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How to pronounce flyweight in English?

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Type Words
Type of boxer, pugilist
Type Words
Type of grappler, matman, wrestler

Examples of flyweight

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Peter Kane born in Heywood, was a flyweight world boxing champion in the 1930s.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Only Donaire, however, is eligible to win the super flyweight interim title.
From the dailynews.com
McCall and Benavidez both lost to Johnson in the UFC flyweight tournament last year.
From the ocregister.com
The flyweight is one of Britain's top contenders for boxing gold at London.
From the metro.co.uk
Most of the material produced by the new class of publishers was flyweight.
From the guardian.co.uk
Young dominated most of the three-round bout against fellow flyweight, Daniel Chapman.
From the stltoday.com
Luke Campbell joined female flyweight Nicola Adams as an Olympic champion.
From the independent.co.uk
He defeated Julio Cesar Miranda for the WBO flyweight title last November.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The event included three championship bouts, flyweight, lightweight and welterweight.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • Weighs no more than 115 pounds
  • Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (51 kg) but above 108 lb (49 kg).
  • A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force; a weight division of professional boxing between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight; a boxer in this division; a similar division and contestant in wrestling; small, light or unimportant
  • (Flyweights) Special weights which react to Centrifugal force to provide automatic control of other mechanisms such as Accelerators or valves.
  • Hinged weights that move outward depending on centrifugal force to close the carburetor butterfly. Conceptually the same as Flyball. Flyweights replaced Flyballs in later governors.