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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2000"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2000

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 2000. 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 2000) | WBO (January 2000) | RING (January 2000) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Roy Jones Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roy-jones-jr) - World Champion | [Dariusz Michalczewski (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dariusz-michalczewski) - Champion |  |
| 1 | [Richard Hall (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/richard-hall) | [Eddy Smulders (Netherlands)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddy-smulders) | [Roy Jones Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roy-jones-jr) |
| 2 | [Lou Del Valle (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-del-valle) | [Mohamed Joe Siluvangi (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mohamed-joe-siluvangi) | [Dariusz Michalczewski (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dariusz-michalczewski) |
| 3 | [Frank Liles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frank-liles) | [Antonio Tarver (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-tarver) | [Lou Del Valle (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-del-valle) |
| 4 | [Derrick Harmon (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/derrick-harmon) | [Lincoln Carter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lincoln-carter) | [Reggie Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/reggie-johnson) |
| 5 | [Eric Harding (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eric-harding) | [Thomas Ulrich (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-ulrich) | [Graciano Rocchigiani (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/graciano-rocchigiani) |
| 6 | [David Telesco (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-telesco) | [Guillermo Jones (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/guillermo-jones) | [Michael Nunn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-nunn) |
| 7 | [Glenn Kelly (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/glenn-kelly) | [Jorge Castro (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-castro) | [Eric Harding (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eric-harding) |
| 8 | [Timo Masua (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/timo-masua) | [Jose L. Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-l.-rivera) | [Antonio Tarver (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-tarver) |
| 9 | [Michael Nunn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-nunn) | [Carlos Cruzat (China)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-cruzat) | [David Telesco (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-telesco) |
| 10 | [Jorge Castro (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-castro) | [Reggie Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/reggie-johnson) | [Montell Griffin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/montell-griffin) |
| 11 | [Billy Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-lewis) | [Billy Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-lewis) |  |
| 12 | [Clinton Woods (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clinton-woods) | [Muslin Biarslanov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/muslin-biarslanov) |  |
| 13 | [Julio Gonzalez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julio-gonzalez) |  |  |
| 14 | [Juan Nelongo (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-nelongo) |  |  |
| 15 | [Lincoln Carter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lincoln-carter) |  |  |

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