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cruiserweight

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cruis·er·weight  (krzr-wt)
n. In both senses also called junior heavyweight.
1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
2. A boxer competing in this weight division.
[Possibly after the cruiser warship, the second heaviest warship.]
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzəˌweɪt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing another term (esp Brit) for light heavyweight
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Noun1.cruiserweight - a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
light heavyweight
prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer
Translations
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzəweɪt] N (Boxing) → peso m semipesado
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzərweɪt] (mainly British)
n → mi-lourd m, poids m mi-lourd
modif [champion, championship, title] → des mi-lourds
cruising speed n [ship, car, aircraft] → vitesse f de croisière
cruiserweight
n (Boxing) → Halbschwergewicht nt
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Byline: PHIL BARNETT DAVID HAYE insists he is ready to make history tomorrow night by becoming the first British cruiserweight to step up and win the world heavyweight title.
Assured Haye out to make history; BOXING by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has had only one top-level heavyweight contest, beating Monte Barrett by stoppage a year ago, and after a bid to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko in the summer fell through due to injury, tries his hand against 7ft 2in Russian Valuev in Germany.
HAYE'S BIG TEST; It's all new, admits British title hopeful: BOXING by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has had only one top-level heavyweight contest, beating Monte Barrett by stoppage a year ago, and after a bid to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko in the summer fell through due to injury, tries his hand against 7ft 2in Russian Valuev in Germany.
Haye entering uncharted territory by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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