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middleweight
noun
- 1. A class for boxers, wrestlers and weightlifters of not more than a specified weight, eg 73kg (161 lb) in professional boxing, 70kg (154 lb) for light middleweight, 77kg (170 lb) for super-middleweight, and similar but different weights in the other sports.
2. A boxer or wrestler, etc of this weight.
