junior middleweight
Americannoun
noun
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He boxed professionally until 1997, successfully defending the WBA junior middleweight crown six times, including wins over Julian Jackson, Milton McCrory and Donald Curry before moving up a weight class to middleweight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
On the undercard, junior middleweight and Atlanta native Evan Holyfield moved to 8-0 as a professional with a knockout in the second round of journeyman Charles Stanford.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
Brian Castano for Teixeira’s WBO junior middleweight title in Indio, California on April 25 postponed.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2020
Jermall’s twin brother, Jermell Charlo, an undefeated junior middleweight champion, goes up against Tony Harrison.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2018
More recent big-hitters include John “The Beast” Mugabi, a frightening middleweight in the early 1980s, and Kassim Ouma, Uganda’s 2004 junior middleweight champion.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2018
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