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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - April 1998"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - April 1998

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1998. 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 1998) |
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| 1 | [Orzubek Nazarov (Kyrgyzstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/orzubek-nazarov) |
| 2 | [Shane Mosley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shane-mosley) |
| 3 | [Stevie Johnston (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/stevie-johnston) |
| 4 | [Phillip Holiday (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/phillip-holiday) |
| 5 | [Arturo Gatti (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arturo-gatti) |
| 6 | [Israel Cardona (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/israel-cardona) |
| 7 | [Azumah Nelson (Ghana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/azumah-nelson) |
| 8 | [Artur Grigorian (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-grigorian) |
| 9 | [Cesar Bazan (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cesar-bazan) |
| 10 | [James Leija (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-leija) |

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