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Lightweight Boxing Rankings β€” August 2017

Official Lightweight rankings for August 2017.

Presented as a historical snapshot for that month. Use the weight-class arrows to move up or down divisions, the month controls to jump between updates, and click any fighter's name to see their ranking history across the four organisations.

Division
Period
Org
RankWBAAugust 2017WBCIBFAugust 2017WBOAugust 2017
πŸ†Venezuela flagJorge Linares
World Champion
Not available for August 2017
United States flagRobert Easter Jr
Champion
United Kingdom flagTerry Flanagan
Champion

1United Kingdom flagLuke Campbell
Vacant
Puerto Rico flagFelix Verdejo
2Indonesia flagDaud Cino YordanUnited States flagRaymundo BeltranMexico flagRaymundo Beltran
3Haiti flagEvens PierreBelgium flagFrancesco Pateraβ–²+1Russia flagRoman Andreev
4United Kingdom flagAnthony CrollaUnited Kingdom flagLuke Campbellβ–²+1Namibia flagPaulus Moses
5Dominican Republic flagAlgenis MendezGhana flagRichard Commeyβ–²+1Japan flagNihito Arakawa
6Mexico flagRaymundo BeltranJapan flagMasayoshi Nakataniβ–²+1United Kingdom flagCraig Evans
7Australia flagGeorge Kambosos JrRussia flagRoman Andreevβ–²+1Philippines flagJuan Martin Elorde
8Italy flagEmiliano MarsiliUnited States flagRyan Martinβ–²+1India flagDaud Yordan
9United States flagMichael PerezRussia flagPavel Malikovβ–²+2Mexico flagCarlos Diaz Ramirez
10Venezuela flagCristian BaezJapan flagKazuhiro Nishitaniβ–²+2Russia flagPetr Petrov
11Japan flagMasayoshi NakataniUnited States flagAlejandro Lunaβ–Ό-8Mexico flagAntonio Moran
12Canada flagTony LuisUnited States flagMario Barriosβ–²+1Uganda flagSharif Bogere
13Russia flagPavel MalikovDominican Republic flagJavier FortunaNEWMexico flagAlejandro Luna
14Russia flagZapir RasulovRussia flagFedor PapazovUnited States flagRyan Martin
15Japan flagNihito ArakawaPeru flagJonathan MaiceloChina flagXiangxiang SunNEW

Source: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO

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About the Lightweight Division

Weight Limit: 130-135 lbs (59.0-61.2 kg)

Lightweight is one of boxing's classic divisions, with a rich history dating back to the early days of professional boxing. The division features fast, skilled fighters known for their technical ability.

Division Characteristics

Lightweights are known for their speed, footwork, and technical skill. Fighters in this division typically rely on skill and speed rather than pure power, though knockouts still occur.

Notable Facts

The Lightweight division has been home to many legendary fighters, including Roberto DurΓ‘n, Pernell Whitaker, and more recently, fighters like Vasyl Lomachenko and TeΓ³fimo LΓ³pez.

Historical Context

Lightweight has long been one of boxing's most competitive divisions, consistently producing high-level competition and memorable championship fights.

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Month-over-month changes since July 2017

IBFAugust 2017 vs July 2017

Entered the top 10

  • RU flag
    Pavel MalikovUp from #11 - now #9
  • JP flag
    Kazuhiro NishitaniNow #10 (was #12)

Dropped out of the top 10

  • US flag
    Alejandro LunaDropped to #11
  • RU flag
    Denis ShafikovOut of the top 10 after being #10

Biggest risers

  • RU flag
    Pavel MalikovNow ranked #9 (was #11)
    β–²+2
  • JP flag
    Kazuhiro NishitaniNow ranked #10 (was #12)
    β–²+2
  • BE flag
    Francesco PateraClimbed a place to #3
    β–²+1

Biggest fallers

  • US flag
    Alejandro LunaNow #11 after #3 last month
    β–Ό-8