Welterweight Definition

wĕltər-wāt
noun
A boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight, with a maximum weight of 147 lb (66.68 kg)
Webster's New World
A boxer competing in this weight division.
American Heritage
A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of welter-weight.

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adjective

Alternative spelling of welter-weight.

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Other Word Forms of Welterweight

Noun

Singular:
welterweight
Plural:
welterweights

Origin of Welterweight

  • From welter heavyweight boxer perhaps from welt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Welterweight Sentence Examples

  • Or would he be more suited to the light welterweight division?

  • Lewis, the British middleweight and welterweight champion, and European middleweight, lost the world light-heavyweight championship of 1922 to Georges Carpentier.

  • Two other Barn professionals are also on the undercard - unbeaten light welterweight Ricky Burns and super middleweight Thomas Cannon.

  • Mark Kingston was once a light welterweight amateur boxer, although he admits that nowadays he probably weighs nearer twelve stone.

  • The unbeaten welterweight from Buckhaven faces by far his toughest challenge to date when he faces Glenn McClarnon for the Celtic title.

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