Definition of "cruiserweight" [cruiserweight]

• A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight. (noun)
• A boxer competing in this weight division. (noun)

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• "A Euro title cruiserweight clash took on gladiatorial overtones as it was staged on Piazza del Colosseo where the fourth-century Arch of Constantine served as a backdrop."
• "Danny Green stops Roy Jones Jr. in 1st round of world title cruiserweight fight"
• "MOSCOW AP -- Denis Lebedev knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in the final round of their non-title cruiserweight fight in Moscow on Saturday, handing the American his third consecutive defeat."