IBF RANKINGS

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