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Recent Examples of middleweight
Nevertheless, McCallum won world titles at super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
William Scull Main Event: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Super middleweight, for the undisputed title
Canelo Alvarez Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
De Ridder was a two-division champion with ONE, claiming titles in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Bruno Silva Two middleweights looking for their first wins in a while face off at the top of the UFC 315 early prelims.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
William Scull Main Event: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Super middleweight, for the undisputed title
Canelo Alvarez Vs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleweight
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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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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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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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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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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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Paul earned an official WBA cruiserweight ranking after defeating the boxing legend's son over the weekend in a unanimous decision - on Wednesday.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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With his win over Chavez, the 28-year-old Paul is eligible to be ranked at cruiserweight by the WBC.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Couture earned titles in UFC's light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions during his standout career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Couture went on to become a mixed martial arts superstar, becoming a six-time UFC champion in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2006.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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“Middleweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middleweight. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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