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Note: The IBF and WBO did not exist. The WBA and WBC November 1979 rankings are not available.
RankRINGNovember 1979
Champion
Uganda flagAyub KaluleNEW
World Champion
Ayub Kalule: won the super welterweight championship by defeating Masashi Kudo by unanimous decision over fifteen rounds. Event date: 24 October 1979. First shown in the November 1979 rankings.Official source
1United Kingdom flagMaurice Hope+1
2Japan flagMasashi KudoWas champ
3Australia flagRocky Mattioli+3
4United States flagTony Chiaverini+4
5Guyana flagKenny BristolNEW
6Puerto Rico flagNick OrtizNEW
7United States flagRocky Mosley Jr-4
8Puerto Rico flagSandy TorresNEW
9Bosnia & Herzegovina flagMarijan Benes-5
10Spain flagAndoni Amana

Sources

November 1979 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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