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lightweight

1. 
a. a professional boxer weighing 130--135 pounds (59--61 kg)
b. an amateur boxer weighing 57--60 kg (126--132 pounds)
c. (as modifier): the lightweight contender
2. a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115--126 pounds (52--57 kg))
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