Boxing monthly apr 2002
HEAVYWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs
1: Lennox Lewis (GB), 39-2-1, WBC, IBF, IBO
2: Mike Tyson, 49-3-0-2
3: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), 37-1, WBO
4: Chris Byrd*, 34-2
5: Kirk Johnson (Canada), 32-0-1
6: Hasim Rahman, 35-3
7: Evander Holyfield, 37-5-2
8: John Ruiz, 37-4-1, WBA
9: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine), 31-1
10: Jameel McCline, 27-2-3
CRUISERWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs
1: Juan Carlos Gomez* (Cuba), 34-0, WBC
2: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 31-0, IBF
3: Jean-Marc Mormeck (France), 27-2, WBA
4: Johnny Nelson (GB), 41-12-1, WBO
5: Virgil Hill, 46-4
6: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 43-2
7: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 17-0
8: Alexander Gurov* (Ukraine), 30-3-1
9: Ramon Garbey (Cuba), 16-3
10: O'Neil Bell, 17-1
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
175lbs/12st 7lbs
1: Roy Jones Jr., 46-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF/IBO
2: Dariusz Michalczewski (Germany), 45-0, WBO
3: Eric Harding*, 21-1-1
4: Antonio Tarver*, 19-1
5: Clinton Woods (GB), 31-1
6: Mads Larsen* (Denmark), 39-1
7: Lou Del Valle*, 31-2-1
8: Bruno Girard (France), 40-2-2
9: Reggie Johnson*, 42-7-1
10: Montell Griffin, 41-3
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st
1: Joe Calzaghe* (GB), 32-0, WBO
2: Byron Mitchell, 24-1-1, WBA
3: Sven Ottke (Germany), 25-0, IBF
4: Antwun Echols, 26-4-1
5: Charles Brewer
6: David Starie (GB),
7: Eric Lucas (Canada), 35-4-3, WBC
8: Thomas Tate, 41-6
9: Markus Beyer* (Germany), 23-1
10: Robin Reid (GB), 31-3-1
MIDDLEWEIGHT
160lbs/11st 6lbs
1: Bernard Hopkins, 40-2-1-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF
2: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 40-1
3: William Joppy, 33-2-1, WBA
4: Harry Simon (Namibia), 22-0, WBO
5: Keith Holmes*, 35-3
6: Howard Eastman (GB), 32-1
7: Tito Mendoza (Panama), 26-3
8: Erland Betare (France), 34-7-2
9: Armand Krajnc (Sweden), 26-0
10: Robert Allen*, 32-4
LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
154lbs/11st
(Called junior middleweight by the IBF,
super welterweight by the WBC and WBC)
1: Oscar De La Hoya, 34-2, WBC
2: Fernando Vargas, 22-1, WBA
3: Ronald Wright*, 43-3, IBF
4: Bronco McKart*, 45-3
5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 52-5
6: Mamadou Thiam (France), 38-2
7: Kassim Ouma*, 15-1-1
8: Richard Williams (Stockwell), 15-1, IBO
9: Daniel Santos* (Puerto Rico), 24-2-1-1
10: Santiago Samaniego (Panama), 35-6-1
WELTERWEIGHT
147lbs/10st 7lbs
1: Vernon Forrest, 34-0-0-1, IBF/WBC
2: Shane Mosley, 38-1
3: Michele Piccirillo (Italy), 36-1-0-1, WBU
4: Andrew Lewis* (Guyana), 21-0-1-1, WBA
5: Antonio Diaz, 37-3-0-2
6: Thomas Damgaard* (Denmark), 27-0
7: Rafael Pineda (Colombia), 35-4
8: Cory Spinks*, 29-1
9: Antonio Margarito (Mexico), 26-3-0-1
10: Ricardo Mayorga (Costa Rica), 22-3-1-1
LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT
140lbs/10st
(Called junior welterweight by the IBF and WBO,
super lightweight by the WBC and WBA)
1: Kostya Tszyu (Aus.), 28-1-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF
2: Zab Judah*, 27-1-0-1
3: Ben Tackie (Ghana), 24-2
4: Ricky Hatton (GB), 28-0, WBU
5: Arturo Gatti (Canada), 34-5
6: Jesse James Leija, 43-5-2-1
7: Micky Ward, 37-11
8: Demarcus Corley*, 27-1-1, WBO
9: Eamonn Magee (NIR), 23-2-0
10: Ray Oliveira, 42-8-2
LIGHTWEIGHT
135lbs/9st 9lbs
1: Jose Luis Castillo (Mexico), 45-4-1, WBC
2: Stevie Johnston*, 33-2-1
3: Juan Lazcano, 29-2-1
4: Paul Spadafora*, 35-0, IBF
5: Artur Grigorian* (Uzbekistan), 34-0, WBO
6: Leonard Dorin (Romania), 20-0, WBA
7: Raul Balbi (Argentina), 48-5-0-1
8: Angel Manfredy, 39-6-1-1
