Meanings
nounminimumweight (uncountable)
- uncountableboxingThe lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).
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.
2008 March 2, “Niida Wins in Title Defense”, in The New York Times, sourced from The Associated Press, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022Synonyms: mini flyweight, strawweight
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).
Similar
mini flyweightstrawweight
Origin
Translations
Hungarian szalmasúly, minilégsúly
- szalmasúlythe lowest weight class in professional boxing
- minilégsúlythe lowest weight class in professional boxing
- minimumsúlythe lowest weight class in professional boxing
Cite this entry
APA
minimumweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimumweight
MLA
“minimumweight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimumweight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minimumweight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimumweight.
Source: minimumweight on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.