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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

Zhabotinsky earned a bronze medal at his first Ukrainian state championship in 1957 and in 1963 broke his first of 19 world superheavyweight records.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2016

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

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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