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单词 light heavyweight
释义

light heavyweight


noun

a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kilograms).

Origin of light heavyweight

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby light heavyweight

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Example sentences from the Web for light heavyweight

  • We first met Muhammad Ali as Cassius Clay -- the slender, charismatic 18-year-old light-heavyweight gold medalist in 1960 in Rome.

    Why Spectators Sports Thrive or Die|Michael Tomasky|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for light heavyweight

light heavyweight

noun

Also called (in Britain): cruiserweight
  1. a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds (72.5–79.5 kg)
  2. an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg (165–179 pounds)
  3. (as modifier)a light-heavyweight bout
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 192–214 pounds (87–97 kg))
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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