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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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Prince Naseem Hamed, at 21 years and 218 days, captured a world title at a younger age when he stopped Steve Robinson to win the WBO featherweight title in 1995.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Take Katz’s T.50: It combines a race-car-like V-12 engine with a featherweight body and can go from 0 to 60 mph in a tick under three seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 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




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