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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1980"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1980

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 1980. 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 (July 1980) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Matthew Saad Muhammad (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/matthew-saad-muhammad) - Champion |
| 1 | [Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-mustafa-muhammad) |
| 2 | [James Scott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-scott) |
| 3 | [Jerry Martin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerry-martin) |
| 4 | [Michael Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-spinks) |
| 5 | [Marvin Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marvin-johnson) |
| 6 | [Yaqui Lopez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yaqui-lopez) |
| 7 | [Lotte Mwale (Zambia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lotte-mwale) |
| 8 | [Marvin Camel (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marvin-camel) |
| 9 | [Jesse Burnett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-burnett) |
| 10 | [John Conteh (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-conteh) |

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