light heavyweight
noun
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 175 pounds for professionals and 178 pounds for amateurs compare heavyweight, middleweight
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Laila retired from the sport in 2007 as an undefeated super middleweight and light heavyweight champion.
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Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Instead, viewers are tuning in for what ultimately might be a much better contest between light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former champ Jiří Procházka.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 29 June 2024
The main event now is a title fight between Brazilian Alex Pereira (10-2) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Czech fighter Jiří Procházka (30-4-1) in a re-match.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 29 June 2024
In 2015, he was stripped of his light heavyweight championship following his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a pregnant woman.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Instead, viewers are tuning in for what ultimately might be a much better contest between light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former champ Jiří Procházka.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 29 June 2024
The main event now is a title fight between Brazilian Alex Pereira (10-2) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Czech fighter Jiří Procházka (30-4-1) in a re-match.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 29 June 2024
In 2015, he was stripped of his light heavyweight championship following his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a pregnant woman.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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