light heavyweight
nounDefinition of light heavyweight
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 175 pounds for professionals and 178 pounds for amateurs — compare heavyweight, middleweight
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Jon Jones returns to the Octagon to defend his light heavyweight title this Saturday at a loaded UFC 239 card in Las Vegas. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "UFC 239 Burning Questions: Is Daniel Cormier Next if Jon Jones Wins?," 5 July 2019 The fight of the night came in the light heavyweight division where Esai Herrera and fellow San Antonian Nicholas Calamaco (1-6, 1 KO) duked it out in a crowd-pleasing toe-to-toe brawl over four rounds. — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, "Minus jab, Arredondo relies on power to knock out foe," 4 Aug. 2019 Nunes stopped Holly Holm late in the first round to defend her bantamweight title, and Jones squeaked out a split-decision victory over Thiago Santos to defend his light heavyweight title on Saturday night. — Greg Beacham, The Denver Post, "Amanda Nunes wins big, Jon Jones squeaks decision at UFC 239," 7 July 2019 The other possible counterpart was a wild card in Russian light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev, as Alvarez looked to move up two weight classes and become a champion in a fourth division. — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, "Canelo Alvarez decides to skip September fight this year," 17 July 2019 The event will be headlined by a bout between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos for the light heavyweight title. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Here's what's on the line at Saturday's UFC 239," 3 July 2019 Thiago Santos fought his light heavyweight title bout against Jon Jones at UFC 239 on Saturday while battling a slew of injuries. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Thiago Santos Fought Jon Jones Through ACL, MCL, PCL, Meniscus Tears," 8 July 2019 Jan Blachowicz also knocked out Luke Rockhold with a devastating left hand in the second round of ex-champ Rockhold’s light heavyweight debut. — Greg Beacham, The Denver Post, "Amanda Nunes wins big, Jon Jones squeaks decision at UFC 239," 7 July 2019 In the headline bout, Jon Jones squeaked out a split-decision victory over Thiago Santos to defend his light heavyweight title. — BostonGlobe.com, "Christian Yelich will pass up Home Run Derby," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'light heavyweight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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