middleweight

    [mid′'l wāt′]

 

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noun

  1. one of average weight
  2. a boxer between a junior middleweight and a super middleweight, with a maximum weight of 160 pounds (72.58 kg)
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Search The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

noun
  1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 160 pounds (72 kilograms), between junior middleweight and super middleweight.
  2. A boxer competing in this weight division.
  3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
  4. A contestant in this weight division.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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