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title: "Featherweight Boxing Rankings - May 1987"
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# Featherweight Boxing Rankings - May 1987

Combined Featherweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1987. 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 (May 1987) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Antonio Esparragoza (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-esparragoza) - Champion |
| 1 | [Azumah Nelson (Ghana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/azumah-nelson) |
| 2 | [Steve Cruz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/steve-cruz) |
| 3 | [Calvin Grove (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-grove) |
| 4 | [Jeff Fenech (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jeff-fenech) |
| 5 | [Barry McGuigan (Ireland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/barry-mcguigan) |
| 6 | [Louie Espinoza (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/louie-espinoza) |
| 7 | [Victor Callejas (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/victor-callejas) |
| 8 | [Antonio Rivera (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-rivera) |
| 9 | [Marcos Villasana (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marcos-villasana) |
| 10 | [Hector Lopez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hector-lopez) |

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