light heavyweight

noun

1. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kilograms).

light heavyweight

noun

1. Also called (in Britain): cruiserweight. 

   1. a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds (72.5–79.5 kg)

   2. an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg (165–179 pounds)

   3. ( as modifier )

      a light-heavyweight bout

2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 192–214 pounds (87–97 kg))

Word History and Origins

Origin of light heavyweight¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Raja Jackson — the son of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson — will face criminal charges for delivering a bloody beatdown to a professional wrestler in Los Angeles earlier this year, authorities said Monday.

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He has fought in light heavyweight and has faced physically superior opponents.

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Bugner began boxing as a teenager and quickly rose through the amateur ranks, winning the ABA light heavyweight title at just 17.

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He would also be the oldest oldest champion in a division below light heavyweight and the only active champion to be part of the Boxing Hall of Fame.

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Couture went on to become a mixed martial arts superstar, becoming a six-time UFC champion in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2006.

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