lightweight
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He won a Greek super lightweight boxing title earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
On Monday, former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira posted several tributes to his close friend and Chute Boxe Diego Lima teammate on his Instagram Story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was won by English lightweight powerlifter Mark Swan.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Those who must be outside are encouraged to wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing and limit strenuous activities to the early morning or evening, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The sleeping bags are lightweight; the summer evenings still get cold.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The audience might forget those things, but it will remember how silly the suits looked as they struggled to deal with perceived lightweights who had organized against them.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
The two lightweights aren’t even fighting for a title or a fringe belt — making it a true grudge match.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
I’m a high school speech and debate alumni too, though I competed in public forum debate — an event that I’ve been told is for the intellectual lightweights of the speech and debate community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
The two lightweights had an an all-action fight.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
"We're lightweights," Mabel tried to joke, but her voice was thick with regret.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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