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superheavyweight

British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈhɛvɪweɪt /

noun

    1. an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg

    2. ( as modifier )

      a superheavyweight bout

"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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All three figures broke his own world records in the over-109kg men’s superheavyweight category.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2021

Willett’s current run through the heavyweight and superheavyweight divisions means that goal is reachable within four years, but the eight he’s already spent at the table have definitely taken their toll.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2015

Instead, the sign announced that Anthony Joshua had won another gold medal for Team GB in superheavyweight boxing.

From Time Aug. 13, 2012

Later on Friday Freddie Evans takes on Ukraine's Taras Shelestyuk in a welterweight semi-final while superheavyweight Anthony Joshua is up against Kazakh Ivan Dychko.

From Reuters Aug. 10, 2012

Holley Mangold, 22 and a superheavyweight Olympic weight lifter, is 5-foot-8 and weighs 350 pounds.

From New York Times Jun. 21, 2012

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