cruiserweight

[ kroo-zer-weyt ]
/ ˈkru zərˌweɪt /

noun British.

a light-heavyweight boxer.

Origin of cruiserweight

First recorded in 1915–20; so called by metaphor, since a cruiser is the second heaviest naval ship

British Dictionary definitions for cruiserweight

cruiserweight
/ (ˈkruːzəˌweɪt) /

noun

boxing another term (esp Brit) for light heavyweight