Ghanaian duo Duke Micah and Frederick Lawson have moved to top 15 in their respective division in the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings for the month of May.
In the previous rankings, Micah and Lawson were ranked below but they have now moved to the top 15.
Micah, a bantamweight is currently ranked 14th in the division. He currently holds the WBC international bantamweight belt.
1 .- Nordine Oubaali (France) SILVER
2 .- Petch Sor Chitpattana (Thai)
3 .- Mark John Yap (Phil) OPBF
4 .- Rau’shee Warren (US)
5 .- Michael Dasmarinas (Phil)
6 .- Juan Carlos Payano (Dom. R.)
7 .- Lee Haskins (GB)
8 .- Liborio Solis (Venezuela)
9 .- Takuma Inoue (Japan)
10 .- Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai (Thai)
11 .- Arthur Villanueva (Phil)
12 .- Zhanat Zhakiyanov (Kazakhstan)
13 .- Jason Moloney (Australia) COMM
14 .- Duke Micah (Ghana) INTL
15 .- Oscar Negrete (Colombia/US) NABF
Lawson, who is a welterweight is now ranked 15th in the division. He is the reigning WBC international silver welterweight champion.
1 .- Danny Garcia (US)
2 .- Shawn Porter (US)
3 .- Jessie Vargas (US)
4 .- Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (Uzbekistan) SILVER
5 .- Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania) NABF
6 .- Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo (Argentina) LATINO
7 .- Kerman Lejarraga (Spain) EBU
8 .- Yordenis Ugas (Cuba) * CBP/P
9 .- Amir Khan (GB)
10 .- Konstantin Ponomarev (Russia)
11 .- Jamal James (US) * CBP/P
12 .- Adrian Granados (US)
13 .- Ahmed El Mousaoui (France) * CBP/P
14 .- Francisco Santana (US)
15 .- Fredrick Lawson (Ghana)WBC Rankings: Duke Micah, Frederick Lawson Move Into Top 15