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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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Much of the buzz has centered on the featherweight, carbon-fiber plated Adidas running shoes both Sawe and Kejelcha wore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

A former featherweight and light-middleweight champion, Harper considered retirement after losing to Sandy Ryan in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Lerone Murphy says the winner of his bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC London on Saturday should be next in line to fight for the featherweight title and it "shouldn't be any other way".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

A former featherweight champion, he earned the lightweight belt last year by knocking out Brazil's Charles Oliveira before temporarily stepping away from the sport for personal reasons.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 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