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Welterweight boxing rankings- March 1956

Welterweight boxing rankings archive for March 1956 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 March 1956.
RankRINGMarch 1956
Champion
United States flagJohnny SaxtonNEW
World Champion
Johnny Saxton: won the title by defeating Carmen Basilio. Event date: 14 March 1956. First shown in the March 1956 rankings.Official source
1United States flagCarmen Basilio-1
2United States flagTony Demarco-1
3Cuba flagIsaac Logart
4United States flagVince Martinez
5United States flagVirgil Akins+1
6United States flagRamon Fuentes-1
7United States flagArt Aragon
8Australia flagGeorge Barnes
9United States flagJoe MiceliNEW
10Italy flagEmilio Marconi

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March 1956 archive

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Month-over-month changes since March 1956

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RINGMarch 1956 vs February 1956

There is a new Champion: United States flagJohnny Saxton(previously United States flagCarmen Basilio)

Became champion:

Won the title by defeating Carmen Basilio.

First shown in March 1956 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

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WBA Welterweight Title History

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