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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1939"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1939

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1939. 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 (January 1939) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Henry Armstrong (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/henry-armstrong) - Champion |
| 1 | [Lou Ambers (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-ambers) |
| 2 | [Pedro Montanez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pedro-montanez) |
| 3 | [Davey Day (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/davey-day) |
| 4 | [Baby Arizmendi (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/baby-arizmendi) |
| 5 | [Sammy Angott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sammy-angott) |
| 6 | [Petey Sarron (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/petey-sarron) |
| 7 | [Tippy Larkin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tippy-larkin) |
| 8 | [Aldo Spoldi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/aldo-spoldi) |
| 9 | [Maxie Berger (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxie-berger) |
| 10 | [Eric Boon (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eric-boon) |

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