light flyweight

noun

1. 1. an amateur boxer weighing not more than 48 kg (106 pounds)
   2. ( as modifier )

      a light-flyweight fight

2. a wrestler in a similar weight category

Example Sentences

But the former WBC light flyweight champion and former WBO super flyweight champion shrugged his monster reputation off.

From Seattle Times

After making his debut as a light flyweight on 22 January 1995, Pacquiao dominated the sport for years to come, winning an astonishing 62 of his 72 professional bouts.

From BBC

When the fighters met eight years and four months ago, González retained his light flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory.

From Seattle Times

Mary Kom won her latest world title at light flyweight but at the Olympics has to move up to flyweight, the lightest of the five categories in Tokyo.

From Reuters

The oldest of eight children raised by a single mother in a Boyle Heights housing project, the 20-year-old light flyweight beat gang violence, poverty and a last-minute broken hand to take gold.

From Los Angeles Times