: a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 112 pounds compare bantamweight
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Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, lightweight superstar Paddy Pimblett, middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan, and women’s flyweight Molly McCann are all local fighters who could also be in action at the O2 Arena.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Figueiredo is undefeated since moving up from flyweight to 135 pounds.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
It's been an improbable, rocky journey from flyweight to middleweight to heavyweight.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, lightweight superstar Paddy Pimblett, middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan, and women’s flyweight Molly McCann are all local fighters who could also be in action at the O2 Arena.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Figueiredo is undefeated since moving up from flyweight to 135 pounds.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
It's been an improbable, rocky journey from flyweight to middleweight to heavyweight.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyweight. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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flyweight
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fly·weight
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: a boxer in a weight division having an upper limit of 112 pounds
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