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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1978"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1978

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1978. 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 1978) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Victor Galindez (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/victor-galindez) |
| 2 | [John Conteh (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-conteh) |
| 3 | [Mike Rossman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-rossman) |
| 4 | [Mate Parlov (Croatia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mate-parlov) |
| 5 | [Yaqui Lopez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yaqui-lopez) |
| 6 | [Miguel Cuello (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-cuello) |
| 7 | [Richie Kates (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/richie-kates) |
| 8 | [Vonzell Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vonzell-johnson) |
| 9 | [Bobby Cassidy (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bobby-cassidy) |
| 10 | [Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-mustafa-muhammad) |

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