70--72.5 kg) |
| b. an amateur boxer weighing 71--75 kg (157--165 pounds) | |
| c. (as modifier): a middleweight contest | |
| 2. | a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 172--192 pounds (78--87 kg)) |
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