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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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Delicious Orie, England's superheavyweight champion from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, was another who believed the result was unfair.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2021

How a Monster arm wrestler sets up the machine separates the pros from the rookies, superheavyweight contender John Deters said.

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

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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