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Recent Examples of featherweight
Prince Naseem Hamed, the multi-time world champion featherweight who graced boxing with his presence in the 1990s, wrote the book on showboating.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
There has been talk of Inoue moving up to featherweight, and Leo has been mentioned as a potential opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In July 2023, Inoue moved up to junior featherweight, claiming the WBC and WBO belts in his first fight in his new weight division.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
There has been talk of Inoue moving up to featherweight, and Leo has been mentioned as a potential opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In July 2023, Inoue moved up to junior featherweight, claiming the WBC and WBO belts in his first fight in his new weight division.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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At 87 percent merino wool (blended with nylon), these are also very durable while remaining lightweight (10.3 ounces for a men's large).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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Not only is the Switchback crazy lightweight, it's purposely designed to be as compact and low-riding as possible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 July 2025
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In January 2020, Shields moved down to junior middleweight to face Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO titles in that weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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At the time of that scrap, Magny was the No. 13 fighter in the UFC’s welterweight division, while Rodriguez was No. 14.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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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
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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