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title: "Middleweight Boxing Rankings - August 1988"
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# Middleweight Boxing Rankings - August 1988

Combined Middleweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: August 1988. 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 (August 1988) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Sumbu Kalambay (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sumbu-kalambay) - Champion |
| 1 | [Michael Nunn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-nunn) |
| 2 | [Iran Barkley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/iran-barkley) |
| 3 | [Thomas Hearns (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-hearns) |
| 4 | [Frank Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frank-tate) |
| 5 | [Herol Graham (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/herol-graham) |
| 6 | [Mike McCallum (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-mccallum) |
| 7 | [Matthew Hilton (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/matthew-hilton) |
| 8 | [Donald Curry (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/donald-curry) |
| 9 | [Julian Jackson (U.S. Virgin Islands)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/julian-jackson) |
| 10 | [Gianfranco Rosi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gianfranco-rosi) |

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