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   heavyweight

   /ˈhɛvɪweɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a weight in boxing and other sports, typically the heaviest category. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 81 to 91 kg.
   • ▪ a heavyweight boxer or other competitor.
   • 2. a person or thing of above-average weight.
   • ▪ a person of influence or importance in a particular sphere: "a political heavyweight with national recognition"

   adjective

   • 1. of above-average weight: "heavyweight curtains"
   • ▪ serious, important, or influential: "heavyweight news coverage"

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   What is the meaning of heavyweight?

   • The meaning of heavyweight is 'one that is above average in weight'.

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   What does heavy mean in boxing?

   • heavyin weight. of more than average weight or thickness: a coat of heavyweight material. noting or pertaining to a boxer, wrestler, etc., of the heaviest competitive class, especially a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). of or relating to the weight class or division of such boxers: a heavyweight bout.

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   How much does a heavyweight weigh?

   • The lower limit for heavyweight was established in 1948 at 81 kg (178.6 lb). A weight class named "super heavyweight" was established in 1984, and with it a maximum 91 kg (200.6 lb) for the heavyweight division. In kickboxing, a heavyweight fighter generally weighs between 88 and 100 kg (194 and 220 lb; 13 st 12 lb and 15 st 10 lb).

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   What is a heavyweight boxer?

   • A heavyweight is a boxer weighing more than 175 pounds and therefore in the heaviest class. If you refer to a person or organization as a heavyweight, you mean that they have a lot of influence, experience, and importance in a particular field, subject, or activity. He was a political heavyweight. ...jazz heavyweights.

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   What is the weight limit for heavyweight?

   • 13. 14. 15. 16. The lower limit for heavyweight was established in 1948 at 81 kg (178.6 lb). A weight class named "super heavyweight" was established in 1984, and with it a maximum 91 kg (200.6 lb) for the heavyweight division.

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   How much does a super heavyweight weigh?

   • A weight class named "super heavyweight" was established in 1984, and with it a maximum 91 kg (200.6 lb) for the heavyweight division. In kickboxing, a heavyweight fighter generally weighs between 88 and 100 kg (194 and 220 lb; 13 st 12 lb and 15 st 10 lb). The fighters over 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) are considered super heavyweights.

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   heavyweight / ˈ hɛviˌweɪt/ noun. plural heavyweights. Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAVYWEIGHT. [count] 1. : a fighter in the heaviest class of boxers : a boxer who weighs more than 175 pounds (79.5 kilograms) — often used before another noun. They are fighting for the heavyweight title. the heavyweight champion of the world.