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minimumweight

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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