Minimumweight

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg). uncountable

    "The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title."

Synonyms

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mini flyweightmini flyweightstrawweightstrawweight

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"The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title."

Etymology

From minimum + weight.

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