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Recent Examples of featherweight
Prince Naseem Hamed, the multi-time world champion featherweight who graced boxing with his presence in the 1990s, wrote the book on showboating.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
There has been talk of Inoue moving up to featherweight, and Leo has been mentioned as a potential opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In July 2023, Inoue moved up to junior featherweight, claiming the WBC and WBO belts in his first fight in his new weight division.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Despite his fan-friendly style and resilience, Matthews became another example of how tough the UFC featherweight division can be on newcomers.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
There has been talk of Inoue moving up to featherweight, and Leo has been mentioned as a potential opponent.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In July 2023, Inoue moved up to junior featherweight, claiming the WBC and WBO belts in his first fight in his new weight division.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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Shoppers can’t stop raving about this lightweight yet nourishing moisturizer.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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The low-profile design makes the vacuum lightweight and easy to maneuver.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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In his first title defense Du Plessis picked up an August 2024 submission win over former UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Renier de Ridder Whittaker (26-8) is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The division is seemingly ready for a change, as Weili Zhang looks poised to make the jump to flyweight sometime soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Cameron began collecting light welterweight belts in 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Now Curiel wants to fight Rolando Romero, the WBA welterweight champion who most recently beat Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Johnson bounced back from that setback with a May 2024 majority decision win over Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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John Ramírez defeated Josué Jesús Morales at bantamweight by unanimous decision: 79-73, 80-72, 80-72.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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