Definition of "light heavyweight" []

• A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 175 pounds (78.7 kilograms), between super middleweight and cruiserweight. (noun)
• A boxer competing in this weight division. (noun)
• A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting. (noun)
• A contestant in this weight division. (noun)

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• "Randy Couture had held the UFC light heavyweight title since he beat me in 2003."
• "Now, in the decade or so that I’d known Daly, I’d only seen him excited on two occasions: when I won the election, and the night that he and I watched as Hearns defeated Virgil Hill for the WBA light heavyweight championship title."