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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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The 30-year-old won featherweight gold for Chinese Taipei at the 2024 Olympics in Paris but, alongside Algeria's welterweight champion Imane Khelif, became embroiled in an eligibility row.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Both Chefs Huang and O’Brien described the cut as “more forgiving” than white meat, which has made it popular among professional chefs and featherweight home cooks alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The featherweight bout will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA with five rounds at 5 minutes each.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Nick Ball's reign as WBA featherweight world champion ended in dramatic fashion as the British boxer was stopped in the 12th round by Brandon Figueroa in front of stunned home fans in Liverpool.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 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