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Welterweight

Welterweight Meaning & Definition
Welterweight Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Welterweight?

[n] a boxer who weighs no more than 147 pounds
[n] a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
[n] a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
[adj] of a weight class of 135-147 lbs for boxers; "the welterweight championship"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Welterweight: heavy

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See Also | boxer | grappler | matman | pugilist | weight | weight unit | wrestler

Welterweight In Webster's Dictionary

\Wel"ter*weight`\, n. 1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. 2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.

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