minimumweight

English

Etymology

From minimum +‎ weight.

Noun

minimumweight (uncountable)

1. (boxing) The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).

   Synonyms: mini flyweight, strawweight

   • 2008 March 2, “Niida Wins in Title Defense”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022, sourced from The Associated Press:

     The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title.

Translations

the lowest weight class in professional boxing

• Hungarian: szalmasúly, minilégsúly, minimumsúly