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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - May 1980"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - May 1980

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1980. 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 (May 1980) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ray Leonard (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-leonard) - Champion |
| 1 | [Pipino Cuevas (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pipino-cuevas) |
| 2 | [Roberto Duran (Panama)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roberto-duran) |
| 3 | [Wilfred Benitez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wilfred-benitez) |
| 4 | [Thomas Hearns (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thomas-hearns) |
| 5 | [Randy Shields (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/randy-shields) |
| 6 | [Jorgen Hansen (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorgen-hansen) |
| 7 | [Pete Ranzany (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pete-ranzany) |
| 8 | [Adolfo Viruet (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adolfo-viruet) |
| 9 | [Harold Weston Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-weston-jr) |
| 10 | [Joseph Nsubuga (Uganda)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joseph-nsubuga) |

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