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welterweight

noun

  1. weight class in combat sports (boxing, Muay Thai, taekwondo, MMA, etc.); usually heavier than lightweight, lighter than middleweight
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Alternative spelling of welter-weight.

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of welter-weight.

    “Undoubtedly, his record versus welterweights (147 pounds) is better than against full-blown middleweights (160 pounds). Being a tweener, Graziano probably would have campaigned as a junior middleweight (154 pounds) if he fought today.”

    “Safety and fairness in female sport was one of the most prominent topics at this summer’s Olympic Games, where boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting took gold in the women’s welterweight and featherweight categories respectively.”