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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - August 1978"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - August 1978

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: August 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 (August 1978) |
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| Champion | [Roberto Duran (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roberto-duran) - Champion |
| 1 | [Alfredo Pitalua (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alfredo-pitalua) |
| 2 | [Giancarlo Usai (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/giancarlo-usai) |
| 3 | [Vilomar Fernandez (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vilomar-fernandez) |
| 4 | [Claude Noel (Trinidad & Tobago)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/claude-noel) |
| 5 | [Edwin Viruet (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/edwin-viruet) |
| 6 | [Jim Watt (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jim-watt) |
| 7 | [Johnny Lira (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-lira) |
| 8 | [Termite Watkins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/termite-watkins) |
| 9 | [Andy Ganigan (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andy-ganigan) |
| 10 | [Herman Montes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/herman-montes) |

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