WORLD BOXING COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 1998
Heavyweight Champion:
Lennox Lewis, Britain

1. John Ruiz, USA.

2. Zeljko Mavrovic, Croatia.

3. Ray Mercer, USA.

4. David Tua, New Zealand.

5. Vladimir Klitschko.

6. Michael Grant, USA.

7. Andrew Golota, Pol.

8. Vitali Klitschko.

9. Larry Donald, USA.

10. Axel Schulz, Ger.

Cruiserweight Champion:
Juan Carlos Gomez, Cuba

1. Marcelo Dominguez, Arg

2. Dale Brown, USA.

3. Johnny Nelson, Great Britain.

4. Darren Corbett, UK.

5. Vassily Jirov.

6. Ken Murphy.

7. Stefan Anghern.

8. Saul Montana.

9. Alexei Illin, Russia.

10. George Arias.

Light Heavyweight Champion:
Roy Jones Jr, USA.
Interim: Graziano Rocchigiani, Germany.

1. Richard Frazier, USA.

2. Montell Griffin, USA.

3. Derrick Harmon.

4. Michael Nunn, USA.

5. Crawford Ashley, UK.

6. Henry Wharton, UK.

7. Lou Del Valle, USA.

8. Hisashi Teraji.

9. Jorge Castro, Argentina.

10. Otis Grant, USA.

Super Middleweight Champion:
Richie Woodhall, Great Britain.

1. Vincenzo Nardiello, Italy.

2. Glenn Catley, Great Britain.

3. Eric Lucas, Canada.

4. Dean Francis, Great Britain.

5. Thomas Tate, USA.

6. Robin Reid, UK.

7. Zafarou Ballogou.

8. Bruno Girard.

9. David Starie, UK.

10. Chris Johnson, Canada.

Middleweight Champion:
Hassine Cherifi, France

1. Stephane Ouelette, Canada.

2. Robert McCracken, Great Britain.

3. Antwun Echols.

4. Ronald Wright, USA.

5. Keith Holmes, USA.

6. Kevin Palmer, USA.

7. Bert Schenk, Ger.

8. Julio Cesar Vasquez.

9. Giovanni Pretorius, S.Africa.

10. Ali Ennebati.

Junior Middleweight Champion:
Keith Mullings, USA

1. Francisco Javier Castillejo.

2. Tony Marshall

3. David Reid, USA.

4. David Ciarlante, Italy.

5. Kookyul Song, South Korea.

6. Said Bennajem.

7. Mamadou Thiam

8. Raul Marquez, USA.

9. James Coker, USA.

10. Kevin Kelly.

Welterweight Champion:
Oscar De La Hoya, USA

1. Derrell Coley, USA.

2. Ike Quartey, Ghana.

3. Jose Luis Lopez.

4. Shannon Taylor, Australia.

5. Nicolas Cervera, Colombia.

6. Wilfredo Rivera, Puerto Rico.

7. Maxim Nesterenko.

8. Vernon Forrest

9. Oba Carr, USA.

10. Frankie Randall, USA.

Junior Welterweight Champion:
Vacant

1. Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Mexico.

2. Kostya Tszyu, Russia.

3. Julio Cesar Chavez, Mexico.

4. Reggie Green, USA.

5. Diobelys Hurtado, Cuba.

6. Lawrence Ngobeni.

7. Justin Rowsell.

8. Rafael Ruelas, Mexico.

9. Ismael Chavez.

10. Maruo Lucero.

Lightweight Champion:
Cesar Bazan, Mexico.

1. Billy Schwer, Great Britain.

2. Steve Johnston, USA

3. Daomai Sithkodam Thailand.

4. Genaro Hernandez, USA.

5. Soo Yong Choi.

6. Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Japan.

7. Rick Yoshimura.

8. Lovemore Ndou.

9. Aldo Rios.

10. Israel Cardona.

Junior Lightweight Champion:
Floyd Mayweather, USA.

1. Jesus Chavez, USA.

2. Goyo Vargas.

3. Justin Juko, Uganda.

4. Santos Rebolledo

5. Sirimongkol Singmanassuk.

6. Gabriel Ruelas, USA.

7. Kengo Nagashima.

8. Saul Duran.

9. Jorge Barrios.

10. Angel Manfredy, USA.

Featherweight Champion:
Luisito Espinosa, Philippines

1. Cesar Soto, Mexico.

2. Juan Manuel Marquez, Mexico.

3. Paul Ingle, Great Britain.

4. Derrick Gainer, USA.

5. Pablo Chacon.

6. Takeo Imaoka.

7. Injin Chi.

8. Carlos Rios, Argentina.

9. Hector Velazquez.

10. Dramane Nabaloum, Burkina Faso.

Junior Featherweight Champion:
Erik Morales, Mexico

1. Reynante Jamili, Philippines.

2. Guty Espadas.

3. Michael Brodie, Great Britain.

4. Aristead Clayton.

5. Jesus Salad

6. Kozo Ishii

7. Sergi Devakov.

8. Kennedy McKinney, USA.

9. Sergio Aguilla.

10. Angel Chacon.

Bantamweight Champion:
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Japan

1. Adan Vargas, Mexico.

2. Dario Azuaga, Paraguay.

3. Paul Ayala, USA.

4. Gerardo Martinez.

5. Veeraphol Sahaprom, Thailand.

6. Cuauhtemoc Gomez.

7. John Michael Johnson.

8. Oscar Garro.

9. Hugo Dianzo.

10. Jess Maca.

Junior Bantamweight Champion:
Injoo Cho, South Korea.

1. Gerry Penalaosa, Philippines

2. Luis Bolano, Colombia.

3. Joel Luna Zarate, Mexico.

4. Raffy Montalban, Philippines.

5. Ratanachai Sow Voraphin.

6. Akihiko Nago.

7. Yokthai Sith-Oar.

8. Jose Rafael Sosa.

9. Pone Saengmorakot.

10. Keiji Yamaguchi.

Flyweight Champion:
Chatchai Sasakul, Thailand

1. Gabriel Mira, Mexico.

2. David Guerault, France.

3. Alex Baba.

4. Oscar Arcinega.

5. Alejandro Montiel.

6. Manny Pacquiao, Philippines.

7. Alex Baba.

8. Will Grigsby, USA.

9. Alfonso Zveniyka

10. Raul Juarez, Mexico.

Light-Flyweight Champion:
Saman Sorjaturong, Thailand

1. Yosam Choi, South Korea.

2. Joma Gamboa, Philippines.

3. Oscar Andrade

4. Phanieng Sasipraha, Thailand.

5. Edgar Cardenas, Mexico.

6. Gabriel Munoz, Mexico.

7. Hidenobu Honda.

8. Ladislao Vazquez, Mexico.

9. Sangik Yang.

10. Shiro Yahiro, Japan.

Strawweight Champion:
Ricardo Lopez, Mexico
Interim: Wandee Chor Chareon, Thailand.

1. Jose Antonio Aguirre.

2. Andy Tabanas

3. Daniel Reyes.

4. Yasuo Tokimitsu.

5. Luis Zarate.

6. Satoru Abe.

7. Rattanapol Sow Voraphin.

8. Myung-Sup Park, South Korea.

9. Jun Arlos.

10. Lakchai Dechakul.


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