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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 2000"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 2000

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: May 2000.

| Rank | WBA (May 2000) | WBO (May 2000) | RING (May 2000) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Gilbert Serrano (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilbert-serrano) - World Champion | [Artur Grigorian (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-grigorian) - Champion |  |
| 1 | Vacant | [Antonio Pitalua (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-pitalua) | [Stevie Johnston (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/stevie-johnston) |
| 2 | [Julien Lorcy (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julien-lorcy) | [Julien Lorcy (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julien-lorcy) | [Angel Manfredy (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-manfredy) |
| 3 | [Alberto Sicurella (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alberto-sicurella) | [Wilfredo Ruiz (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wilfredo-ruiz) | [Paul Spadafora (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-spadafora) |
| 4 | [Rick Yoshimura (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rick-yoshimura) | [Hector Camacho Jr (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hector-camacho-jr) | [Cesar Bazan (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cesar-bazan) |
| 5 | [Oscar Garcia (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oscar-garcia) | [Edson Pedro Nascimento (Brazil)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/edson-pedro-nascimento) | [Gilberto Serrano (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-serrano) |
| 6 | [Stefano Zoff (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/stefano-zoff) | [Angel Manfredy (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-manfredy) | [Artur Grigorian (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-grigorian) |
| 7 | [Jean Baptiste Mendy (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-baptiste-mendy) | [Djamel Lifa (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/djamel-lifa) | [Ivan Robinson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ivan-robinson) |
| 8 | [Raul Balbi (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/raul-balbi) | [Lawrence Ngobeni (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lawrence-ngobeni) | [Jesse James Leija (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-james-leija) |
| 9 | [Edson Pedro Nascimento (Brazil)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/edson-pedro-nascimento) | [Dairo Esalas (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dairo-esalas) | [John John Molina (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-john-molina) |
| 10 | [Takanori Hatakeyama (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/takanori-hatakeyama) | [Zoltan Kalocsai (Hungary)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zoltan-kalocsai) | [Victoriano Sosa (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/victoriano-sosa) |
| 11 | [Angel Manfredy (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/angel-manfredy) | [Bobby Vanzie (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bobby-vanzie) |  |
| 12 | [Miguel Callist (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-callist) | [Antonio Mesquita (Brazil)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-mesquita) |  |
| 13 | [Djamel Lifa (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/djamel-lifa) |  |  |
| 14 | [Wilfredo Ruiz (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wilfredo-ruiz) |  |  |
| 15 | [Hiroyuki Sakamoto (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hiroyuki-sakamoto) |  |  |

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