BOXING

BOXING
IBF RANKINGS
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of Oct. 2002 (Americans unless otherwise noted):
Heavyweight (over 190 pounds)
Champion
Vacant
1, Chris Byrd. 2, Evander Holyfield. 3, David Tua, New Zealand. 4, Hasim Rahman. 5, Jameel Mcline. 6, Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine. 7, Fres Oquendo, Puerto Rico. 8, Clifford Ettiene. 9, Kirk Johnson, Canada. 10, Lou Savarese.
Cruiserweight (190 pounds)
Champion
Vassily Jirov
1, James Tony. 2, not rated. 3, O'Neil Bell. 4, Fabrice Tiozzo, France. 5, Alexander Gurov, Ukraine. 6, Vincenzo Cantatore, Italy. 7, Ravea Springs. 8, Jason Robinson. 9, Virgil Hill. 10, Arthur Williams.
Light Heavyweight (175 pounds)
Champion
Roy Jones
1, Antonio Tarver. 2, not rated. 3, Montell Griffin. 4, Julio Gonzales. 5, David Telesco. 6, Derrick Harmon. 7, Eric Harding. 8, Reggie Johnson. 8, Yawe Davis, Italy. 10, Paul Briggs, Australia.
Super Middleweight (168 pounds)
Champion
Sven Ottke, Germany
1, Antwun Echols. 2, not rated. 3, Danilo Haaussler, Germany. 4, Mads Larsen, Denmark. 5, David Starie, Britain. 6, Thomas Tate. 7, Charles Brewer. 8, Glen Catley. 9, Markus Beyer, Germany. 10, Richard Grant.
Middleweight (160 pounds)
Champion
Bernard Hopkins
1, Robert Allen. 2, not rated. 3, Carl Daniels. 4, Erlande Betare, Bangladesh. 5, Ray Joval, Netherlands. 6, Tito Mendoza. 7, Bert Schenk, Germany. 8, Howard Eastman, Guyana. 9, Morrade Hakkar, France. 10, Antonio Perugino, Italy.
Junior Middleweight (154 pounds)
Champion
Ronald Wright
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Angel Hernandez. 4, Kasim Ouma. 5, Andrei Pestraev. 6, Alex Bunema. 7, Bronco McKart. 8, Juan Candelo. 9, Emmet Linton. 10, Travis Simms.
Welterweight (147 pounds)
Champion
Michele Piccirillo, Italy
1, Corey Spinks. 2, not rated. 3, Thomas Damgaard, Denmark. 4, Hercules Kyvelos, Canada. 5, Shane Mosley. 6, Jose Rivera. 7, Rafael Pineda, Colombia. 8, James Hare, Britain. 9, Jose Celaya. 10, Antonio Diaz, Mexico.
Junior Welterweight (140 pounds)
Champion
Kostya Tszyu, Australia
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Mickey Ward. 4, Arturo Gatti. 5, Emanuel Augustus. 6, Zab Judah. 7, Oktay Ukral, Turkey. 8, Ben Tackie, Ghana. 9, Omar Weis, Argentina. 10, Carlos Vilches, Argentina.
Lightweight (135 pounds)
Champion
Paul Spadafora
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Juan Lazcano. 4, Angel Manfredy. 5, Victor Sosa, Dominican Republic. 6, Stevie Johnston. 7, Julian Wheeler. 8, Levander Johnson. 9, Alex Trujillo, Puerto Rico. 10, Juan Gomez Trindad, Puerto Rico.
Junior Lightweight (130 pounds)
Champion
Vacant
1, Steve Forbes. 2, David Santos. 3, Jesus Chavez, Mexico. 4, Carlos Hernandez. 5, Joel Casamayor. 6, Phillip Ndou, South Africa. 7, Nate Campbell. 8, Jorge Barrios, Argentina. 9, Daniel Attah. 10, Orlando Salido, Mexico.
Featherweight (126 pounds)
Champion
Vacant
1, Juan Marquez, Mexico. 2, Manuel Medina, Mexico. 3, Miguel Barrera, Mexico. 4, Oscar Leon, Puerto Rico. 5, Frankie Toledo. 6, Johnny Tapia. 7, Michael Brodie, Britain. 8, Robie Peden. 9, William Abelyan. 10, Victor Polo.
Junior Featherweight (122 pounds)
Champion
Manny Pacquiao, Puerto Rico.
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Jose Luis Valbuena, Venezuela. 4, F. Rakkiatgym, Thailand. 5, Pauly Ayala. 6, Lehlo Ledwaba, South Africa. 7, Bobby Velardez. 8, Enrique Sanchez, Mexico. 9, Jorge Eliecer Julio, Colombia. 10, Nadel Hussein, Australia.
Bantamweight (118 pounds)
Champion
Tim Austin
1, Rafael Marquez, Mexico. 2, not rated. 3, Pete Frissina. 4, Diego Morales, Mexico. 5, Genaro Garcia, Mexico. 6, Hugo Dianzo, Mexico. 7, Roger Gonzalez. 8, Adan Vargas, Mexico. 9, David Guerrault, France. 10, Riccardo Vargas, Mexico.
Junior Bantamweight (115 pounds)
Champion
Felix Machado, Venezuela
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Martin Castillo. 4, Gerry Penalosa, Philippines. 5, Luis Bolano, Colombia. 6, Riccardo Vargas. 7, Saen Sor Ploenchit, Thailand. 8, Samson 3K Battery, Thailand. 9, Katsushoge Jawashima, Japan. 10, Fashung 3K Battery, Thailand.
Flyweight (112 pounds)
Champion
Irene Pacheco, Colombia
1, not rated. 2. not rated. 3, Damaen Kelly, Ireland. 4, Alejandro Monteil. 5, Alexander Mahmutov, Russia. 6, Wandee Chareon, Thailand. 7, Hussein Hussein, Lebanon. 8, Masaki Nakanuma, Japan. 9, Mauricio Pastrana, Colombia. 10, Mike Trejo.
Junior Flyweight (108 pounds)
Champion
Riccardo Lopez, Mexico
1, Jose Burgos, Mexico. 2, Alexander Sanchez, Puerto Rico. 3, Bebis Mendoza, Colombia. 4, Melchor Cobb Castro, Mexico. 5, Wendyl Janiola, Phillipines. 6, Fahlan Sakreerin, Thailand. 7, Noel Tunacao, Philippines. 8, Juan Keb-Baas, Mexico. 9, Will Grigsby. 10, Eric Ortiz, Mexico.
Mini Flyweight (105 pounds)
Champion
Miguel Barerra, Colombia
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Daniel Reyes, Colombia. 4, Ernesto Rubillar, Philippines. 5, Chana Porpaoin, Thailand. 6, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Japan. 7, Roberto Leyva, Mexico. 8, Jaewon Kim, Korea. 9, Muhammad Rachman, Indonesia. 10, Joma Gamboa, Philippines.