middleweight

Noun

Meaning

a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds

a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

average pugilist pug medium fighter boxer bantamweight bruiser lightweight heavyweight corpuscular featherweight flyweight grappler black belt
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Antonyms

royal supreme bow-wow different special famous
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Hypernyms

gladiator pugilist boxer grappler prizefighter wrestler

Phrases with the word

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Examples

You know looking back on it now I used the fight and after the fight as motivation, to make sure I was going to be the best middleweight in the world for a long time. Marvin Hagler

Adesanya extended his unbeaten run with a unanimous decision victory over Romero to retain his middleweight in the headlining bout, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Source: Internet

Alvarez, one of boxing’s most popular fighters who has held the world middleweight and light heavyweight championships, has not fought this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Internet

After winning the middleweight class, the Egyptian weightlifter Khadr El Touni continued to compete for another 45 minutes, finally exceeding the total of the German silver medalist by 35 kg. Source: Internet

Bartell was the middleweight champ, the Spartans’ team champs, and quickly the boos inside the Field House turned to cheers as Mohr embraced Bartell and walked out of the ring. Source: Internet

At the time of the fight, Gastelum was the No. 4 ranked fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings, while Till was unranked. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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