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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 2009"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 2009

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: January 2009.

| Rank | WBA (January 2009) | IBF (January 2009) | WBO (January 2009) | RING (January 2009) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Moses Paulus (Namibia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/moses-paulus) - World Champion | [Nate Campbell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-campbell) - Champion | [Nate Campbell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-campbell) - Champion | [Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-manuel-marquez) - Champion |
| 1 | Vacant | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) | [Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-antonio-barrera) | [Nate Campbell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-campbell) |
| 2 | [Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joan-guzman) | Vacant | [Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-manuel-marquez) | [Manny Pacquiao (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manny-pacquiao) |
| 3 | [Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-antonio-barrera) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) |
| 4 | [Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-manuel-marquez) | [Fernando Angulo (Ecuador)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fernando-angulo) | [Anthony Peterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-peterson) | [Joel Casamayor (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joel-casamayor) |
| 5 | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | [Julio Diaz (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julio-diaz) | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) | [David Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-diaz) |
| 6 | [Antonio DeMarco (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-demarco) | [Anthony Peterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-peterson) | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) | [Julio Diaz (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julio-diaz) |
| 7 | [Yusuke Kobori (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yusuke-kobori) | [Zahir Raheem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zahir-raheem) | [Breidis Prescott (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/breidis-prescott) | [Antonio Pitalua (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-pitalua) |
| 8 | [Jorle Estrada (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorle-estrada) | Vacant | [Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joan-guzman) | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) |
| 9 | [Miguel Acosta (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-acosta) | Vacant | [Amir Khan (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/amir-khan) | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) |
| 10 | [Jose Alfaro (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-alfaro) | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) | [Jorge Barrios (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-barrios) | [Yuri Romanov (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuri-romanov) |
| 11 | [Ichitaro Ishii (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ichitaro-ishii) | [Breidis Prescott (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/breidis-prescott) | [Vicente Escobedo (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vicente-escobedo) |  |
| 12 | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) | [Saddam Kietyongyuth (Thailand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/saddam-kietyongyuth) | [Antonio DeMarco (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-demarco) |  |
| 13 | [Ameth Diaz (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ameth-diaz) | [Amir Khan (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/amir-khan) | [Alex Arthur (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alex-arthur) |  |
| 14 | [Breidis Prescott (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/breidis-prescott) | Vacant | [Yuri Romanov (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuri-romanov) |  |
| 15 | [Verquan Kimbrough (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/verquan-kimbrough) |  | [Daniel Eduardo Brizuela (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daniel-eduardo-brizuela) |  |

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