minimumweight

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Etymology

From minimum +‎ weight.

Noun

minimumweight (uncountable)

  1. (boxing) The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).
    Synonyms: mini flyweight, strawweight
    • 2008 March 2, The Associated Press, “Niida Wins in Title Defense”, in New York Times:
      The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title.

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