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单词 bantamweight
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Definition of bantamweight in English:

bantamweight

nounˈbantəmweɪtˈbæn(t)əmˌweɪt
mass noun
  • 1A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 51 to 54 kg.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But Ncita laughed off the Tanzanian's assertion saying his charge was the best fighter from the junior bantamweight to the junior featherweight divisions.
    • He has been campaigning in the junior flyweight, flyweight and junior bantamweight divisions, destroying every opponent with frightening aplomb.
    • So the Europeans tend to dominate the categories other than flyweight, featherweight and bantamweight.
    • The provisional squad has light-flyweight Gabriel Kabwe, bantamweight Lovemore Tembo and featherweights Otis Bwalya, Jonathan Mwila, Victor Kaonga, Tendai Shumba and Abias Silupumbwe.
    • The North West's other contenders are all Liverpool based - bantamweight Mark Moran, light middleweight Paul Smith and light heavyweight Courtney Fry.
    1. 1.1count noun A bantamweight boxer or other competitor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said the tournament had also attracted female pugilists, adding that the Copperbelt would contribute bantamweights Charity Mobola, Sally Mwape and Ireen Mwanagoma.
      • With only six competitors in the class, the bantamweights were the smallest group any way you look at it.
      • After the Games he turned pro and was later ranked eighth amongst the world's best bantamweights.
      • ‘King believes Makeba is the best in the world from the mini-flyweights to the bantamweights,’ Mtya said.
      • You could imagine bantamweights Martin ‘the Dynamo’ Cullen and Brendy Howlin buzzing around one another in a flurry of punches, some of them below the belt.
 
 

Definition of bantamweight in US English:

bantamweight

nounˈban(t)əmˌwātˈbæn(t)əmˌweɪt
  • 1A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So the Europeans tend to dominate the categories other than flyweight, featherweight and bantamweight.
    • But Ncita laughed off the Tanzanian's assertion saying his charge was the best fighter from the junior bantamweight to the junior featherweight divisions.
    • He has been campaigning in the junior flyweight, flyweight and junior bantamweight divisions, destroying every opponent with frightening aplomb.
    • The provisional squad has light-flyweight Gabriel Kabwe, bantamweight Lovemore Tembo and featherweights Otis Bwalya, Jonathan Mwila, Victor Kaonga, Tendai Shumba and Abias Silupumbwe.
    • The North West's other contenders are all Liverpool based - bantamweight Mark Moran, light middleweight Paul Smith and light heavyweight Courtney Fry.
    1. 1.1 A boxer or other competitor weighing from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With only six competitors in the class, the bantamweights were the smallest group any way you look at it.
      • After the Games he turned pro and was later ranked eighth amongst the world's best bantamweights.
      • ‘King believes Makeba is the best in the world from the mini-flyweights to the bantamweights,’ Mtya said.
      • He said the tournament had also attracted female pugilists, adding that the Copperbelt would contribute bantamweights Charity Mobola, Sally Mwape and Ireen Mwanagoma.
      • You could imagine bantamweights Martin ‘the Dynamo’ Cullen and Brendy Howlin buzzing around one another in a flurry of punches, some of them below the belt.
 
 
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