a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
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an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
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a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
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a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
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Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n. 1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sterling Powell, the New Jersey welterweight boxing champion in 1934, died Wednesday.
In 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard regained the World Boxing Council welterweight championship when Roberto Duran abruptly quit late in the eighth round of their fight at the Louisiana Superdome.
I accept it." "I'm proud of having a draw," said a jubilant Hearns, 30. "It could have gone the other way, so I'm grateful I got a draw." Leonard won the undisputed welterweight title in 1981 by beating Hearns.