Meanings
nounbantamweight (countable and uncountable, plural bantamweights)
plural bantamweights
- uncountableboxingA 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).
- countableA boxer or other competitor of this weight.
More than 16,000 fans atttended last weekend's UFC event in Shanghai—more than any held in China—to witness a surprise knockout win for homegrown bantamweight Song Yadong.
2026 September 5, Thomas Hale, “UFC hopes record-breaking Shanghai fight night will spur fast China take-up”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
Origin
Translations
Catalan pes gall, gall
- pes gallweight in sports
- gallcompetitor
Chinese Mandarin 最輕量級 /最轻量级, 最輕量級拳擊運動員 /最轻量级拳击运动员
- 最輕量級 /最轻量级 (zuìqīngliàngjí)weight in sports
- 最輕量級拳擊運動員 /最轻量级拳击运动员 (zuìqīngliàngjí quánjī yùndòngyuán)competitor
Finnish kääpiösarja, kääpiösarjalainen
- kääpiösarjaweight in sports
- kääpiösarjalainencompetitor
French poids coq
- poids coqweight in sports
German Bantamgewicht, Bantamgewichtler
- Bantamgewichtweight in sports
- Bantamgewichtlercompetitor
- Bantamgewichtcompetitor
Hungarian harmatsúly
- harmatsúlyweight in sports
Polish waga kogucia
- waga koguciaweight in sports
Portuguese peso-galo, lutador peso-galo
- peso-galoweight in sports
- lutador peso-galocompetitor
Spanish peso gallo
- peso galloweight in sports
Swedish bantamvikt, bantamviktare
- bantamviktweight in sports
- bantamviktarecompetitor
Turkish horoz sıklet
- horoz sıkletweight in sports
Cite this entry
APA
bantamweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bantamweight
MLA
“bantamweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bantamweight. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bantamweight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bantamweight.
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