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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 2006"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 2006

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: April 2006.

| Rank | WBA (April 2006) | IBF (April 2006) | WBO (April 2006) | RING (April 2006) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) - World Champion | Vacant | [Siarhei Liakhovich (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/siarhei-liakhovich) - Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) | Vacant | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) |
| 2 | [Ray Austin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-austin) | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) | [Luan Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luan-krasniqi) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |
| 3 | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) | [Ray Austin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-austin) | [Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sultan-ibragimov) | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) |
| 4 | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) | [Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruslan-chagaev) | [Siarhei Liakhovich (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/siarhei-liakhovich) |
| 5 | [Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruslan-chagaev) | [Samuel Peter (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-peter) | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) |
| 6 | [Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sultan-ibragimov) | [Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sultan-ibragimov) | [Shannon Briggs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shannon-briggs) | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) |
| 7 | [Larry Donald (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-donald) | Vacant | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 8 | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) | [Davarryl Williamson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/davarryl-williamson) | [Samuel Peter (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-peter) | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) |
| 9 | [Davarryl Williamson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/davarryl-williamson) | [Luan Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luan-krasniqi) | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) | [Samuel Peter (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-peter) |
| 10 | [Shannon Briggs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shannon-briggs) | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) |
| 11 | [Samuel Peter (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-peter) | [Shannon Briggs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shannon-briggs) | [Alexander Dimitrenko (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alexander-dimitrenko) |  |
| 12 | [Owen Beck (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/owen-beck) | [Paolo Vidoz (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-vidoz) | [Tony Thompson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-thompson) |  |
| 13 | [Donnell Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/donnell-holmes) | [Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruslan-chagaev) | [Matt Skelton (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/matt-skelton) |  |
| 14 | [Paolo Vidoz (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-vidoz) | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) |  |
| 15 | [Vladimir Virchis (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vladimir-virchis) | [Kevin McBride (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kevin-mcbride) | [Miguel Mollo (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-mollo) |  |

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