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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - July 2008"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - July 2008

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 2008. 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 | WBA (July 2008) | IBF (July 2008) | WBO (July 2008) | RING (July 2008) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Nate Campbell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-campbell) - Super 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 | [Joel Casamayor (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joel-casamayor) - Champion |
| Champion | [Yusuke Kobori (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yusuke-kobori) - World Champion |  |  |  |
| 1 | [Moses Paulus (Namibia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/moses-paulus) | Vacant | [Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joan-guzman) | [Nate Campbell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-campbell) |
| 2 | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | Vacant | [Amir Khan (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/amir-khan) | [Manny Pacquiao (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manny-pacquiao) |
| 3 | [Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joan-guzman) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | [Anthony Peterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-peterson) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) |
| 4 | [Jorle Estrada (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorle-estrada) | [Zahir Raheem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zahir-raheem) | [Juan Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-diaz-usa) | [David Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-diaz) |
| 5 | [Miguel Acosta (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-acosta) | [Julio Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julio-diaz) | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) | [Jose Santa Cruz (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-santa-cruz) |
| 6 | [Jose Alfaro (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-alfaro) | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) | [Urbano Antillon (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/urbano-antillon) | [Julio Diaz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julio-diaz) |
| 7 | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) | Vacant | [Jorge Luis Teron (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-luis-teron) | [Michael Katsidis (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-katsidis) |
| 8 | [Randy Suico (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/randy-suico) | [Anthony Peterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-peterson) | [Jose Reyes (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-reyes) | [Amir Khan (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/amir-khan) |
| 9 | [Kengo Nagashima (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kengo-nagashima) | [Amir Khan (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/amir-khan) | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) | [Yuri Romanov (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuri-romanov) |
| 10 | [Ameth Diaz (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ameth-diaz) | [Fernando Angulo (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fernando-angulo) | [Martin Kristjansen (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/martin-kristjansen) | [Ali Funeka (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-funeka) |
| 11 | [Jorge Luis Teron (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-luis-teron) | Vacant | [Vicente Escobedo (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vicente-escobedo) |  |
| 12 | [Anthony Peterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-peterson) | Vacant | [Yuri Romanov (Belarus)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuri-romanov) |  |
| 13 | [Fernando Angulo (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fernando-angulo) | Vacant | [Eduardo Roman (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eduardo-roman) |  |
| 14 | [Breidis Prescott (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/breidis-prescott) | Vacant | [Raymundo Beltran (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/raymundo-beltran) |  |
| 15 | [Verquan Kimbrough (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/verquan-kimbrough) |  | [Jayson Pagara (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jayson-pagara) |  |

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