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What is a flyweight?

What is a flyweight? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mechanics) a weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
  2. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
  3. (figuratively, adjectival use) small, light or unimportant
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He dropped to flyweight in 1974 and four years later returned to bantamweight to win another gold medal.
I moved up from flyweight to featherweight, and, by 1960, had won the British title.
The top three boxers in the flyweight division automatically qualified for the quadrennial event in Sydney in September.
A male opponent small enough for Diana to handle would have to be a scrappy waif of a flyweight.
He has been campaigning in the junior flyweight, flyweight and junior bantamweight divisions, destroying every opponent with frightening aplomb.
South African flyweight champion Phumzile Matyhila, who has defended his title successfully for a number of fights, will now challenge for the light flyweight division title.

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