nontitle
adjective
non·ti·tle
ˌnän-ˈtī-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being an athletic contest in which a title is not at stake
Examples of nontitle in a Sentence
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The nontitle fight, expected to be one of the most lucrative events in boxing this year, was first announced last November but did not become official until Friday after promoters spent months haggling over details surrounding a potential rematch and other issues.
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
Murphy’s prediction didn’t come true — her next fight was a nontitle fight at UFC 263 in June.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2021
Six knockdowns and less than two rounds later, Frazier was an ex-champion, and that bonanza with Ali had been reduced to a nontitle fight for a small fraction of the money.
—Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
Murphy’s prediction didn’t come true — her next fight was a nontitle fight at UFC 263 in June.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2021
Six knockdowns and less than two rounds later, Frazier was an ex-champion, and that bonanza with Ali had been reduced to a nontitle fight for a small fraction of the money.
—Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Nontitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontitle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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