bantamweight

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ban·tam·weight

(băn′təm-wāt′)

1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.1 kilograms), between junior bantamweight and junior flyweight.

2. A boxer competing in this weight division.

3. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

4. A contestant in this weight division.

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bantamweight

(ˈbæntəmˌweɪt)

1. (Boxing)

a. a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg)

b. an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds)

c. (as modifier): the bantamweight champion.

2. (Wrestling) a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))

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ban•tam•weight

(ˈbæn təmˌweɪt)

n.

a boxer or weightlifter intermediate in weight between a flyweight and a featherweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 118 pounds (53 kg).

[1880–85]

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Noun	1.	bantamweight - weighs 115-126 pounds grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
	2.	bantamweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport

Translations

Bantamgewicht

peso gallo

bantamweight

[ˈbæntəmweɪt] N (Sport) (= boxer) → peso m gallo
the bantamweight champion → el campeón de los pesos gallos

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bantamweight

bantam-weight [ˈbæntəmweɪt]

n (= boxer) → poids m coq inv

modif [title] → des poids coq; [champion] → des poids coq; [championship] → des poids coq

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bantamweight

n → Bantamgewicht nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bantamweight

[ˈbæntəmˌweɪt] n (Boxing) → peso gallo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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