nonheavyweight
English
Alternative forms
- non-heavyweight
Etymology
non- + heavyweight
Adjective
nonheavyweight (not comparable)
- (boxing) In a weight class other than heavyweight
- 2007 May 3, Richard Sandomir, “All About Money for De La Hoya and Mayweather”, in New York Times:
- De La Hoya’s 17 pay-per-view events — including 1.4 million for his loss to Felix Trinidad in 1999, the most ever for a nonheavyweight bout — have grossed $492 million.
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