bantamweight

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ban·​tam·​weight ˈban-təm-ˌwāt How to pronounce bantamweight (audio)
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: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight

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Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Johnson bounced back from that setback with a May 2024 majority decision win over Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 John Ramírez defeated Josué Jesús Morales at bantamweight by unanimous decision: 79-73, 80-72, 80-72. —Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 One of the late additions to the UFC 317 pay-per-view card was a bantamweight battle between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bantamweight

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1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bantamweight was in 1884

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bantamweight

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ban·​tam·​weight -ˌwāt How to pronounce bantamweight (audio)
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 118 pounds

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