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Meaning of "light welterweight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

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conjunction
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Light welterweight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of light welterweight in the English dictionary

The definition of light welterweight in the dictionary is an amateur boxer weighing 60–63.5 kg.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

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Synonyms and antonyms of light welterweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «light welterweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

Find out the translation of light welterweight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light welterweight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light welterweight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻中量级
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso welter ligero
570 millions of speakers

English

light welterweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश वेल्टरवेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وزن الوسط الخفيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в первом полусреднем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

welterweight luz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা ওয়েল্টারওয়েট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

super-légers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Welter ringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbweltergewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライトウェルター級
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라이트 웰터급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Light welterweight
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nặng ánh sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி welterweight
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाइट वेल्टरवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hafif welterweight
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

welter luce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światło półśredniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в першій напівсередній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

categoria semi-mijlocie lumina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φως welterweight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lig welterweight
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljus weltervikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lett weltervekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light welterweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT»

The term «light welterweight» is regularly used and occupies the 78.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light welterweight

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT»

Discover the use of light welterweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light welterweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Light-Welterweight Boxers: Julio C Sar Ch Vez, Wilfred Ben ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2011
2
The Professor: The Life Story of Azumah Nelson
The Life Story of Azumah Nelson Ashley Morrison. always does is smile. Anywhere he goes, he has a huge smile, and this shows a nice, great character, and people like him.” Kostya Tszyu IBF Light Welterweight Champion 1995–1997 Interim ...
Ashley Morrison, 2014
3
Manny Pacquiao: The Greatest Boxer of All Time
At that time, Cotto had debuted as a pro at 139.5 pounds (light welterweight). Back then, it was unthinkable that a former super bantamweight would be facing a light welterweight. Indeed, at the time it was already braggadocio on his part to  ...
Ingming Duque Aberia, 2009
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Globalizing Boxing
Light Welterweight (132 to 141 lbs.), Welterweight (141 to 152 lbs.), Middleweight (152 to 165lbs.), Light Heavyweight (165 to 178 lbs.), Heavyweight (178 to 201 lbs.), and Super Heavyweight (over 201 lbs.). Professional and amateur women ...
Kath Woodward, 2014
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D. Man: My Life and Boxing
Floyd (43-0) has won eight world titles in five divisions: super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight. Danny Batchelder (25-9-1) won the WBA Fedelatin light heavyweight title in 2004 and the WBC ...
John White, Dr, 2013
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Story Bigger Than Boxing
At that time, Cotto had debuted as a pro at 139.5 pounds (light welterweight). Back then, it was unthinkable that a former super bantamweight would be facing a light welterweight. Indeed, at the time it was already braggadocio on his part to  ...
Ingming Duque Aberia
7
The Great Book of Washington DC Sports Lists
The 5-foot-7 Tyson worked both as a lightweight and a light welterweight, and achieved significantly in both divisions. During his career, he held the WBC Continental Americas lightweight and the NABF lightweight titles, and the USBA and ...
Len Shapiro, Andy Pollin, 2008
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Latino Athletes
... featherweight 9, 171 Víctor Galíndez 78 Wilfredo Gómez 93 heavyweight 207, 208 junior lightweight 93 junior welterweight 40 light heavyweight 78 light middleweight 60, 237 lightweight 42, 43, 59 light welterweight 14–15, 43 middleweight ...
Ian C. Friedman, 2007
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Now You Know Big Book of Sports
... 1964 • philip Waruinge (Kenya): featherweight, bronze, 1968 • Téofilo Stevenson (Cuba): heavyweight, gold, 1972 • Howard Davis (U.S.): lightweight, gold, 1976 • patrizio Oliva (Italy): light welterweight, gold, 1980 • paul gonzales ( U.S.): light ...
Doug Lennox, 2009
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BOXING CURIOSA
Christopher Sykes Weighty Decision Pelsall July 2010 West Midlands Dear Answers Page I know the first light-welterweight champion of Great Britain was the Irish boxer, Des Rea in 1968, but who was the first world champion at this weight, ...
LAWRENCE YEARSLEY

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light welterweight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terence Crawford still looking for an opponent for next fight
By Dan Ambrose: WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford (26-0, 18 KOs) is reportedly looking for an opponent for his next fight on ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
2
GOtv Boxing Night: Organisers assure fans of adequate security …
The event will also feature a Light Welterweight challenge duel between Kazeem “Iberu” Ariyo and Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi. The fight will span ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»
3
2015 Pan American Games underway; 120 boxers competing in all …
and light welterweight Luis Feliciano (Milwaukee, Wis.) will kick off the competition for Team USA in preliminary round action. Elliston will face ... «ProBoxing-Fans.com, Jul 15»
4
Donaire stops Settoul; Cuenca defeats Yang - Boxing News
With this victory, you can predict that Top Rank will likely match Cuenca up with their fighter WBO light welterweight champion Terence ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
5
Chavez Jr. decisions Reyes; Imam destroys Angulo; Arroyo beats …
#3 WBA, #3 WBC light welterweight contender Amir Imam (18-0, 15 KOs) destroyed 34-year-old journeyman Fernando Angulo (29-10, 16 KOs) ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
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Sports briefs Saturday - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Luis Feliciano of Milwaukee won a split decision over Rasheid Williams of the Bahamas in his opening boxing match in the light welterweight ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Carl Frampton vs Alejandro Gonzalez Jr: Boxing on TV - Scott Quigg …
Welsh light welterweight Chris Jenkins has been waiting nearly a year for his British title shot, but the charismatic 16-0 star will finally get the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Hosts Papua New Guinea grab six men's boxing gold medals on …
Boga and Caleb were followed onto the light welterweight podium by Vanuatu's Daniel Iata and Tahiti's Jordan Tuihaa. Papua New Guinea's ... «Insidethegames.biz, Jul 15»
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GOtv Boxing: Obisia, Okorodudu Laud Sponsor's N1m Cash Prize …
Nwakpa, a former World Boxing Council Light Welterweight title challenger, was also full of praise for GOtv, saying the gesture will accelerate ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Terrence Crawford vs Timothy Bradley fight news: Crawford claims …
Terrence Crawford is best known as a pro boxer who is currently the undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light Welterweight ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Light welterweight [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/light-welterweight>. May 2024 ».
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