IBF RANKINGS

IBF RANKINGS
EAST ORANGE, N.J. -- The International Boxing Federation official rankings as of Nov. 2003 (Americans unless otherwise noted):
Heavyweight (over 190 pounds)
Champion
Chris Byrd
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, David Tua, New Zealand. 4, Fres Oquendo, Puerto Rico. 5, Hasim Rahman. 6, Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine. 7, Jameel McCline. 8, Kirk Johnson, Canada. 9, Wladimir Klitschko, Ukraine. 10, John Ruiz.
Cruiserweight (190 pounds)
Champion
James Toney
1, Kelvin Davis. 2, not rated. 3, Vassilly Jirov. 4, Ezra Sellers. 5, Virgil Hill. 6, O'Neil Bell. 7, Vincenzo Cantatore, Italy. 8, Alex Petkovic, Russia. 9, Alexander Gurov, Ukraine. 10, Dale Brown, Canada.
Light Heavyweight (175 pounds)
Champion
Vacant
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Clinton Woods, Britain. 4, Antonio Tarver. 5, Glencofffe Johnson. 6, Montell Griffin. 7, Paul Briggs, Australia. 8, Thomas Ulrich, Germany. 9, Dariusz Michalczewski, Poland. 10, Richard Hall.
Super Middleweight (168 pounds)
Champion
Sven Ottke, Germany
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Mads Larsen, Denmark. 4, Charles Brewer. 5, Syd Vanderpoole, Canada. 6, Danilo Haaussler, Germany. 7, Mikkel Kessler, Denmark. 8, Tito Mendoza. 9, Jeff Lacy. 10, Mario Veit, Germany.
Middleweight (160 pounds)
Champion
Bernard Hopkins
1, Robert Allen. 2, Ray Joval, Netherlands. 3, Howard Eastman, Guyana. 4, Evans Ahsira, Guyana. 5, Bert Schenk, Germany. 6, Derrel Coley. 7, Jermaine Taylor. 8, Bea Diallo, Netherlands. 9, Sam Soliman, Australia. 10, Christian Sanavia, Italy.
Junior Middleweight (154 pounds)
Champion
Ronald Wright
1, Kasim Ouma. 2, Juan Candelo. 3, Verno Phillips. 4, Roman Karmazin, Russia. 5, Vernon Forrest. 6, Angel Hernandez. 7, Julio Garcia. 8, Fernando Vargas. 9, Nader Hamdan, Australia. 10, Emmit Linton.
Welterweight (147 pounds)
Champion
Corey Spinks
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, James Hare, Britain. 4, Jose Celaya. 5, Hercules Kyvelos, Canada. 6, Thomas Damgaard, Denmark. 7, Teddy Reid. 8, Rafael Pineda, Colombia. 9, Kermit Cintron. 10, Michele Trabant, Germany.
Junior Welterweight (140 pounds)
Champion
Kostya Tszyu, Australia
1, Sharmba Mitchell. 2, not rated. 3, Oktay Ukral, Turkey. 4, Omar Weiss, Argentina. 5, Arturo Gatti. 6, Mike Stewart. 7, Miguel Cotto. 8, Paul Spadafora. 9, James Leija Jr. 10, Demarcus Corley.
Lightweight (135 pounds)
Champion
Vacant
1, Javier Juaregi, Mexico. 2, Levander Johnson. 3, Jose Luis Castillo, Mexico. 4, Juan Lazcano. 5, Julian Lorcey, France. 6, Julio Diaz. 7, Courtney Burton. 8, Michael Clark. 9, Angel Manfredy. 10, Juan Gomez Trinidad, Puerto Rico. 10,
Junior Lightweight (130 pounds)
Champion
Carlos Hernandez
1, Joel Casamayor. 2, not rated. 3, Steve Forbes. 4, Diego Corrales. 5, David Santos. 6, Phillip Ndou, South Africa. 7, Sirimongkol Singmanassak, Thailand. 8, Robbie Peden. 9, Jorge Barrios. 10, Nate Campbell.
Featherweight (126 pounds)
Champion
Juan Marquez, Mexico
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Marco Barrera, Mexico. 4, William Abelyan. 5, Orlando Salido, Mexico. 6, Michael Brodie, Britain. 7, Injin Chi, South Korea. 8, Zahir Raheem. 9, Rocky Juarez. 10, Victor Polo, Colombia.
Junior Featherweight (122 pounds)
Champion
Manny Pacquiao, Philippines
1, Jose Luis Valbuena, Venezuela. 2, not rated. 3, Pauly Ayala. 4, Nadel Hussein, Australia. 5, Israel Vasquez, Mexico. 6, David Donis. 7, Salim Medjkoune, France. 8, Bobby Velardez. 9, Willie Jorrin. 10, Art Simonyan.
Bantamweight (118 pounds)
Champion
Raffael Marquez, Mexico
1, Pete Frissina. 2, Tim Austin. 3, Ricardo Vargas, Mexico. 4, Genaro Garcia, Mexico. 5, Ratanachai Vorapin, Thailand. 6, Roger Gonzalez, Argentina. David Guerrault, France. 7, Jorge Lacierva. 9, Heriberto Ruiz, Mexico. 10, Mauricio Pastrana, Panama.
Junior Bantamweight (115 pounds)
Champion
Luis Perez, Nicaragua
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Felix Machado, Venezuela. 4, Luis Bolano, Colombia. 5, Martin Castillo. 6, Peter Culshaw, Britain. 7, Jose Navarro. 8, Angel Priolo, Colombia. 9, Fernando Monteil, Mexico. 10, Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Japan.
Flyweight (112 pounds)
Champion
Irene Pacheco, Colombia
1, not rated. 2. not rated. 3, Vic Darchinian, Australia. 4, Hussein Hussein, Lebanon. 5, Jair Jiminez, Colombia. 6, Damaen Kelly, Ireland. 7, Takefumi Sakata, Japan. 8, Alejandro Monteil, Mexico. 9, Alexandr Mahmutov, Russia. 10, Luis Maldonado, Mexico.
Junior Flyweight (108 pounds)
Champion
Jose Burgos, Mexico
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Fahlan Sakreerin, Thailand. 4, Eric Ortiz, Mexico. 5, Wendyl Janiola, Philippines. 6, Alexander Sanchez, Puerto Rico. 7, Hidenbou Honda, Japan. 8, Bebis Mendoza, Colombia. 9, Tatsuo Hatashida, Japan. 10, Shingo Yamaguchi, Japan.
Mini Flyweight (105 pounds)
Champion
Daniel Reyes, Colombia
1, not rated. 2, not rated. 3, Muhammad Rachman, Indonesia. 4, Noel Tunacao, Philippines. 5, Chana Porpaoin, Thailand. 6, Edgar Cardenas, Mexico. 7, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Japan. 8, Joma Gamboa, Philippines. 9, Roberto Leyva, Mexico. 10, Ernesto Rubillar, Philippines.