9: Colin Dunne (GB), 36-1
10: Julio Diaz, 24-1
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
130lbs/9st 4lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Floyd Mayweather Jr., 27-0, WBC
2: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 31-0, WBA/WBO
3: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 26-1
4: Steve Forbes, 20-1, IBF
5: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 35-2
6: Philip Ndou (South Africa), 26-1, WBU
7: Alejandro Gonzalez (Mexico), 48-4-1
8: Arnulfo Castillo (Mexico), 34-1-3
9: Lamont Pearson, 17-0-1
10: Lakva Sim (Mongolia), 16-2-1
FEATHERWEIGHT
126lbs/9st
1: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 54-3, IBO
2: Erik Morales (Mexico), 41-0, WBC
3: Naseem Hamed* (GB), 35-1
4: Derrick Gainer*, 38-5, WBA
5: Manuel Medina (Mexico), 60-11, IBF
6: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 38-2
7: Juan Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 43-2, WBO
8: Johnny Tapia, 51-2-2
9: Scott Harrison (GB), 16-1-1
10: Victor Polo* (Colombia), 30-4-2
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
122lbs/8st 10lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Paulie Ayala*, 34-1
2: Manny Pacquiao* (Philippines), 33-2-1, IBF
3: John Michael Johnson, 30-7
4: Bones Adams, 41-5-3
5: Oscar Larios (Mexico), 42-3-1
6: Agapito Sanchez (Dominican Rep.), 33-7-2, WBO
7: Willie Jorrin, 28-0-1, WBC
8: Yoddamrong Sithyodthong (Thai), 24-0-1, WBA
9: Israel Vazquez (Mexico), 31-2
10: Osama Sato (Japan), 25-1-2
BANTUMWEIGHT
118lbs/8st 6lbs
1: Rafael Marquez (Mexico), 27-3
2: Veeraphol (Thailand), 35-1-1, WBC
3: Tim Austin*, 24-0-1, IBF
4: Toshiaki Nishioka* (Japan), 22-3-1
5: Johnny Bredahl (Denmark), 51-2
6: Genaro Garcia (Mexico), 25-3
7: Mauricio Martinez (Panama), 19-3-1, WBO
8: Heriberto Ruiz (Mexico), 24-1-2
9: Pete Frissina, 25-3-1
10: Eidy Moya (Venezuela), 15-1, WBA
HEAVYWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs
1: Lennox Lewis (GB), 39-2-1, WBC, IBF, IBO
2: Mike Tyson, 49-3-0-2
3: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), 37-1, WBO
4: Chris Byrd*, 34-2
5: Kirk Johnson (Canada), 32-0-1
6: Hasim Rahman, 35-3
7: Evander Holyfield, 37-5-2
8: John Ruiz, 37-4-1, WBA
9: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine), 31-1
10: Jameel McCline, 27-2-3
CRUISERWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs
1: Juan Carlos Gomez* (Cuba), 34-0, WBC
2: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 31-0, IBF
3: Jean-Marc Mormeck (France), 27-2, WBA
4: Johnny Nelson (GB), 41-12-1, WBO
5: Virgil Hill, 46-4
6: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 43-2
7: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 17-0
8: Alexander Gurov* (Ukraine), 30-3-1
9: Ramon Garbey (Cuba), 16-3
10: O'Neil Bell, 17-1
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
175lbs/12st 7lbs
1: Roy Jones Jr., 46-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF/IBO
2: Dariusz Michalczewski (Germany), 45-0, WBO
3: Eric Harding*, 21-1-1
4: Antonio Tarver*, 19-1
5: Clinton Woods (GB), 31-1
6: Mads Larsen* (Denmark), 39-1
7: Lou Del Valle*, 31-2-1
8: Bruno Girard (France), 40-2-2
9: Reggie Johnson*, 42-7-1
10: Montell Griffin, 41-3
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st
1: Joe Calzaghe* (GB), 32-0, WBO
2: Byron Mitchell, 24-1-1, WBA
3: Sven Ottke (Germany), 25-0, IBF
4: Antwun Echols, 26-4-1
5: Charles Brewer
6: David Starie (GB),
7: Eric Lucas (Canada), 35-4-3, WBC
8: Thomas Tate, 41-6
9: Markus Beyer* (Germany), 23-1
10: Robin Reid (GB), 31-3-1
MIDDLEWEIGHT
160lbs/11st 6lbs
1: Bernard Hopkins, 40-2-1-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF
2: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 40-1
3: William Joppy, 33-2-1, WBA
