Welterweight

/wˈɛltəwˌe‍ɪt/

/ˈwɛɫtɝˌweɪt/

Welterweight

a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds

a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)

a weight between lightweight and middleweight in boxing and other sports, usually between 60 and 67 kilograms in boxing

Examples

1. No, I'm a welterweight.

2. His dad, Floyd Sr ., was a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard.

3. It doesn’t matter if its featherweight, lightweight, welterweight.

4. I became lightweight and welterweight champion of every institution I was in.