superheavyweight

British

/ ˌsuːpəˈhɛvɪweɪt /

noun

1. an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a superheavyweight bout

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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

The attacks, which began on Wednesday, came after the final weight lifting event of the Rio Games, the men’s superheavyweight competition, featuring lifters starting at 105 kilograms, or roughly 230 pounds.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2016

I was a middleweight and he was a superheavyweight.

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

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