featherweight division

collocation in English

meaningsoffeatherweightanddivision

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featherweight
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfeð.ə.weɪt/us
/ˈfeð.ɚ.weɪt/
a boxer who weighs more than a bantamweight but less than a lightweight, or this division of ...
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division
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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After that, he reverted to fighting infeatherweightdivision.
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His best finish was the sixth place in the men'sfeatherweightdivision(2004).
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Coming into the fight, the thai fighter was ranked 6th in thefeatherweightdivision.
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Thefeatherweightdivisionis for fighters weighing between 118 and 126 lb, although the limit fluctuates somewhat in the division's early days.
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Venegas, a southpaw, fought in the bantamweight andfeatherweightdivisionfor a total of 32 fights, compiling a record of 20-10-2.
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He competes in thefeatherweightdivision.
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He previously fought in thefeatherweightdivision.
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He fights in thefeatherweightdivision.
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He blamed the pressures of making the weight limit for thefeatherweightdivisionfor contributing to his stress and depression, and claimed he would in future fight at super featherweight.
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Originally he fought in the lightweight and featherweight divisions, outside of his natural weight class.
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