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title: "RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - January 1981"
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# RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - January 1981

RING Light Heavyweight rankings. Month: January 1981. This is the official monthly list, 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 (January 1981) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Matthew Saad Muhammad (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/matthew-saad-muhammad) - Champion |
| 1 | [Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-mustafa-muhammad) |
| 2 | [Michael Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-spinks) |
| 3 | [Jerry Martin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerry-martin) |
| 4 | [James Scott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-scott) |
| 5 | [Marvin Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marvin-johnson) |
| 6 | [Carlos De Leon (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-de-leon) |
| 7 | [Yaqui Lopez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yaqui-lopez) |
| 8 | [Lotte Mwale (Zambia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lotte-mwale) |
| 9 | [Marvin Camel (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marvin-camel) |
| 10 | [Mustafa Wasajja (Uganda)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mustafa-wasajja) |

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