heavyweight
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He posed for selfies with former British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who was also one of many guests invited by Kinahan to attend his lavish wedding in Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
WBO champion Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley in May to become a two-time heavyweight world champion, and Warren confirmed the pair will contest a rematch in October.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her team did not include any heavyweight opposition figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The return of a heavyweight buyer like China would push up the cost of a barrel of oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I couldn’t see just how to break it to them by explaining that I ‘own’ a heavyweight prizefighter, so I figured I would maybe wait until tonight.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
The latest bounce has been helped by some bargain-buying and government measures to stabilise retail investor volatility, as well as strong earnings reports from market heavyweights including Amazon, Microsoft and more recently CoreWeave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Italian heavyweights Juventus and AC Milan, plus Galatasaray, are all understood to be keen on the Portugal playmaker, who has a £57m release clause available to overseas clubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lawrence clocked early on that Williams had the chops to hold her own against heavyweights like Harrison Ford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The index heavyweights, mostly in banking, telecommunications and real-estate sectors, have large domestic and regional exposure and offer minimal exports to the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Spoon came up that week, and they all watched him spar a few rounds with the heavyweights, Jelly and Pete Krakover.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
