The WBC Rankings
The World Boxing Council official rankings as of December 1997
Heavyweight (over 190 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Lennox Lewis | Britain |
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| 1: | Zeljko Mavrovic | Croatia |
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| 2: | Ray Mercer | USA |
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| 3: | John Ruiz | USA |
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| 4: | David Tua | New Zealand |
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| 5: | Oliver McCall | USA |
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| 6: | Andrew Golota | Poland |
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| 7: | Larry Donald | USA |
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| 8: | Buster Douglas | USA |
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| 9: | Jerry Ballard | USA |
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| 10: | Shannon Briggs | USA |
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Cruiserweight (190 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Marcelo Dominguez | Argentina |
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| 1: | Juan Carlos Gomez | Cuba |
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| 2: | Johnny Nelson | Britain |
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| 3: | Terry Dunstan | Britain |
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| 4: | Jacob Mofokeng | South Africa |
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| 5: | Montell Griffin | USA |
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| 6: | Alexei Iliin | Russia |
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| 7: | Yosukezan Nishijima | Japan |
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| 8: | Alexander Gurov | Ukraine |
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| 9: | Dale Brown | Canada |
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| 10: | Arthur Williams | USA |
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Light Heavyweight (175 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Roy Jones | USA |
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| 1: | Michael Nunn | USA |
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| 2: | Graciano Rocchigiani | Germany |
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| 3: | Richard Frazier | USA |
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| 4: | Merqui Sosa | Dominican Republic |
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| 5: | Mohammed Siluvangi | Zaire |
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| 6: | Ole Klemetsen | Norway |
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| 7: | Hisashi Teraji | Japan |
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| 8: | Fabian Chancalay | Argentina |
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| 9: | Mark Prince | Britain |
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| 10: | Chris Eubank | Britain |
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Super Middleweight (168 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Thulane Malinga | South Africa |
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| 1: | Vincenso Nardiello | Italy |
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| 2: | Robin Reid | Britain |
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| 3: | Jorge Castro | Argentina |
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| 4: | Herol Graham | Britain |
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| 5: | Dean Francis | Britain |
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| 6: | Roberto Duran | Panama |
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| 7: | Eric Lucas | Canada |
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| 8: | Thomas Tate | USA |
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| 9: | Richie Woodhall | Britain |
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| 10: | Mads Larsen | Denmark |
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Middleweight (160 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Keith Holmes | USA |
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| 1: | Hassine Cherifi | France |
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| 2: | Stephane Ouelette | Canada |
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| 3: | Robert McCracken | Britain |
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| 4: | Julio Cesar Vasquez | Argentina |
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| 5: | Kevin Palmer | USA |
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| 6: | Robert Allen | USA |
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| 7: | Brian Barbosa | USA |
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| 8: | Alexander Zaitsev | Russia |
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| 9: | Urbano Gurrola | Mexico |
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| 10: | Paul Vaden | USA |
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Super Welterweight (154 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Keith Mullings | USA |
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| 1: | David Ciarlante | Italy |
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| 2: | Ahmed Dottuov | Bulgaria |
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| 3: | Terry Norris | USA |
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| 4: | Javier Castillejo | Spain |
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| 5: | Tony Marshall | USA |
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| 6: | Robert West | USA |
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| 7: | Ernie Artango | Australia |
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| 8: | Raul Marquez | USA |
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| 9: | Kookyui Song | South Korea |
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| 10: | Nick Rupa | Canada |
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Welterweight (147 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Oscar De La Hoya | USA |
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| 1: | Patrick Charpentier | France |
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| 2: | Derrell Coley | USA |
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| 3: | Andrei Pestriaev | Russia |
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| 4: | Ariel Chavez | Argentina |
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| 5: | Wilfredo Rivera | Puerto Rico |
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| 6: | Nicolas Cervera | Colombia |
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| 7: | Maxim Nesterenko | Russia |
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| 8: | Shannon Taylor | Australia |
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| 9: | Vernon Forrest | USA |
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| 10: | Sekhyun Yun | Korea |
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Super Lightweight (140 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Vacant | USA |
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| 1: | Julio Cesar Chavez | Mexico |
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| 2: | Miguel Angel Gonzalez | Mexico |
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| 3: | Kostya Tszyu | Australia |
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| 4: | Rafael Ruelas | USA |
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| 5: | Reggie Green | USA |
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| 6: | Diobelys Hurtado | Cuba |
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| 7: | Soren Sondergaard | Denmark |
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| 8: | Jong Hoon Yuh | South Korea |
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| 9: | Sharmba Mitchell | USA |
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| 10: | Ricardo Silva | Argentina |
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Lightweight (135 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Stevie Johnston | France |
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| 1: | Cesar Bazan | Mexico |
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| 2: | Arturo Gatti | USA |
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| 3: | Hiroyuki Sakamoto | Japan |
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| 4: | Daornai Sithkodam | Thailand |
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| 5: | Jong Kwon Baek | South Korea |
