junior welterweight
Americannoun
noun
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Pacquiao recently announced a a 10-round welterweight exhibition against former junior welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
The junior welterweight boxer was actually winning the fight at the time, having knocked down Vargas twice already.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
In February, Amir Khan finally fights long-time rival Kell Brook and undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor returns to Scotland to defend his titles against Jack Catterall.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
On the undercard, Jose Zepeda won a unanimous 10-round decision in his 10-round junior welterweight bout with Hank Lundy, scoring a 98-92 on all three scorecards.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2021
My concern deepened when I saw he had weighed in as a junior welterweight.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2017
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