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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1997"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1997

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1997. 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 1997) |
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| 1 | [Orzubek Nazarov (Kyrgyzstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/orzubek-nazarov) |
| 2 | [Phillip Holiday (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/phillip-holiday) |
| 3 | [Stevie Johnston (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/stevie-johnston) |
| 4 | [George Scott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-scott) |
| 5 | [Jean Baptiste Mendy (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-baptiste-mendy) |
| 6 | [Shane Mosley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shane-mosley) |
| 7 | [Leavander Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leavander-johnson) |
| 8 | [Ivan Robinson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ivan-robinson) |
| 9 | [John John Molina (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-john-molina) |
| 10 | [Artur Grigorian (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-grigorian) |

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