prizefighter

Example Sentences

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"Iron Mike" Tyson, 59, last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul in November 2024 in Texas.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“I felt like a prizefighter working with her,” Mescal adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

“She immediately said we want another debate … You know what happens when you’re a prizefighter and you lose? You immediately want a new fight.”

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024

Simba was a prizefighter in a Vegas world.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Neither guy blinked at being instructed to join up with a reformed gangster who smelled strongly of urinal cakes to prank a former heavyweight champion prizefighter.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen