light heavyweight

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ˈlight ˈheav•y•weight, n. [countable]

1. Sport a boxer weighing up to 175 lb. (80 kg).

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light′ heav′yweight, 

1. Sport a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 175 lb. (80 kg).

• 1900–05

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light heavyweight noun

1. Also called (in Britain): cruiserweight a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds (72.5–79.5 kg)
2. an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg (165–179 pounds)
3. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 192–214 pounds (87–97 kg))