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middleweight Definition

middle·weight (mid'l wāt′)

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)
middleweight Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • British: Lewis, the British middleweight and welterweight champion, and European middleweight, lost the world light-heavyweight championship of 1922 to Georges Carpentier.
  • first: Many more will be put through their paces at track days. This first three-cylinder middleweight can induce adrenalin overload.
  • naked: The naked middleweight 's bold styling has been designed with an uncompromising and growing market in mind.
  • super: Two other Barn professionals are also on the undercard - unbeaten light welterweight Ricky Burns and super middleweight Thomas Cannon.

Modifies a noun

  • boxer: He looked more like an average middleweight boxer than a special golfer.
  • boxing: Also, the former Commonwealth middleweight boxing champion Michael Watson praised the improvement in sports/leisure facilities for disabled people.
  • champion: She is there to receive an award on behalf of her late husband of 47 years, who was world middleweight champion in 1947.
  • championship: Here were two knockout artists fighting for the middleweight championship at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
  • designer: You should be a middleweight designer or perhaps a junior ready to make their move up the career ladder.
  • title: He later won the middleweight title for the third time with a spectacular second round knockout of Olson in December 1955.

Noun used with modifier

  • sport: The second model on display will be the brand new F800 S sports middleweight, with BMWâs first-ever parallel-twin engine.
  • three-cylinder: Many more will be put through their paces at track days. This first three-cylinder middleweight can induce adrenalin overload.

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