bantamweight

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
2. noun A boxer or other competitor of this weight.

Similar words

light featherweight lightweight bantam atomweight strawweight catchweight weight class boxing bout

Often followed by

champion title boxer championship division boxing and class in

Word family

bantamweights