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welterweight

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welterweight
1. 
a. a professional boxer weighing 140--147 pounds (63.5--66.5 kg)
b. an amateur boxer weighing 63.5--67 kg (140--148 pounds)
c. (as modifier): a great welterweight era
2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 154--172 pounds (70--78 kg))


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Quintana also had a five-inch reach advantage, was a southpaw and had been a welterweight his entire career.
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