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middleweight
1. 
a. a professional boxer weighing 154--160 pounds (70--72.5 kg)
b. an amateur boxer weighing 71--75 kg (157--165 pounds)
c. (as modifier): a middleweight contest
2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 172--192 pounds (78--87 kg))


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