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Noun: light heavyweight  lIt 'he-vee,weyt
  1. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds
     
  2. A wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds
     
  3. A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
    - cruiserweight
     
  4. A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the heavyweight division.
     
  5. A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the middleweight division and lighter than those in the super heavyweight division.
    - cruiserweight

Derived forms: light heavyweights

Type of: boxer, gladiator, grappler, matman [informal], prizefighter, pugilist, weight class, wrestler

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