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junior middleweight

American  

noun

  1. a boxer weighing up to 154 pounds (69.3 kilograms), between welterweight and middleweight.


junior middleweight British  

noun

    1. a professional boxer weighing 147–154 pounds (66.5–70 kg)

    2. ( as modifier ) Compare light middleweight

      the junior-middleweight championship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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