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minimumweight

minimumweight noun: the lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).

Noun

minimumweight (uncountable)

  1. The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).
    • The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title.2008 March 2, “Niida Wins in Title Defense”, in The New York Times, sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    Synonyms:
    mini flyweight, strawweight

Synonyms of minimumweight

Origin of minimumweight

From minimum + weight.

Questions about minimumweight

What does minimumweight mean?
Minimumweight means the lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).
What part of speech is minimumweight?
Minimumweight is a noun.

Words near minimumweight in the dictionary

  1. minimum wages
  2. minimum-security
  3. minimum-wager
  4. minimum-wagers
  5. minimums
  6. minimumweight
  7. minimus
  8. minimuses
  9. minimuseum
  10. minimuseums
  11. minimusical

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