superwelterweight

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super- +‎ welterweight

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superwelterweight (not comparable)

  1. (boxing) Pertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight
    • 2007 May 6, Richard Sandomir, “Mayweather Wins Decision Over De La Hoya”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Floyd Mayweather Jr. had just defeated Oscar De La Hoya in their superwelterweight title bout in a split decision Saturday night when a controversy threatened to delay, if not upend, his victory.

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