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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1948"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1948

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1948. 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 1948) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ike Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ike-williams) - Champion |
| 1 | [Enrique Bolanos (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/enrique-bolanos) |
| 2 | [Rudy Cruz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rudy-cruz) |
| 3 | [Freddie Dawson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-dawson) |
| 4 | [Billy Thompson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-thompson-usa) |
| 5 | [Buddy Garcia (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-garcia) |
| 6 | [Maxie Docusen (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxie-docusen) |
| 7 | [Johnny Bratton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-bratton) |
| 8 | [Jesse Flores (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-flores) |
| 9 | [Terry Young (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/terry-young) |
| 10 | [Lalo Gallardo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lalo-gallardo) |

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