Definition

Noun: - A boxer who competes in the weight class with an upper limit of 154 pounds (approximately 69.85 kilograms): This is a specific division in professional boxing, also commonly known as the super welterweight or light middleweight division.

Usage

• The term is used to classify and describe a professional boxer based on their weight.
• It specifies the maximum allowable weight for competition in this class.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in the context of professional boxing rankings, titles, and matchmaking.
• "to campaign as a junior middleweight": to compete professionally within this specific weight class.
  • After struggling to make weight, he decided to campaign as a junior middleweight.

Variants and Related Words

• Super welterweight (n): A fully synonymous term for the same 154-pound weight class.
• Light middleweight (n): Another synonymous term, more commonly used in Olympic-style amateur boxing.
• Middleweight (n): The next higher weight class, with an upper limit of 160 pounds.

Synonyms

• Super welterweight
• Light middleweight

Notes

• The "junior" prefix in boxing weight classes typically indicates a division just below the standard class of the same name (e.g., junior middleweight is below middleweight).
• The exact weight limit (154 lbs) is defined by major sanctioning bodies like the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO.

Noun

1. weighs no more than 154 pounds