1. A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the flyweight division and lighter than those in the featherweight division
   "He competed as a bantamweight in boxing"
    
2. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than about 120 pounds
   "The agile bantamweight dodged his opponent's punches with ease"
    
3. A boxer or fighter competing in the bantamweight class
   "The bantamweight defended his title successfully"

Derived forms: bantamweights

Type of: boxer, grappler, pugilist, weight class, wrestler

Encyclopedia: Bantamweight