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Note: The IBF and WBO did not exist. The WBA and WBC July 1981 rankings are not available.
RankRINGJuly 1981
Champion
United States flagRay LeonardNEW
World Champion
Ray Leonard: won the super welterweight championship by stopping Ayub Kalule in the ninth round. Event date: 25 June 1981. First shown in the July 1981 rankings.Official source
1Puerto Rico flagWilfred Benitez
2Uganda flagAyub Kalule-2
3United Kingdom flagMaurice Hope
4Argentina flagCarlos Herrera
5United States flagTony Ayala
6South Africa flagCharlie Weir+3
7Argentina flagWalter Gomez+1
8Guyana flagKenny Bristol-1
9United States flagNino Gonzalez+1
10United States flagGary GuidenNEW

Sources

July 1981 archive

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WBA Super Welterweight Title History

WBC Super Welterweight Title History

IBF Super Welterweight Title History

WBO Super Welterweight Title History

RING Super Welterweight Title History

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