Shadalov would later drop a points decision against Samuel Kistohurry (FRA) in the semi-finals, who rises to #11 after a string of impressive results against solid competition, including #20 Orazbek Asylkulov (KAZ). The Maitland Wonder had a short but successful careerhe died at the age of 21 frompneumonia, by which time he had moved to the United States. Competing in one of the toughest divisions in the Australian amateur scene, Jackson holds amateur wins over George Kambosos, Joel Brunker, Paul Flemming as well as future WBA title holder Nicholas Walters. 3 Jai Alexander VIC Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. 3 Brent Rice QLD 10 Issac Buckley NSW Elsewhere, Wanderson Oliveira (BRA) turned a few heads with some fantastic performances at the Cologne World Cup earlier this month and rises to #12 in the rankings. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. He became theWBC super welterweight title in 1977, defeatingEckhard Dagge in Germany. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD The limited amount of truly elite competition at super-heavyweight prevents Jalolov from pushing the higher places on this list. On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. THE countdown to Skye Nicolson's professional debut has officially begun. 11 Kieran Cronin QLD PK ! Wilfried Florentin (FRA) appeared on course to leap up the rankings after an encouraging display at the Strandja tournament, where he was on the losing end of a questionable decision in the semis that favoured home fighter #7 Radoslav Pantaleev. Temirzhanov drops to #18, which seems a tad unfair given his brave effort against #1 Mirzakhalilov back in the Olympic qualifiers last year, but this is a very competitive and unforgiving weight class after all. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. On 1 April 1976, Thompson stopped Chuck Wilburn in the tenth round of a bout at Blacktown in Sydneys west and Wilburn became the second fighter to die from injuries sustained in a bout with Thompson. In retirement Carroll worked as a referee at West Melbourne Stadium. Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. That was the big part of my decision.. 9 Mitchell Middleton-Clark VIC 5 Conor Wallce QLD 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW Despite being new to the weight, former 4x world champion Julio Csar La Cruz (CUB) also warrants inclusion at #8, having beaten #9 Abduljabbar back in early 2020. 14 Adam Stowe NSW This may seem unfair, but hey, Id rather be consistent with my criteria. The fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. 2 Omari Kimweri VIC Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. 8 Lachlan Higgins WA 11 Michael Hall NSW 2 Mark Flanagan QLD One month later he outpointed #7 world-rated Joe Tetteh to win the Commonwealth junior welterweight title and a #5 world rating. 3 James MacDonald QLD Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. Previous performances at major tournaments within the last three years will be taken into account of course, but if a fighters form has dipped that will be reflected in their position. Meanwhile, Frazer Clarke (GBR) stays in contention at #6 after grinding out wins against #14 Aliev and Berat Acar (TUR) back in February. 19 year-old Makhmud Sabyrkhan (KAZ) jumped to #2 in the division with wins over World Championship bronze medallist Saken Bibossinov (KAZ) and European champion Gabriel Escobar (ESP), whereas Escobar himself rose to #3 with a narrow victory over World Championship silver medallist Amit Panghal (IND). 9 Tyson Lantry NSW Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. But I think its a great responsibility to have, a very rewarding one as well when you see those girls follow in your footsteps and do amazing things as well. 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. History. The influential traditional martial arts, olympic wrestling and brazilian jiu-jitsu have shaped MMA in Australia, along with the combat sports of boxing and kickboxing/muay thai. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. The 26-year-old featherweight signed with Matchroom Boxing last month, and is set for an immediate entrance into the professional circuit on March 6 at San Diego's Pechanga Arena. Still, Darcy achieved plenty during his career. When he again dominated van Klaveren in the rematch, many were calling for Carroll to fight for the world championship. His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. The departure of reigning Olympic champion Julio Csar La Cruz to heavyweight has opened up the 81kg field, and whilst World Champion Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ) lost to Simone Fiori (ITA) at the Boxams in a close contest, I personally felt the Kazakh deserved the win and have kept him in the #1 spot. Ilya Popov (RUS) falls to #8 in the rankings, as despite claiming gold at the Strandja tournament last month with a tight win over #10 Alexandru Paraschiv (MDA), the Russian exited to compatriot Ilya Shakirov (RUS), now ranked #7, in the semi-finals of nationals back in December. 7 Kerry Foley NSW 10 Tim Kanofski QLD 3 Jack Brubaker NSW In 1935 Carroll defeated Willard Brown, Bobby Wilson and Jack Portney within a four week period, but after his September 1935 bout with Paul Schaeffer was ruled a no-contest by Sydney Stadium referee Joe Wallis due to Schaeffer being overmatched, Carroll signed with Charlie Lucas and his Sydney Sports Ground venture. Following the first three major tournaments of the 2021 season - the Strandja memorial, Boxam tournament and Cologne World Cup - theres been some considerable changes to the rankings of late. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 5 Samuel Colomban VIC His return proved unsuccessfulRose lost four of his next six bouts before hanging up his gloves for good. Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) finds himself at #6, having only scored a handful of good wins since his 2019 world championship campaign. Jeff "Hit Man" Harding battled opponents in the ring as well as his demons out of it. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. 