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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 1960"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 1960

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1960. 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 (May 1960) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Brown (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-brown) - Champion |
| 1 | [Carlos Ortiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-ortiz) |
| 2 | [Paolo Rosi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-rosi) |
| 3 | [Dave Charnley (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-charnley) |
| 4 | [Len Matthews (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/len-matthews) |
| 5 | [Raymundo Torres (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/raymundo-torres) |
| 6 | [Carlos Hernandez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-hernandez-usa) |
| 7 | [Gabriel Elorde (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gabriel-elorde) |
| 8 | [Doug Vaillant (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/doug-vaillant) |
| 9 | [Paul Armstead (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-armstead) |
| 10 | [Gene Gresham (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gene-gresham) |

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