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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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Rapp challenged for the WBC women's featherweight championship in June, losing to Tiara Brown in Orlando, which left her with an 8-1-1 record.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Former featherweight champion Holloway was making his debut at welterweight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Topuria won the UFC featherweight championship by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in February 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Case in point: the featherweight quilted Celestia jacket with a highly reflective shell that, according to the designer, “comes alive with motion.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

What Cavendish was trying to do was measure gravity at this extremely featherweight level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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