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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - December 2002"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - December 2002

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: December 2002.

| Rank | WBA (December 2002) | WBO (December 2002) | RING (December 2002) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ricardo-mayorga) - World Champion | [Antonio Margarito (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-margarito) - Champion | [Vernon Forrest (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vernon-forrest) - Champion |
| 1 | Vacant | [Michel Trabant (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michel-trabant) | [Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ricardo-mayorga) |
| 2 | [Thomas Damgaard (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-damgaard) | [Neil Sinclair (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/neil-sinclair) | [Antonio Margarito (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-margarito) |
| 3 | [Michel Trabant (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michel-trabant) | [Jose Celaya (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-celaya) | [Thomas Damgaard (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-damgaard) |
| 4 | [Jose Antonio Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-antonio-rivera) | [Paolo Roberto (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-roberto) | [Andrew Lewis (Guyana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-lewis) |
| 5 | [Andrew Lewis (Guyana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-lewis) | [Andrew Lewis (Guyana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-lewis) | [Antonio Diaz (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-diaz-mex) |
| 6 | [Carlos Manuel Baldomir (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-manuel-baldomir) | [Hasan Al (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasan-al) | [Manuel Gomez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manuel-gomez) |
| 7 | [Cory Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cory-spinks) | [Kermit Cintron (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kermit-cintron) | [Cory Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cory-spinks) |
| 8 | [Felix Flores (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-flores) | [Ener Julio (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ener-julio) | [Michele Piccirillo (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michele-piccirillo) |
| 9 | [Carlos Quintana (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-quintana) | [Felix Flores (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-flores) | [Jawaid Khaliq (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jawaid-khaliq) |
| 10 | [Vince Phillips (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vince-phillips) | [Hercules Kyvelos (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hercules-kyvelos) | [Danny Perez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-perez) |
| 11 | [Hercules Kyvelos (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hercules-kyvelos) | [Newton Villareal (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/newton-villareal) |  |
| 12 | [Frederic Klose (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frederic-klose) | [Ignacio Solar (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ignacio-solar) |  |
| 13 | [Danny Perez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-perez) | [Danny Perez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-perez) |  |
| 14 | [James Hare (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-hare) | [Jose Antonio Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-antonio-rivera) |  |
| 15 | [Teruo Nagase (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/teruo-nagase) | [Teddy Limoz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/teddy-limoz) |  |

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