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title: "Light Flyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2026"
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# Light Flyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2026

Combined Light Flyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 2026. 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 | WBA (January 2026) | IBF (January 2026) | WBO (January 2026) | RING (January 2026) |
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| Champion | [Rene Santiago (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rene-santiago) - World Champion | [Thanongsak Simsri (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thanongsak-simsri) - Champion | [Rene Santiago (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rene-santiago) - Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Daiya Kira (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daiya-kira) | [Sergio Mendoza Cordova (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sergio-mendoza-cordova) | [Erik Badillo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erik-badillo) | [Rene Santiago (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rene-santiago) |
| 2 | [Aaron de la Cruz Escobedo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/aaron-de-la-cruz-escobedo) | Vacant | [Shokichi Iwata (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shokichi-iwata) | [Carlos Canizales (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-canizales) |
| 3 | [Erick Rosa (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erick-rosa) | [Cristian Araneta (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristian-araneta) | [Regie Suganob (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/regie-suganob) | [Thanongsak Simsri (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thanongsak-simsri) |
| 4 | [Ronald Chacon (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ronald-chacon) | [Erik Badillo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erik-badillo) | [Daniel Valladares (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daniel-valladares) | [Kyosuke Takami (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kyosuke-takami) |
| 5 | [Rodrigo Ramirez (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rodrigo-ramirez) | [Regie Suganob (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/regie-suganob) | [Cristian Araneta (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristian-araneta) | [Shokichi Iwata (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shokichi-iwata) |
| 6 | [Jairo Noriega (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jairo-noriega) | [Kyosuke Takami (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kyosuke-takami) | [Jesse Espinas (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-espinas) | [Regie Suganob (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/regie-suganob) |
| 7 | [Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/masataka-taniguchi) | [Sivenathi Nontshinga (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sivenathi-nontshinga) | [Gustavo Perez Alvarez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gustavo-perez-alvarez) | [Cristian Araneta (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristian-araneta) |
| 8 | [Gustavo Perez Alvarez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gustavo-perez-alvarez) | [Siseko Teyisi (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/siseko-teyisi) | [Angel Acosta (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-acosta) | [Erik Badillo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erik-badillo) |
| 9 | [Azael Villar (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/azael-villar) | [Arar Andales (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arar-andales) | [Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/masataka-taniguchi) | [Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/masataka-taniguchi) |
| 10 | [Geremy Vera (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/geremy-vera) | [Arvin Magramo (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arvin-magramo) | [Jairo Noriega (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jairo-noriega) | [Sivenathi Nontshinga (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sivenathi-nontshinga) |
| 11 | [Yuga Ozaki (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuga-ozaki) | [Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/masataka-taniguchi) | [Arvin Magramo (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arvin-magramo) |  |
| 12 | [Toshiki Kawamitsu (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/toshiki-kawamitsu) | [Toshiki Kawamitsu (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/toshiki-kawamitsu) | [Sivenathi Nontshinga (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sivenathi-nontshinga) |  |
| 13 | [Arvin Magramo (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arvin-magramo) | [Jairo Noriega (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jairo-noriega) | [Daiya Kira (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daiya-kira) |  |
| 14 | [Arar Andales (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arar-andales) | [Jean Carlos Vargas (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-carlos-vargas) | [Toshiki Kawamitsu (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/toshiki-kawamitsu) |  |
| 15 | [Alex Winwood (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alex-winwood) | [Shane Gentallan (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shane-gentallan) | [Arar Andales (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arar-andales) |  |

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