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light middleweight

British  

noun

    1. an amateur boxer weighing 67–71 kg (148–157 pounds)

    2. ( as modifier ) Compare junior middleweight

      a light-middleweight bout

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Liverpool's Natasha Jonas and Doncaster's Terri Harper hold all the belts in the light middleweight division between them and have history after their thrilling draw at super-featherweight in 2020.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022

She already won the light middleweight, middleweight and super middleweight crowns in her boxing career and was the fastest fighter in history — either male or female — to become a three-division world champion.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2021

The light middleweight finished his career with a 9-27-2 record in his 32-month pro career.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2014

The former WBC light middleweight champ takes on Grzegorz Proksa in Florida, hoping to rediscover the consistency that once heralded a 21-bout unbeaten run.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2013

Abrar, 50, represented Pakistan in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics and won a light middleweight gold medal in the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2011