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title: "RING Lightweight Rankings - February 1961"
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# RING Lightweight Rankings - February 1961

RING Lightweight rankings. Month: February 1961. 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 (February 1961) |
| --- | --- |
| 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 | [Dave Charnley (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-charnley) |
| 3 | [Gabriel Elorde (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gabriel-elorde) |
| 4 | [Doug Vaillant (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/doug-vaillant) |
| 5 | [Eddie Perkins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-perkins) |
| 6 | [Carlos Hernandez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-hernandez-usa) |
| 7 | [Kenny Lane (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kenny-lane) |
| 8 | [Jackie Donnelly (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jackie-donnelly) |
| 9 | [Paolo Rosi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-rosi) |
| 10 | [Len Matthews (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/len-matthews) |

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