The IBF Rankings
The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of January 1998
Heavyweight (over 190 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Evander Holyfield | USA |
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| 1: | Vaughn Bean | USA |
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| 2: | Frans Botha | South Africa |
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| 3: | Hasim Rahman | USA |
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| 4: | Ray Mercer | USA |
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| 5: | Henry Akinwande | Britain |
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| 6: | Michael Moorer | USA |
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| 7: | Zeljko Mavrovic | Croatia |
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| 8: | Obed Sullivan | USA |
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| 9: | Chris Byrd | USA |
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| 10: | Jerry Ballard | USA |
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Cruiserweight (190 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Imamu Mayfield | USA |
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| 1: | Arthur Williams | USA |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Jacob Mofokeng | South Africa |
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| 4: | Ken Murphy | USA |
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| 5 | Uriah Grant | USA |
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| 6: | Nate Miller | USA |
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| 7: | Faustino Gonzalez | Colombia |
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| 8: | Juan Carlos Gomez | Cuba |
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| 9: | Adolpho Washington | USA |
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| 10: | Tiwon Taylor | USA |
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Light Heavyweight (175 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | William Guthrie | USA |
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| 1: | Not Rated | |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Will Taylor | USA |
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| 4: | Richard Hall | USA |
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| 5: | Graciano Rocchigiani | Germany |
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| 6: | Richard Frazier | USA |
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| 7: | Virgil Hill | USA |
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| 8: | Ole Klemetsen | Norway |
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| 9: | Darren Allen | USA |
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| 10: | Mohamed Sulivanji | France |
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Super Middleweight (168 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Charles Brewer | USA |
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| 1: | Antoine Byrd | USA |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Mauricio Amaral | Brazil |
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| 4: | Andrei Shkalikov | Russia |
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| 5: | Thomas Tate | USA |
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| 6: | Joseph Kiwanuka | USA |
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| 7: | Zafrou Balloqou | Togo |
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| 8: | Reginaldo Andrade | Brazil |
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| 9: | Reggie Johnson | USA |
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| 10: | Danny Trevino | USA |
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Middleweight (160 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Bernard Hopkins | USA |
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| 1: | Not Rated | |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Robert Allen | USA |
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| 4: | Abdula Ramadan | Canada |
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| 5: | Robert McCracken | Britain |
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| 6: | Brian Barbosa | USA |
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| 7: | William Joppy | USA |
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| 8: | Antoine Echols | USA |
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| 9: | Giovanni Pretorius | South Africa |
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| 10: | Simon Brown | USA |
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Junior Middleweight (154 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Raul Marquez | USA |
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| 1: | Anthony Stephens | USA |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Jason Papillion | USA |
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| 4: | Aaron Davis | USA |
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| 5: | Andrew Murray | Guyana |
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| 6: | Earnie Artango | Australia |
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| 7: | Terry Norris | USA |
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| 8: | Raul Marquez | USA |
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| 9: | Sergio Luciano | Brazil |
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| 10: | Pedro Ortega | Mexico |
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Welterweight (147 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Felix Trinidad | Puerto Rico |
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| 1: | Vincent Pettway | USA |
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| 2: | Mahenge Zulu | Zaire |
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| 3: | Hugo Pineda | Colombia |
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| 4: | Raul Frank | USA |
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| 5: | Vernon Forrest | USA |
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| 6: | Darrel Coley | USA |
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| 7: | Patrick Charpentier | France |
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| 8: | Juan Negron | USA |
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| 9: | Walter Saporiti | Argentina |
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| 10: | Adrian Stone | Britain |
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Junior Welterweight (140 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Vince Phillips | USA |
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| 1: | Not Rated | |
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| 2: | Sharmba Mitchell | USA |
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| 3: | Virgil McClendon | USA |
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| 4: | Freddy Rojas | Chile |
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| 5: | Terron Millet | USA |
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| 6: | Kostya Tszyu | Australia |
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| 7: | Jan Bergman | South Africa |
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| 8: | Freddie Pendleton | USA |
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| 9: | Reggie Green | USA |
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| 10: | Alex Carillo | Colombia |
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Lightweight (135 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Shane Mosley | USA |
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| 1: | Demetrius Ceballos | USA |
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| 2: | Arturo Gatti | USA |
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| 3: | Eduardo Morales | Argentina |
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| 4: | Israel Cardona | USA |
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| 5: | Justin Rowsell | Australia |
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| 6: | Phillip Holiday | South Africa |
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| 7: | Leavander Johnson | USA |
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| 8: | Luis Flores | Colombia |
