heavyweight

heavyweight

1. 

a. a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79 kg)

b. an amateur boxer weighing more than 81 kg (179 pounds)

c. (as modifier): the world heavyweight championship

2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually over 214 pounds (97 kg))

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