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bantamweight

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Definition of bantamweight

as in middleweight

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Recent Examples of bantamweight 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, 24 Aug. 2026 Japan’s Junto Nakatani recently lost for the first time to Inoue in an entertaining fight after moving up from bantamweight but as a three-weight world champion is still very highly regarded. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026 In a bantamweight battle, Mario Bautista (18-3-0) defeated Cory Sandhagen (18-7-0) by unanimous decision, after taking advantage of a first-round leg kick and applying pressure in each round after. — W.g. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bantamweight

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Lopez, a former sparring partner, seeks to become a three-division champion, moving up to 147 lbs following a loss at junior middleweight, and is adopting a less braggadocious pre-fight stance.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Even though the press material calls it a middleweight, my motorcycle brain refuses to do the same.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 May 2026

Definition of middleweight

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Getty Images Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero to win the WBA welterweight title on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Saturday night marked his seventh consecutive title-fight victory since October 2022 — the first five for the lightweight title and the past two for the welterweight strap.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of welterweight

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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

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The Cuban won flyweight gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later unified the WBA and IBF featherweight titles, and this is his bare-knuckle debut.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 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

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Coming into the fight, the headlines were all about Itauma, the 21-year-old Brit with a chance to make history by becoming the youngest heavyweight to win a world title since Mike Tyson did so at age 20 in 1986.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
How would Leading Change be able to knock heads against the heavyweights of the division at a mile and a quarter distance?

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

Rakic had lost four straight at light heavyweight before moving up.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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

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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