bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
ˈban-təm-ˌwāt 
: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs compare featherweight, flyweight
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The likely co-main event will see Julianna Peña defend her women’s bantamweight title against former PFL women’s featherweight champion and Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In a bantamweight bout, Da’Mon Blackshear faced Cody Gibson.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Feire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In a bantamweight bout, Da’Mon Blackshear faced Cody Gibson.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Feire also dropped to bantamweight for a 2023 title shot against Sergio Pettis.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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bantamweight
noun
ban·tam·weight
-ˌwāt
: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of about 118 pounds
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