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Recent Examples of light heavyweight
Jones previously held the UFC light heavyweight championship twice, from 2011 to 2015, and again from 2018 to 2020.
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Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Over the course of his storied career, Jones took down a long list of former champions and held the undisputed light heavyweight crown on two separate occasions.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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
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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Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Over the course of his storied career, Jones took down a long list of former champions and held the undisputed light heavyweight crown on two separate occasions.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light heavyweight
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Shoppers can’t stop raving about this lightweight yet nourishing moisturizer.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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The low-profile design makes the vacuum lightweight and easy to maneuver.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Renier de Ridder Whittaker (26-8) is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Johnson bounced back from that setback with a May 2024 majority decision win over Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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John Ramírez defeated Josué Jesús Morales at bantamweight by unanimous decision: 79-73, 80-72, 80-72.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Cameron began collecting light welterweight belts in 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Now Curiel wants to fight Rolando Romero, the WBA welterweight champion who most recently beat Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 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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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 at superheavyweight, then won 22 straight pro bouts and claimed three of the four major sanctioning bodies’ titles — all before his U.S. debut against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.—
Morgan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2022
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Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Chiara Vercellone,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2022
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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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“Light heavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20heavyweight. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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