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
Shakur Stevenson stepped up in weight class and jabbed his way to a second world title early Sunday, beating Jamel Herring by technical knockout in the 10th round of their junior lightweight championship fight.
From Fox News ● Oct. 24, 2021
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
Jonathan Oquendo for Herring’s WBO junior lightweight title in Las Vegas on July 2 postponed to July 14 postponed.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2020
Although the country has six current world champions, only one — junior lightweight Emanuel Lopez — is bigger than Santa Cruz, who fights at 122 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2015
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