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| 9: | Fred Ladd | USA |
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| 10: | Acelino Freitas | Brazil |
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Junior Lightweight (130 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Vacant | USA |
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| 1: | Robert Garcia | USA |
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| 2: | Harold Warren | USA |
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| 3: | Jaime Rangel | Colombia |
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| 4: | Tom Johnson | USA |
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| 5: | Ramon Ledon | Cuba |
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| 6: | Tracy Paterson | USA |
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| 7: | Joel Casamayor | USA |
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| 8: | Julien Lorcy | France |
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| 9: | Tautoma Yasuda | Japan |
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| 10: | Moises Pedroza | Colombia |
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Featherweight (126 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Hector Lizzarrago | USA |
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| 1: | Victor Polo | Colombia |
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| 2: | Angel Vasquez | USA |
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| 3: | David Santos | USA |
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| 4: | Carlos Gerena | Puerto Rico |
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| 5: | Jesus Chavez | USA |
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| 6: | Tony Wehbee | Australia |
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| 7: | Welcome Ncita | South Africa |
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| 8: | Teofilo Carranza | Peru |
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| 9: | Nabaloum Dramane | Ivory Coast |
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| 10: | Cesar Soto | Mexico |
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Junior Featherweight (122 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Vuyani Bungu | South Africa |
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| 1: | Victor Llerena | Colombia |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Spencer Oliver | Britain |
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| 4: | Nurhudo | Indonesia |
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| 5: | John Johnson | USA |
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| 6: | Arnell Barotillo | Australia |
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| 7: | Rey Jamili | Philippines |
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| 7: | Sean Fletcher | USA |
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| 8: | Aristead Clayton | USA |
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| 9: | Esteban Morales | Colombia |
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| 10: | Ernesto Gray | Colombia |
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Bantamweight (118 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Tim Austin | USA |
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| 1: | Adrian Kaspari | Indonesia |
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| 2: | Mbulelo Botile | South Africa |
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| 3: | Jesus Perez | Colombia |
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| 4: | Juan Sanchez | Colombia |
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| 5: | Dario Azuaga | Paraguay |
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| 6: | Shosei Nitta | Japan |
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| 7: | Adan Vargas | Mexico |
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| 8: | Fernando Montilla | Philippines |
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| 9: | Rafael Del Valle | Puerto Rico |
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| 10: | Ancee Gedeon | USA |
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Junior Bantamweight (115 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Johnny Tapia | USA |
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| 1: | Danny Romero | USA |
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| 2: | Ubadel Soto | Colombia |
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| 3: | Ratanchai Vorapin | Thailand |
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| 4: | Julio Gamboa | Nicaragua |
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| 5: | Sombak Singchawan | Thailand |
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| 6: | Juvanal Berrio | Colombia |
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| 7: | Jaji Sabali | South Africa |
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| 8: | Solo Ikeda | Japan |
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| 9: | Rodolfo Blanco | Colombia |
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| 10: | Joel Luna | Mexico |
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Flyweight (112 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Mark Johnson | USA |
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| 1: | Arthur Johnson | USA |
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| 2: | Not Rated | |
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| 3: | Ferdid Ben Jeddou | Tunisia |
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| 4: | Irene Pacheco | Colombia |
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| 5: | Will Grisby | USA |
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| 6: | Y. Soronthong | Thailand |
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| 7: | Yuri Arbachakov | Russia |
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| 8: | Jesper Jensen | Denmark |
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| 9: | Ilido Julio | Colombia |
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| 10: | Luis Cox | Peru |
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Junior Flyweight (108 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Vacant | |
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| 1: | Anis Roga | Indonesia |
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| 2: | Joma Gamboa | Philippines |
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| 3: | Osvaldo Guerrero | Mexico |
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| 4: | Onewin Chareon | Thailand |
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| 5: | Nelson Dieppa | Puerto Rico |
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| 6: | Gill Ikeda | Japan |
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| 7: | Carlos Murillo | Panama |
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| 8: | Manuel Herrera | USA |
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| 9: | Hernan Berrio | Colombia |
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| 10: | Tokashi Shiohama | Japan |
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Mini Flyweight (105 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Zolani Lapetelo | USA |
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| 1: | Not Rated | |
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| 2a: | Andy Tabanas | Philippines |
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| 2b: | Faisol Akbar | Indonesia |
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| 3: | Ratanpol Vorapin | Thailand |
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| 4: | Ala Villamor | Philippines |
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| 5: | Juan Herrera | Colombia |
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| 6: | Luis Lazarte | Argentina |
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| 7: | Boy Ikeda | Japan |
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| 8: | Carmelo Caceres | Philippines |
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| 9: | Daniel Reyes | Colombia |
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| 10: | Denkaosan Kaowichit | Thailand |
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