light heavyweight


noun
  1. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kilograms).

Origin of light heavyweight

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for light heavyweight

light heavyweight

noun
  1. Also called (in Britain): cruiserweight

    • a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds (72.5–79.5 kg)

    • an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg (165–179 pounds)

    • (as modifier): a light-heavyweight bout

  2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 192–214 pounds (87–97 kg))

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