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title: "Light Flyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2016"
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# Light Flyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2016

Combined Light Flyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 2016. 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 (May 2016) | IBF (May 2016) | WBO (May 2016) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ryoichi Taguchi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryoichi-taguchi) - World Champion | [Akira Yaegashi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/akira-yaegashi) - Champion | [Donnie Nietes (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/donnie-nietes) - Champion |
| 1 | [Ryo Miyazaki (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryo-miyazaki) | Vacant | [Moises Fuentes (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/moises-fuentes) |
| 2 | [Suriyan Satorn (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/suriyan-satorn) | Vacant | [Kosei Tanaka (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kosei-tanaka) |
| 3 | [Carlos Canizales (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-canizales) | [Ryo Miyazaki (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryo-miyazaki) | [Ryuji Hara (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryuji-hara) |
| 4 | [Rober Barrera (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rober-barrera) | [Milan Melindo (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/milan-melindo) | [Raul Garcia (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/raul-garcia) |
| 5 | [Felix Alvarado (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-alvarado) | [Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fahlan-sakkreerin-jr) | [Milan Melindo (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/milan-melindo) |
| 6 | [Jonathan Taconing (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jonathan-taconing) | [Cristofer Rosales (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristofer-rosales) | [Hekkie Budler (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hekkie-budler) |
| 7 | [Joebert Alvarez (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joebert-alvarez) | [Felix Alvarado (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-alvarado) | [Javier Mendoza (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/javier-mendoza) |
| 8 | [Jessie Espinas (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jessie-espinas) | [Paipharob Kokietgym (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paipharob-kokietgym) | [Jesse Espinas (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-espinas) |
| 9 | [Cristofer Rosales (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristofer-rosales) | [Javier Mendoza (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/javier-mendoza) | [Felix Alvarado (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-alvarado) |
| 10 | [Rangsan Chayanram (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rangsan-chayanram) | [Gabriel Mendoza (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gabriel-mendoza) | [Ryo Miyazaki (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryo-miyazaki) |
| 11 | [Tibo Monabesa (Indonesia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tibo-monabesa) | [Rene Patilano (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rene-patilano) | [Cristofer Rosales (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cristofer-rosales) |
| 12 | [Luis Rios (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-rios) | [Pedro Guevara (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pedro-guevara) | [Jonathan Taconing (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jonathan-taconing) |
| 13 | [Abraham Rodriguez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/abraham-rodriguez) | [Angel Acosta (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-acosta) | [Saul Juarez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/saul-juarez) |
| 14 | [Angel Acosta (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-acosta) | [Randy Petalcorin (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/randy-petalcorin) | [Mzuvukile Magwaca (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mzuvukile-magwaca) |
| 15 | [Kenji Ono (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kenji-ono) | Vacant | [Palangpol Cp Freshmart (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/palangpol-cp-freshmart) |

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