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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The bout was scheduled for five rounds in the featherweight division.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 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

Moving up to featherweight is an option, but the division lacks household names and a jump to super-featherweight is likely a step too far.

From BBC May 2, 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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