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flyweight

flyweight

3 6.8
The lightest weight class in boxing and similar sports for fighters around 112 pounds
  • noun
  • /ˈflaɪˌweɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • John McCluskey, who became the flyweight champion of Great Britain, amateur and professional.
  • flyweight champion
  • junior flyweight
  • light flyweight

John McCluskey, who became the flyweight champion of Great Britain, amateur and professional.

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Examples

  • The fighter successfully defended her title in the women's flyweight division last night.

  • If her last two fights are any evidence, women's flyweight veteran Tonya Evinger has been taking the right steps to move her career forward with back-to-back first-round finishes.

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  • I'm sitting here with you... offering you a chance... to fight for the flyweight championship belt against Lady Killer on January 24.

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  • She weighed in at the flyweight limit, 125 pounds.

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  • Undefeated Brazilian flyweight Claudia Gadelha sees the boom in competition as a reason for expansion as well.

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  • Brian Viloria and Tyson Marquez meet tomorrow night to find out who the true best flyweight in the world is today.

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  • Jorge Arce defended his vacant WBC flyweight title a whopping four times.

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  • He hopes to win the championship in the flyweight category during the upcoming tournament.

  • After several months of training, she finally made weight and is ready to compete in the flyweight bout.

Synonyms

flyweight category
vsflyweight
  • Specialized
6.5

A weight class in boxing for fighters between light flyweight and bantamweight

is the lightest weight division overall at about 112 pounds

Compounds

flyweight category
  • Specialized
6.5

A weight class in boxing for fighters between light flyweight and bantamweight

light flyweight
  • Specialized
7.7

A boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds in a boxing weight class

How Heavy

heavyweight
118 2.8
middleweight
24 4.6
welterweight
  • Specialized
19 5.9
lightweight
  • Specialized
5 3.5
featherweight
  • Specialized
3 6.1
bantamweight
  • Specialized
4 7.8
flyweight
  • Specialized
3 6.8

Surface Forms

flyweight singular
flyweights plural

Morphology

flyweight = fly + weight (semi-transparent) = fly + weight

The components 'fly' and 'weight' are literal, but the use as a conventional boxing weight class is a fixed label rather than a freely compositional meaning.

Etymology

Flyweight comes from the simple parts fly, meaning a very small insect, and weight, meaning 'how heavy'. It names the lightest class in boxing and similar sports, so a flyweight is a fighter in the very light division.