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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - January 2006"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - January 2006

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: January 2006.

| Rank | WBA (January 2006) | IBF (January 2006) | WBO (January 2006) | RING (January 2006) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Luis Collazo (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-collazo) - World Champion | [Zab Judah (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zab-judah) - Champion | [Antonio Margarito (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-margarito) - Champion | [Carlos Baldomir (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-baldomir) - Champion |
| 1 | [Oktay Urkal (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oktay-urkal) | Vacant | [Michael Jennings (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-jennings) | [Antonio Margarito (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/antonio-margarito) |
| 2 | [Carlos Quintana (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-quintana) | Vacant | [Walter Dario Matthysse (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/walter-dario-matthysse) | [Zab Judah (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zab-judah) |
| 3 | [Frederic Klose (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frederic-klose) | Vacant | [Joshua Clottey (Ghana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-clottey) | [Cory Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cory-spinks) |
| 4 | [Michel Trabant (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michel-trabant) | [Walter Dario Matthysse (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/walter-dario-matthysse) | [Mark Suarez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mark-suarez) | [Shane Mosley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shane-mosley) |
| 5 | [Joel Jair Julio (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joel-jair-julio) | [Kermit Cintron (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kermit-cintron) | [Michel Trabant (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michel-trabant) | [Luis Collazo (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-collazo) |
| 6 | [Mark Suarez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mark-suarez) | Vacant | [Shane Mosley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shane-mosley) | [Thomas Damgaard (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-damgaard) |
| 7 | [Arturo Gatti (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arturo-gatti) | [Frederic Klose (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frederic-klose) | [Joel Julio (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joel-julio) | [Kermit Cintron (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kermit-cintron) |
| 8 | [Walter Dario Matthysse (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/walter-dario-matthysse) | [Thomas Damgaard (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-damgaard) | [Manuel Gomez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/manuel-gomez) | [Jose Antonio Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-antonio-rivera) |
| 9 | [Demetrius Hopkins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/demetrius-hopkins) | Vacant | [Felix Flores (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-flores) | [Oktay Urkal (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oktay-urkal) |
| 10 | [Farhad Bakirov (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/farhad-bakirov) | Vacant | [Jan Zaveck (Slovenia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jan-zaveck) | [David Estrada (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-estrada) |
| 11 | [Marco Antonio Avendano (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-antonio-avendano) | Vacant | [Kermit Cintron (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kermit-cintron) |  |
| 12 | [Paul Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-williams) | Vacant | [Carlos Quintana (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-quintana) |  |
| 13 | [Chris Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-smith) | Vacant | [Paul Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-williams) |  |
| 14 | [Felix Flores (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/felix-flores) | Vacant | [Andrei Yeskin (Kazakhstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrei-yeskin) |  |
| 15 | [Freddy Hernandez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddy-hernandez-mex) |  | [Demetrius Hopkins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/demetrius-hopkins) |  |

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