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Definition of welterweight

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wel·ter·weight  audio  (wltr-wt) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight.
  2. A boxer competing in this weight division.
  3. A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division.
ETYMOLOGY:
From welter, heavyweight boxer, perhaps from welt


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