make weight
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make weight
To be within the minimum and maximum weight limits designated for one's group of competitors in a particular sporting event. Used especially in boxing and wrestling. When I wrestled in high school, I was constantly counting my calories to make sure I made weight each week in time for competition.
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make weight
Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.
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References in periodicals archive
LIAM SMITH says he fully expects Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to
make weight amid concerns the Mexican will struggle to get down to 154lbs for the first time in almost three years.
"Eventually, I think we'll see this procedure performed in an outpatient setting, which would lower the costs and
make weight loss surgery available to many more people who need it."
He failed to
make weight twice in his career in his fights with Vicente Escobedo in 2012 and Ashley Theopane in 2016.
CARL FRAMPTON suspects Josh Warrington is accusing him of struggling to
make weight because he is having his own problems.
She offers several tips to
make weight loss happen.
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