Definition of "welterweight" []

• A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight. (noun)
• A boxer competing in this weight division. (noun)
• A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division. (noun)

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• "Fate meets some Mexican fight reporters who let him accompany them when they go to the camp where the Mexican welterweight is training."
• "By the way, welterweight is between light and medium — just 152 lbs — so Hatton is not a big guy."
• "Karami was second at last year's Olympic qualifier in welterweight, losing in the final to France's Christophe"