amateur champion

collocation in English

meaningsofamateurandchampion

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amateur
adjective
uk
/ˈæm.ə.tər/us
/ˈæm.ə.tʃɚ/
taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as ...
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champion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in ...
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(Definition ofamateurandchampionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1997, reaching the top makuuchi division in 2001.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1985, reaching the top "makuuchi" division in 1987.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1998.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1999 and established himself in the top division in 2002 after a brief appearance in 2000.
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A formeramateurchampion, he made his professional debut in 1999.
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A formeramateurchampion, he made his professional debut in 1998, reaching the top "makuuchi" division at the end of 2000.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1995, reaching the top "makuuchi" division in 2000.
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As anamateurchampionhe was given "makushita tsukedashi" status and made his debut in the third highest "makushita" division.
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A formeramateurchampion, he made his professional debut in 1996, reaching the top "makuuchi" division the following year.
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A formeramateurchampion, he turned professional in 1999.
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He was nationalamateurchampionin 1926, 1928 and 1931.
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Martano was twice worldamateurchampion.
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Jones, a dominant nationalamateurchampionfor more than a decade, won the amateur world championship twice, in 1958 and 1964.
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Moreover, because of his two national championships he was allowed to debut at an even higher rank than other amateur champions.
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