middleweight

middleweight
noun Date: 1889 one of average weight; specifically a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 160 pounds for professionals and 165 pounds for amateurs — compare light heavyweight, welterweight

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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