superwelterweight

adjective

Pertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight

Similar
light middleweightjunior middleweight
OriginEnglish welterweight ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperwelterweight (not comparable)

alternative super welterweight

  1. not comparableboxingPertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. had just defeated Oscar De La Hoya in their superwelterweight title bout in a split decision Saturday night when a controversy threatened to delay, if not upend, his victory.

    2007 May 6, Richard Sandomir, “Mayweather Wins Decision Over De La Hoya”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: light middleweight, junior middleweight

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight

Similar
light middleweightjunior middleweight

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishwelterweight
  8. Englishsuperwelterweight

From super- + welterweight.

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APA

superwelterweight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superwelterweight

MLA

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Chicago

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