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| 6: | Billy Schwer | Britain |
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| 7: | Marco Rudolph | Germany |
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| 8: | David Tetteh | Ghana |
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| 9: | Eduardo Morales | Argentina |
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| 10: | George Scott | Liberia |
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Super Featherweight (130 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Genaro Hernandez | USA |
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| 1: | Roberto Garcia | USA |
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| 2: | Jesus Chavez | USA |
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| 3: | Anatoly Alexandrov | Russia |
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| 4: | Djamel Lifa | France |
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| 5: | Justin Juuko | Uganda |
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| 6: | Sirimongkol Singmanassuk | Thailand |
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| 7: | Goyo Vargas | Mexico |
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| 8: | Tom Johnson | USA |
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| 9: | Carlos Gerena | Puerto Rico |
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| 10: | Yamato Mitani | Japan |
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Featherweight (126 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Luisito Espinosa | Philippines |
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| 1: | Cesar Soto | Mexico |
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| 2: | Juan Manuel Marquez | Mexico |
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| 3: | Paul Ingle | Britain |
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| 4: | Dramane Nabalous | Burkina Faso |
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| 5: | Manuel Medina | Mexico |
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| 6: | Carlos Rios | Argentina |
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| 7: | Pablo Chacon | Argentina |
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| 8: | Mehdi Labdouni | France |
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| 9: | Takao Imaoka | Japan |
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| 10: | Freddy Norwood | South Africa |
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Super Bantamweight (122 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Erik Morales | Mexico |
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| 1: | Wayne McCullough | Ireland |
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| 2: | Reynante Jamili | Philippines |
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| 3: | Spencer Oliver | Britain |
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| 4: | Michael Brodie | Britain |
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| 5: | Jose Luis Bueno | Mexico |
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| 6: | Pastor Maurin | Argentina |
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| 7: | Guty Espadas | Mexico |
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| 8: | Hector Acero-Sanchez | Dominican Republic |
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| 9: | Yong Hoon Lee | Korea |
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| 10: | Jesus Salud | Philippines |
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Bantamweight (118 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | Japan |
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| 1: | Paul Ayala | USA |
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| 2: | Jorge Monsalvo | Colombia |
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| 3: | Adan Vargas | Mexico |
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| 4: | Jose Rafael Sosa | Argentina |
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| 5: | Danny Romero | USA |
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| 6: | Dario Azuaga | Paraguay |
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| 7: | Victor Manuel Rabanales | Mexico |
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| 8: | Gerardo Martinez | Mexico |
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| 9: | In Jin Chi | Korea |
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| 10: | Masahiko Nakamura | Japan |
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Super Flyweight (115 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Gerry Penalosa | Philippines |
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| 1: | Joel Luna Zarate | Mexico |
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| 2: | Luis Bolano | Colombia |
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| 3: | Veeraphol Sahaprom | Thailand |
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| 4: | Luis Benavides | Colombia |
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| 5: | Alejandro Montiel | Mexico |
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| 6: | Raffy Montalban | Philippines |
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| 7: | Hipolito Saucedo | USA |
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| 8: | Adonis Cruz | Nicaragua |
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| 9: | In Joo Cho | South Korea |
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| 10: | Victor Godoy | Argentina |
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Flyweight (112 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Chatchai Dutchboygym | Russia |
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| 1: | Gabriel Mira | Mexico |
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| 2: | Yuri Arbachakov | Russia |
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| 3: | Young Soon Chang | South Korea |
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| 4: | Raul Juarez | Mexico |
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| 5: | Arthur Johnson | USA |
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| 6: | David Guerault | France |
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| 7: | Manny Pacquiao | Philippines |
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| 8: | Jesper Jensen | Denmark |
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| 9: | Ysaias Zamudio | USA |
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| 10: | Oscar Arcienaga | Mexico |
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Light Flyweight (108 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Saman Sorjaturong | Thailand |
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| 1: | Ladislao Vazquez | Mexico |
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| 2: | Yosam Choi | South Korea |
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| 3: | Joma Gamboa | Phillipines |
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| 4: | Hadaw Kard Chatbandid | Thailand |
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| 5: | Shiro Yahiro | Japan |
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| 6: | Phanieng Poontarat | Thailand |
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| 7: | Gabriel Munoz | Mexico |
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| 8: | Edgar Cardenas | Mexico |
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| 9: | Sangik Yang | Korea |
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| 10: | Sandro Oviedo | Argentina |
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Strawweight (105 pounds)
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| Champion: | Ricardo Lopez | Mexico |
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| 1: | Rocky Lin | Japan |
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| 2: | Payak Nakornluang | Thailand |
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| 3: | Carmelo Caceres | Philippines |
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| 4: | Lindi Memani | South Africa |
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| 5: | Mongkol Chareon | Thailand |
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| 6: | Domingo Guillen | Dominican Republic |
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| 7: | Ratanapol Voraphin | Thailand |
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| 8: | Myung Sup Park | South Korea |
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| 9: | Chang Chul Lee | South Korea |
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| 10: | Lee Sandoval | Nicaragua |
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