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junior flyweight

American  

noun

  1. a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kilograms), between minimumweight and flyweight.


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She won a minimum weight title in 2021 and a junior flyweight title less than three months after that.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2023

He made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight in 1995, at the age of 16, fighting his way out of abject poverty to become one of the world’s highest-paid athletes.

From Fox News Sep. 29, 2021

He made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight in 1995, at the age of 16, fighting his way out of abject poverty to become one of the world’s highest paid athletes.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2021

DeeJay Kriel for Alvarado’s IBF junior flyweight title in Indio, California on April 25 postponed.

From Washington Times Mar. 31, 2020

The nickname conjures the image of a junior flyweight priest getting into the ring, collar and all.

From The Guardian May 28, 2014

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