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junior heavyweight

American  

noun

  1. a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.


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The Blazers’ strong weekend continued as junior heavyweight Aaron Vernon — a 215-pounder who gives up as many as 70 pounds to his competition — took home a title.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022

Mr Dettinger, a former junior heavyweight champion, was still in custody on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2019

Just last year the sturdily built youth was runner-up in his nation's junior heavyweight competitions.

From Time Magazine Archive

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