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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - April 1954"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - April 1954

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1954. 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 (April 1954) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Paddy DeMarco (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paddy-demarco) - Champion |
| 1 | [James Carter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-carter) |
| 2 | [Orlando Zulueta (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/orlando-zulueta) |
| 3 | [Eddie Chavez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-chavez) |
| 4 | [Wallace Bud Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wallace-bud-smith) |
| 5 | [Ralph Dupas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ralph-dupas) |
| 6 | [Arthur Persley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arthur-persley) |
| 7 | [George Araujo (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-araujo) |
| 8 | [Johnny Gonsalves (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-gonsalves) |
| 9 | [Cisco Andrade (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cisco-andrade) |
| 10 | [Duilio Loi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/duilio-loi) |

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