A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
...the European bantamweight title-holder.
bantamweight in British English
(ˈbæntəmˌweɪt)
noun
1.
a.
a professional boxer weighing 112–118 pounds (51–53.5 kg)
b.
an amateur boxer weighing 51–54 kg (112–119 pounds)
c.
(as modifier)
the bantamweight champion
2.
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))
bantamweight in American English
(ˈbæmtəmˌweɪt)
noun
a boxer between a flyweight and a junior featherweight, with a maximum weight of 118 pounds (53.53 kg)
Examples of 'bantamweight' in a sentence
bantamweight
Because of constantly having to boil down to the flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight limits it stunted his growth.
The Sun (2011)
In another incident an Indian bantamweight boxer 's bed collapsed when he sat on it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The record shows he claimed the bantamweight gold medal aged 18, but he was denied his moment of glory.