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title: "Featherweight Boxing Rankings - January 1997"
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# Featherweight Boxing Rankings - January 1997

Combined Featherweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1997. These are official monthly lists, not BoxRec fight records. See [Box-Rank vs BoxRec](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-vs-boxrec-which-boxing-site-should-you-use).

| Rank | RING (January 1997) |
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| 1 | [Tom Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tom-johnson) |
| 2 | [Luisito Espinosa (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luisito-espinosa) |
| 3 | [Naseem Hamed (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/naseem-hamed) |
| 4 | [Wilfredo Vazquez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wilfredo-vazquez) |
| 5 | [Kevin Kelley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kevin-kelley) |
| 6 | [Ever Beleno (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ever-beleno) |
| 7 | [Welcome Ncita (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/welcome-ncita) |
| 8 | [Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-manuel-marquez) |
| 9 | [Manuel Medina (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manuel-medina) |
| 10 | [Derrick Gainer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/derrick-gainer) |

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