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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - July 1966"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - July 1966

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 1966. 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 (July 1966) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Carlos Ortiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-ortiz) - Champion |
| 1 | [Gabriel Elorde (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gabriel-elorde) |
| 2 | [Nicolino Locche (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nicolino-locche) |
| 3 | [Ismael Laguna (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ismael-laguna) |
| 4 | [Ray Adigun (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-adigun) |
| 5 | [Maurice Cullen (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maurice-cullen) |
| 6 | [Sugar Ramos (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sugar-ramos) |
| 7 | [Angel Robinson Garcia (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-robinson-garcia) |
| 8 | [Paul Armstead (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-armstead) |
| 9 | [Percy Hayles (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/percy-hayles) |
| 10 | [Frankie Narvaez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frankie-narvaez) |

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