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Recent Examples of cruiserweight
This time, the 28-year-old Paul is taking on 39-year-old former middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a 10-round, cruiserweight (max. 200 pounds) bout.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Now at 39, Chávez will face Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul in a cruiserweight contest scheduled for June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Now at 39, Chávez will face Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul in a cruiserweight contest scheduled for June 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiserweight
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That event will is headlined by the finals fights for the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In January 2020, Shields moved down to junior middleweight to face Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO titles in that weight division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In the headlining bouts the welterweight and featherweight championships are up for grabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez earned a thrilling victory in the waning moments of the 10th and final round, staggering Avious Griffin with a sneaky left hand and eventually knocking the previously unbeaten Griffin sideways into the ropes for a stoppage with 5 seconds left.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Also on the main card is the only ranked fight of the night: a women’s bantamweight bout between No. 10 Karol Rosa of Brazil and No. 12 Nora Cornolle of France.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Freire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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That fight card, UFC Vegas 108, is headlined by a short-notice main event between Tatsuro Taira and Hyun Sung Park at flyweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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That stretch of victories secured him the No. 10 spot in the official UFC featherweight rankings, and a UFC Fight Night main event matchup against the No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in July 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Switch 2 is a featherweight by comparison, weighing 0.88 pound (1.18 pounds with the controllers attached) and standing 4.5 inches tall, 10.7 inches wide, and 0.55 inch thick.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The bantamweight, lightweight and women’s flyweight PFL World Tournament Finals are on August 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina, while the middleweights, light heavyweights, and heavyweights compete on August 21 in Hollywood, Florida.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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That event will is headlined by the finals fights for the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Jones is a two-time light heavyweight champion, holding the title twice, with his second reign lasting from December 2018 to August 2020.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Cruiserweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiserweight. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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