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Recent Examples of superheavyweight
Joshua won Olympic gold in 2012 at superheavyweight, then won 22 straight pro bouts and claimed three of the four major sanctioning bodies’ titles — all before his U.S. debut against Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.
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Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
Torrez, who at 6-1 and 200 pounds is among the smallest boxers in the superheavyweight division at the Olympics, knows the drill.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2021
Hubbard competes in the superheavyweight division, the same division as San Francisco’s Kuinini Manumua, who will be competing for Tonga.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2021
But when New Zealand transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard made the Olympics in the superheavyweight category, there was some outrage that Hubbard’s inclusion came at the expense of an Oceania regional slot for Manumua.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2021
Event: Olympic Greco Roman superheavyweight gold medal match, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 27, 2000.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 May 2016
Her team entered the superheavyweight bot, Jaws of Death, in last week’s tournament.
—Katie Dean, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2001
Would Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba, winner of three straight superheavyweight gold medals from 1972 to 1980, have been able to deal with Muhammad Ali at his peak?
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Klitschko won the Olympic gold for Ukraine in men's superheavyweight boxing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2022
Torrez, who at 6-1 and 200 pounds is among the smallest boxers in the superheavyweight division at the Olympics, knows the drill.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2021
Hubbard competes in the superheavyweight division, the same division as San Francisco’s Kuinini Manumua, who will be competing for Tonga.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2021
But when New Zealand transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard made the Olympics in the superheavyweight category, there was some outrage that Hubbard’s inclusion came at the expense of an Oceania regional slot for Manumua.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2021
Event: Olympic Greco Roman superheavyweight gold medal match, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 27, 2000.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 May 2016
Her team entered the superheavyweight bot, Jaws of Death, in last week’s tournament.
—Katie Dean, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2001
Would Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba, winner of three straight superheavyweight gold medals from 1972 to 1980, have been able to deal with Muhammad Ali at his peak?
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superheavyweight
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In the evening’s middleweight co-main event, Cody Brundage faces Julian Marquez.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Brazilian captured kickboxing world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight with GLORY Kickboxing, then switched to MMA and won UFC championships at middleweight and light heavyweight to become a two-sport, two-division world champion.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Super lightweight Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight Davis Vs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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So far, the bantamweight, women's flyweight, welterweight, and featherweight rosters have been fully revealed.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Whittaker was asked by his co-host Jonny Roses who would win if Pantoja moved up in weight to challenge Merab for his bantamweight title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 12-episode season, which will feature men's flyweights and welterweights, will drop every Tuesday on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, starting on May 27 at 10pm ET/7pm PT.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Rodriguez dropped a title fight to then-UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski by TKO in July 2023.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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To add to the excitement, the organization has also dropped the full rosters of two of the weight classes: welterweight and featherweight.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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One is a light heavyweight title defense against current middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, who has indicated his desire to eventually move up to challenge the Brazilian.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In July, Pereira followed that setback with a win over former UFC light heavyweight title holder, Jan Błachowicz, in his UFC debut at 205 pounds.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The former undisputed cruiserweight champion weighed 223 pounds for the first fight.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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At cruiserweight, the underrated Gilberto Ramirez jumped from fourth to second after his beatdown of Chris Billam-Smith in November.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Superheavyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheavyweight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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