nonheavyweight en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + heavyweight.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a weight class other than heavyweight
De La Hoya’s 17 pay-per-view events — including 1.4 million for his loss to Felix Trinidad in 1999, the most ever for a nonheavyweight bout — have grossed $492 million.
2007 May 3, Richard Sandomir, “All About Money for De La Hoya and Mayweather”, in New York Times: