junior lightweight

noun

1. a boxer weighing up to 130 pounds (58.5 kilograms), between featherweight and lightweight.

junior lightweight

noun

1. 1. a professional boxer weighing 126–130 pounds (57–59 kg)

   2. ( as modifier )

      a junior-lightweight bout

Example Sentences

The 34-year-old is a former champion in three separate weight classes – featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight.

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Posthumous inductees announced Tuesday include junior lightweight champion Tod Morgan in the Old Timer category and ring announcer Chuck Hull in the Non-Participant category.

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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.

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He also won the WBA junior lightweight title from Santa Cruz.

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Boxer Mikaela Mayer tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss her scheduled junior lightweight bout on Tuesday against Helen Joseph.

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