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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - April 1966"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - April 1966

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1966. 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 (April 1966) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Emile Griffith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/emile-griffith) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jean Josselin (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-josselin) |
| 2 | [Luis Rodriguez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-rodriguez-mex) |
| 3 | [Ted Whitfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ted-whitfield) |
| 4 | [Brian Curvis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/brian-curvis) |
| 5 | [Eddie Pace (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-pace) |
| 6 | [Makoto Watanabe (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/makoto-watanabe) |
| 7 | [Percy Manning (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/percy-manning) |
| 8 | [Manuel Gonzalez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manuel-gonzalez) |
| 9 | [Curtis Cokes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/curtis-cokes) |
| 10 | [Ernie Lopez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ernie-lopez) |

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