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Recent Examples of cruiserweight
The champion exited retirement in 2023 to fight Anthony Pettis in a cruiserweight boxing match, which Pettis won.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 June 2024
The cruiserweight fight, scheduled for eight rounds, will be available on DAZN, without a pay-per-view charge.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Firebrand Jake Paul is in the boxing ring once again, this time facing a more competent challenger in what will be a cruiserweight fight with Tommy Fury, the younger brother of current heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
On Tuesday afternoon, viewers of the news conference promoting their cruiserweight bout on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on Showtime PPV at Madison Square Garden learned Rahman Jr. can trade insults with Paul, a renowned smack talker.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 June 2024
The cruiserweight fight, scheduled for eight rounds, will be available on DAZN, without a pay-per-view charge.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Firebrand Jake Paul is in the boxing ring once again, this time facing a more competent challenger in what will be a cruiserweight fight with Tommy Fury, the younger brother of current heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
On Tuesday afternoon, viewers of the news conference promoting their cruiserweight bout on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on Showtime PPV at Madison Square Garden learned Rahman Jr. can trade insults with Paul, a renowned smack talker.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruiserweight
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The 34-year-old Alvarez (63-2-2 with 39 KOs) has been competing mostly at super middleweight since 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The two middleweights face off in Newark on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 316 fight card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In the main event, ex-UFC welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman ended a three-fight losing skid with a decision win over Joaquin Buckley.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Kamaru Usman of Nigeria looks on before a welterweight title bout against Leon Edwards of Jamaica during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena on August 20, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Cody Garbrandt was aggressive in the opening moments of his bantamweight bout against Raoni Barcelos.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Kayla Harrison is fighting for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Saturday night at UFC 316.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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In May, Sandhagen rebounded from his loss to Nurmagomedov with a TKO win over former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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In the co-main event of UFC 317, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title against Kai Kara-France.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 June 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,
5 June 2025
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So the Harris image as a lightweight, promoted in part by her cackling responses in some interviews, can be misleading and other candidates for governor would be wise not to underestimate her.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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Stay cool with clothing: Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing to stay comfortable.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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Oumar Sy Opening the UFC Atlanta card is a light heavyweight matchup between Alonzo Menifield and Oumar Sy.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Cruiserweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruiserweight. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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