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Noun: bantamweight  'ban-tum,weyt
  1. Weighs 115-126 pounds
     
  2. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
     
  3. A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the flyweight division and lighter than those in the featherweight division.

Derived forms: bantamweights

Type of: boxer, grappler, matman [informal], pugilist, weight class, wrestler

Encyclopedia: Bantamweight

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