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Bantamweight

Bantamweight meaning

A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg). | A boxer or other competitor of this weight.

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At Saitama, Japan, Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire, 12, for Inoue’s IBF and Donaire’s WBA bantamweight titles (World Boxing Super Series final); Nordine Oubaali vs. Takuma Inoue, 12, for Oubaali’s WBC World bantamweight title.

Cunningham's WBO International super-bantamweight belt had been on the line along with the British and European belts he formerly held and Davies' WBC International title.

In a super light contest, Azumah Mohammed will clash with Issifu Yussif Seidu, with Wisdom Barnor facing David Quaye in a bantamweight contest.

Katona’s striking in the final two rounds earned him a unanimous decision as the bantamweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” for Season 31, making him a two-time champion of the show.

Meanwhile, Astrolabio rose to the world bantamweight rankings after racking up huge victories in the past year.

Naoya Inoue became the undisputed super-bantamweight champion on Boxing Day after stopping Filipino southpaw Marlon Tapales in the 10th round in front of his adoring fans in Tokyo.

Tapales (37W-3L, 19KOs) will try to snatch Inoue’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) world super bantamweight belts in one of the biggest boxing events of the year.

The emergence of Sean O’Malley, who’s fighting for the bantamweight title and the chance to become the next UFC superstar.

The IBF bantamweight boxing champion grew close with Elle Brooke after the adult star kick-started her own career in the ring by also training under Mark Tibbs.

The much-younger Santiago, 27, of Tijuana, Mexico is ranked No. 12 in the WBA world bantamweight rankings.

The win takes Rabah to 14-0 as a professional and put the bantamweight division very much on notice.

Asakura, a former two-time bantamweight champion in Rizin, had been signed by the UFC to give Pantoja a fresh challenge.

Chandler has never actually successfully made bantamweight in the UFC, despite that she retains a top 15 ranking.

Former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling scored a one-sided, fairly uneventful unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar in a featherweight bout.

He made his pro debut in the bantamweight division at 17, knocking out his first nine opponents before suffering his first loss.

In her next fight, against for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship, Rousey would again be defeated inside of a minute.

In the way of Dvalishvili’s upward trajectory stands former flyweight and bantamweight champion Cejudo, who is recovering from his loss to Aljamain Sterling.

Israel Vázquez, former WBC bantamweight champion shown training in El Monte in 2008, has died at the age of 46.

Marlon Tapales (right) and India’s Saurabh Kumar (left) hold the WBC Asian Continental super bantamweight title during their weigh-in in Cambodia.

Monkhouse said of his bantamweight fight in west Cumbria: “The truth is I was calm and relaxed, and I executed my game plan perfectly setting up my shots.