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Welterweight boxing rankings- January 1959

Welterweight boxing rankings archive for January 1959 across organizations. Combined rankings list, not fight records. Single-organization lists: RING, or view the latest Welterweight rankings.

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Note: The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO did not exist in January 1959.
RankRINGJanuary 1959
Champion
United States flagDon JordanNEW
World Champion
Don Jordan: won the title by defeating Virgil Akins. Event date: 5 December 1958. First shown in the January 1959 rankings.Official source
1United States flagVirgil Akins-1
2Philippines flagGarnett Hart
3Cuba flagIsaac Logart+1
4New Zealand flagRalph Dupas+1
5São Tomé & Príncipe flagDel Flanagan+1
6Mexico flagGaspar Ortega-3
7United States flagVince Martinez+1
8Philippines flagGil Turner-1
9Jamaica flagGerald Gray
10Italy flagEmilio MarconiNEW

Sources

January 1959 archive

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Month-over-month changes since January 1959

Month-over-month changes since November 1958

RINGJanuary 1959 vs November 1958

There is a new Champion: United States flagDon Jordan(previously United States flagVirgil Akins)

Became champion:

Won the title by defeating Virgil Akins.

First shown in January 1959 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

Biggest risers

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WBA Welterweight Title History

WBC Welterweight Title History

IBF Welterweight Title History

WBO Welterweight Title History

RING Welterweight Title History

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