junior lightweight
Americannoun
noun
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Naverrete, 28, is the WBO junior lightweight champion, entering this match with a 38-1 record with 31 knockouts.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
The 34-year-old is a former champion in three separate weight classes – featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight.
From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2022
That bout happened so long ago, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson were still competing, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a junior lightweight nicknamed Pretty Boy rather than Money.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021
Isaac Avelar in a 10-round junior lightweight match.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2020
Roger Gutierrez for Alvarado’s WBA ‘regular’ junior lightweight title in Indio, California on April 25 postponed.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2020
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