Lightweight
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The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor. It can be used as a synonym for "kind of." It may also be used to describe something as being small or not having a lot of features, such as a lightweight cell phone. This can be confusing because it could either mean the cell phone is not heavy, or it doesn't have a lot of features. Better terms for this scenario are "featherweight" and "barebones" respectively.
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[edit] Professional boxing
The lightweight is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. In England, it equates to the weight bracket of 9 st 4 lb - 9 st 9 lb.
Notable lightweight boxers includes Bummy Davis, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Joe Gans, Tony Canzoneri, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams, Ken Buchanan, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello, Amir Khan, Ray Mancini, Hector Camacho, Julio César Chávez, Pernell Whitaker, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Diego Corrales, Joel Casamayor, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao.
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[edit] Amateur Champions
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[edit] Kickboxing Lightweight
- International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Lightweight (Pro & Amateur) 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. or 57.77 kg - 60 kg
Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a much lower weight than the men's divisions.
[edit] Rowing
Lightweight rowing was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.
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