a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
a boxer who weighs less than 66.68 kilograms, and who is heavier than a lightweight but lighter than a middleweight (welter (19-20 centuries) (probably from welt (19-20 centuries)) + weight)
A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races