- a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kilograms).
- Also called (in Britain): cruiserweight
- a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds (72.5–79.5 kg)
- an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg (165–179 pounds)
- (as modifier)
- a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 192–214 pounds (87–97 kg))