4: Harry Simon (Namibia), 22-0, WBO
5: Keith Holmes*, 35-3
6: Howard Eastman (GB), 32-1
7: Tito Mendoza (Panama), 26-3
8: Erland Betare (France), 34-7-2
9: Armand Krajnc (Sweden), 26-0
10: Robert Allen*, 32-4
LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
154lbs/11st
(Called junior middleweight by the IBF,
super welterweight by the WBC and WBC)
1: Oscar De La Hoya, 34-2, WBC
2: Fernando Vargas, 22-1, WBA
3: Ronald Wright*, 43-3, IBF
4: Bronco McKart*, 45-3
5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 52-5
6: Mamadou Thiam (France), 38-2
7: Kassim Ouma*, 15-1-1
8: Richard Williams (Stockwell), 15-1, IBO
9: Daniel Santos* (Puerto Rico), 24-2-1-1
10: Santiago Samaniego (Panama), 35-6-1
WELTERWEIGHT
147lbs/10st 7lbs
1: Vernon Forrest, 34-0-0-1, IBF/WBC
2: Shane Mosley, 38-1
3: Michele Piccirillo (Italy), 36-1-0-1, WBU
4: Andrew Lewis* (Guyana), 21-0-1-1, WBA
5: Antonio Diaz, 37-3-0-2
6: Thomas Damgaard* (Denmark), 27-0
7: Rafael Pineda (Colombia), 35-4
8: Cory Spinks*, 29-1
9: Antonio Margarito (Mexico), 26-3-0-1
10: Ricardo Mayorga (Costa Rica), 22-3-1-1
LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT
140lbs/10st
(Called junior welterweight by the IBF and WBO,
super lightweight by the WBC and WBA)
1: Kostya Tszyu (Aus.), 28-1-1, WBC/WBA super, IBF
2: Zab Judah*, 27-1-0-1
3: Ben Tackie (Ghana), 24-2
4: Ricky Hatton (GB), 28-0, WBU
5: Arturo Gatti (Canada), 34-5
6: Jesse James Leija, 43-5-2-1
7: Micky Ward, 37-11
8: Demarcus Corley*, 27-1-1, WBO
9: Eamonn Magee (NIR), 23-2-0
10: Ray Oliveira, 42-8-2
LIGHTWEIGHT
135lbs/9st 9lbs
1: Jose Luis Castillo (Mexico), 45-4-1, WBC
2: Stevie Johnston*, 33-2-1
3: Juan Lazcano, 29-2-1
4: Paul Spadafora*, 35-0, IBF
5: Artur Grigorian* (Uzbekistan), 34-0, WBO
6: Leonard Dorin (Romania), 20-0, WBA
7: Raul Balbi (Argentina), 48-5-0-1
8: Angel Manfredy, 39-6-1-1
9: Colin Dunne (GB), 36-1
10: Julio Diaz, 24-1
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
130lbs/9st 4lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Floyd Mayweather Jr., 27-0, WBC
2: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 31-0, WBA/WBO
3: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 26-1
4: Steve Forbes, 20-1, IBF
5: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 35-2
6: Philip Ndou (South Africa), 26-1, WBU
7: Alejandro Gonzalez (Mexico), 48-4-1
8: Arnulfo Castillo (Mexico), 34-1-3
9: Lamont Pearson, 17-0-1
10: Lakva Sim (Mongolia), 16-2-1
FEATHERWEIGHT
126lbs/9st
1: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 54-3, IBO
2: Erik Morales (Mexico), 41-0, WBC
3: Naseem Hamed* (GB), 35-1
4: Derrick Gainer*, 38-5, WBA
5: Manuel Medina (Mexico), 60-11, IBF
6: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 38-2
7: Juan Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 43-2, WBO
8: Johnny Tapia, 51-2-2
9: Scott Harrison (GB), 16-1-1
10: Victor Polo* (Colombia), 30-4-2
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
122lbs/8st 10lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Paulie Ayala*, 34-1
2: Manny Pacquiao* (Philippines), 33-2-1, IBF
3: John Michael Johnson, 30-7
4: Bones Adams, 41-5-3
5: Oscar Larios (Mexico), 42-3-1
6: Agapito Sanchez (Dominican Rep.), 33-7-2, WBO
7: Willie Jorrin, 28-0-1, WBC
8: Yoddamrong Sithyodthong (Thai), 24-0-1, WBA
9: Israel Vazquez (Mexico), 31-2
10: Osama Sato (Japan), 25-1-2
BANTUMWEIGHT
118lbs/8st 6lbs
1: Rafael Marquez (Mexico), 27-3
2: Veeraphol (Thailand), 35-1-1, WBC
3: Tim Austin*, 24-0-1, IBF
4: Toshiaki Nishioka* (Japan), 22-3-1
5: Johnny Bredahl (Denmark), 51-2
6: Genaro Garcia (Mexico), 25-3
7: Mauricio Martinez (Panama), 19-3-1, WBO
8: Heriberto Ruiz (Mexico), 24-1-2
9: Pete Frissina, 25-3-1
10: Eidy Moya (Venezuela), 15-1, WBA
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