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junior lightweight

American

noun

a boxer weighing up to 130 pounds (58.5 kilograms), between featherweight and lightweight.

junior lightweight British

noun

1. a professional boxer weighing 126–130 pounds (57–59 kg)
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a junior-lightweight bout

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Naverrete, 28, is the WBO junior lightweight champion, entering this match with a 38-1 record with 31 knockouts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Shakur Stevenson stepped up in weight class and jabbed his way to a second world title early Sunday, beating Jamel Herring by technical knockout in the 10th round of their junior lightweight championship fight.

From Fox News • Oct. 24, 2021

Stephen Blea was one of three judges ringside Friday night in Tucson as hometown hero Oscar Valdez took on Robson Conceicao in a junior lightweight title bout.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2021

That bout happened so long ago, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson were still competing, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a junior lightweight nicknamed Pretty Boy rather than Money.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

Although the country has six current world champions, only one — junior lightweight Emanuel Lopez — is bigger than Santa Cruz, who fights at 122 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015

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