light welterweightn.adj.
/ˌlʌɪt ˈwɛltəweɪt/, U.S. /ˌlaɪt ˈwɛltərˌweɪt/ Originally and chiefly Boxing.
A. n.
A weight class in some forms of boxing and certain other combat sports, usually falling between lightweight and welterweight (see note). Also: a boxer or other competitor in this weight class. Cf. light welter n.The exact weight categories and weight limits vary in different sports and have changed over time; they also vary according to other factors such as the professional status and gender of competitors.
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welter1804
lightweight1817
middleweight1847
heavyweight1857
light middleweight1885
light-heavyweight1887
featherweight1889
light-heavy1892
light welterweight1892
welter weight1896
light welter1904
super heavyweight1907
middle1908
fly-weight1911
heavy1913
superheavy1917
cruiser-weight1920
light flyweight1922
cruiser1928
mini-flyweight1971
1892 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. 98 Welter weight is a term borrowed from horse-racing, and means in light welter weight one stone above the scale.
1958 Times 26 Apr. 10/6 There was plenty of sound and fury from both light-welterweights.
1990 Irish Times 27 Apr. 17/6 They will be meeting the two Scottish champions, Ian Black at light welterweight and Andy Craig at welterweight.
2015 L. Mckenzie Getting By 85 Tony was a light welterweight and won the Commonwealth Championship in 1986.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the weight class light welterweight (see sense A.); designating a boxer or other competitor in this class.
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1900 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 5 May 2/7 Matty Matthews, of New York, who holds the title of light welterweight champion of the world.
1958 Irish Times 8 Mar. 3/2 J. Higgins..managed to retain his light-welterweight title thanks to some powerful punching.
2012 M. Hurley Ringside Refl. 70 Fighting on the undercard that night was..light welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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