superwelterweight
English
editEtymology
editFrom super- + welterweight.
Adjective
editsuperwelterweight (not comparable)
- (boxing) Pertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight
- 2007 May 6, Richard Sandomir, “Mayweather Wins Decision Over De La Hoya”, in New York Times[1]:
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. had just defeated Oscar De La Hoya in their superwelterweight title bout in a split decision Saturday night when a controversy threatened to delay, if not upend, his victory.
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editSee also
edit- Light middleweight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia