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light flyweight

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noun

    1. an amateur boxer weighing not more than 48 kg (106 pounds)

    2. ( as modifier )

      a light-flyweight fight

  1. a wrestler in a similar weight category

"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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Their heart-warming relationship and the boxer’s hard-knock backstory attracted notice that was rare for small fighters like Gonzales, a light flyweight who weighed in at 106 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2018

Nico Hernandez, a light flyweight, took home bronze.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2016

Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan captured the gold medal in the light flyweight division, defeating Yurberjen Martínez of Colombia by unanimous decision.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2016

The light flyweight has also represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in India in 2010 and Scotland in 2014.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2014

Zou Shiming of China defended his light flyweight gold medal from Beijing with a 13-10 victory over Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon, who angrily protested the result.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2012

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