middleweight
noun
mid·dle·weight
ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌwāt 
: one of average weight
specifically
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 160 pounds for professionals and 165 pounds for amateurs compare light heavyweight, welterweight
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The two middleweights face off in Newark on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 316 fight card.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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middleweight
noun
mid·dle·weight
ˈmid-ᵊl-ˌwāt
: one of average weight
especially
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 160 pounds
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