bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight ˈban-təm-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That was about the highlight of his bantamweight contender bout against Merab Dvalishvili, though. 
Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 The 37-year old Cruz (24-3) has won two consecutive fights and overcome a series of injuries, including three ACL surgeries, to rise to No. 8 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Amanda Nunes will look to avenge a UFC 269 loss to Julianna Peña that cost her the bantamweight title. Xl Media, cleveland, 30 July 2022 Just the way the two-time bantamweight (135 pounds) champion likes it. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 For example, a player could wager $800 on Pedro Munhoz to win his bantamweight fight against Sean O’Malley. Xl Media, cleveland, 2 July 2022 Nunes, 34, was the UFC’s two-belt champion before she was knocked off her bantamweight throne. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Vargas, a 5-foot-5 bantamweight and a 2016 U.S. Olympian, was back in the ring for the first time after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. Terry Gilliam Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2022 The Washington native dazzled in a bantamweight showdown at UFC Long Island on Saturday with a sparkling performance against Jack Shore (16-1-0). oregonlive, 16 July 2022 See More
Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 The 37-year old Cruz (24-3) has won two consecutive fights and overcome a series of injuries, including three ACL surgeries, to rise to No. 8 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Amanda Nunes will look to avenge a UFC 269 loss to Julianna Peña that cost her the bantamweight title. Xl Media, cleveland, 30 July 2022 Just the way the two-time bantamweight (135 pounds) champion likes it. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 For example, a player could wager $800 on Pedro Munhoz to win his bantamweight fight against Sean O’Malley. Xl Media, cleveland, 2 July 2022 Nunes, 34, was the UFC’s two-belt champion before she was knocked off her bantamweight throne. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Vargas, a 5-foot-5 bantamweight and a 2016 U.S. Olympian, was back in the ring for the first time after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. Terry Gilliam Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2022 The Washington native dazzled in a bantamweight showdown at UFC Long Island on Saturday with a sparkling performance against Jack Shore (16-1-0). oregonlive, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
bantamweight
noun
as in middleweight
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