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flyweight
1. 
a. a professional boxer weighing not more than 112 pounds (51 kg)
b. an amateur boxer weighing 48--51 kg (106--112 pounds)
c. (as modifier): a flyweight contest
2. (in Olympic wrestling) a wrestler weighing not more than 115 pounds (52 kg)


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But first off all let's get past this kid tonight, then the rest of the domestic flyweights had better watch out.
Before clashing with Wilson he said he was aiming to recreate a golden era for British flyweights - and roll back the years to the days when the little-men from the home nations dominated the division.
A near capacity audience at the venue left content with the promise in hand that Damaen Kelly and Jason Booth, the two top flyweights in Britain could meet in a Feburary showdown that can return Irish boxing to the fore of the market.
 
 
 
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