10 Mike Yari NSW Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. But Florentin stuttered against #9 Ammar Abduljabbar in the opening bout of the Cologne World Cup, dropping a decision to the German which leaves Florentin at #11. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. A fight withSugar Ray Robinson never materialised, though he was in line to faceRandolph Turpin for the vacant title, according to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. The Marrickville Mauler was also crowned a world champion at super bantam and featherweight, winning 25 fights in a row until he drew the first of three bouts againstAzumah Nelson. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. Reyes himself earned a huge win over Kazakhstans Vassiliy Levit last month at the Boxams, which saw the Cuban-born Spaniard jump to #3 whilst Levit fell to #4. 6 Matthew Hartmann QLD With Valdez out due to injuries, Jackson faced former junior featherweight world title holder Carl Frampton for the interim title, losing via TKO in the ninth round. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 6 Layton McFerran VIC The Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. Since the loss, Jackson has rebounded with three wins and is ranked by Australian Boxing Zone as the top featherweight in the country. A dominant showing at the Strandja tournament in February put an exclamation mark on why Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) is #1 at 75kg, as the Ukrainian stopped Andrei Vreme (MDA) and dominated #19 Serhat Guler (TUR) to kick off his 2021 campaign. 3 Joel Camilleri VIC Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. Gabil Mamedov (RUS) moves up to #4 after coming out on top of a deep 63kg field at Russian nationals, whilst Manish Kaushik (IND) narrowly takes the #5 spot after a strong display at the Boxams which saw him decision #6 Zakir Safiullin (KAZ) and #14 Nikolai Terteryan (DNK), the latter of whom debuts in the rankings off the back of his own impressive run in the tournament. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. 6 Ben Mahoney QLD The only site to list the top 15 ratings in the every weight division, including mandatories, boxer's records & country. Speaking from her training base in Bromley, Nicolson elaborated on the decision to sign with an international promoter, and how the landscape of womens boxing is changing. However, the Brazilian doesnt quite break into the top 10 this time having suffered a loss to #11 Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjaev (UZB) at the Strandja tournament in February. 1 Willis Meehan NSW Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. 11 Floyd Masson WA There has been the odd threat of a comeback, but he has resisted the urge to step back inside the ring. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, Skye Nicolsons no brainer decision to turn professional. THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 5 Beau Hartas ACT Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. With Squires back in Australia and recognised as the British Empire heavyweight champion, a match between the two top heavyweights in Australia was a natural. Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS ANBF Boxing Ratings - a list of current Australian boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings nationally and state by state. Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez. Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) has a strong argument for placing ahead of the Kazakh, but Ive decided to opt for Oralbays more impressive body of work over the past year. He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. Although Carroll would never lose the title in the ring, both Charlie Purdy and Wally Hancock later claimed the title after Carroll was disqualified in non-title bouts. Zoirov, who has suffered a disappointing year with clear losses to #5 Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Deepak Kumar, falls to #7 in the rankings. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. 2004 Australian Championships26-03-2004 Greg Eadie LDQ3, 2005 Australian Championships31-03-2005 Peter Rankin W 32:1001-04-2005 Glen Gran L 9:17, 2005 Oceania Championships14-06-2005 Jerone Hannette WRSC316-06-2005 Corey McConnell L 10:14, Commonwealth Games Trials26-08-2005 Glen Gran WIN27-08-2005 Mark Pervinsky WIN28-08-2005 Paul Flemming WIN (Final), 2005 World Championships14-11-2005 Chung Chun An L 9:24, Australia vs Croatia17-2-2006 Ivan Klaric W 18:14, 2006 Commonwealth Games18-03-2006 Gottlieb Ndokosho W 17:920-03-2006 Nicholas Walters W 12:522-03-2006 Sharif Bogere W 18:1223-03-2006 Lassi Mehrullah L 13:20 (Semi Final), 2006 Australian Championships21-07-2006 Paul Flemming W 23:1823-07-2006 Joel Brunker W 30:28 (Final), 2006 Tammer Tournament (Finland)20-10-2006 Fadi Chahrour W 16:421-10-2006 Ali Hallab L 16:27, 2007 World Championship Trials23-03-2007 Joel Brunker W 29:2625-03-2007 Paul Flemming L WALKOVER (Final), 2007 Chemistry Cup (Germany)10-05-2007 Marcel Herfurth L 12:21, 2007 Ustri Grand Prix (Czech Republic)17-05-2007 Michal Chudecki L 12:25, 2007 Australian Championships00-12-2007 Corey McConnell W 12:600-12-2007 Joel Brunker W 10:500-12-2007 Paul Flemming W 5:1 (Final), 2008 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers22-04-2008 Freeman Tokatake WRSC224-04-2008 Ufa Deen W 19:625-04-2008 Paul Flemming L 4:8 (Final), 2010 Australian Championships18-03-2010 Kane Cassells W 6:020-03-2010 Jeremy Udovich W 11:221-03-2010 Mark Pervinsky W+3:3 (Final), Konstantin Korotkov (Russia)08-04-2010 Valeriy Pluyaskin W 2:110-04-2010 Pavel Kholodok W 12:311-04-2010 Ismat Eynullayev L 14:17 (Final), Giraldo Cordova Cardin (Cuba)24-04-2010 Jai Bhagwan L 2:9, 2010 Cuban Olympiad25-05-2010 Isbel Ramirez L 2:12, 2010 Commonwealth Games Box-offs04-07-2010 Mark Pervinsky W 9:0, 2010 Oceania Championships05-08-2010 Lalomauga Sanele W 11:107-08-2010 Kautoa Roddy W 15:108-08-2010 Angus Donaldson W 3:0 (Final), 2010 Commonwealth Games06-10-2010 Tsepo Lepogo W 6:108-10-2010 Mmoloki Nogeng W+1:110-10-2010 Thomas Stalker L 2:7, 2011 Australian Championships05-03-2011 Jeremy Udovich W 5:106-03-2011 Valentine Borg W 8:0 (Final), 2011 Chemistry Cup (Germany)17-03-2011 Eugen Burhard L 1:8, 2011 Ustri Grand Prix (Czech Republic)23-03-2011 Yang Jun W 2:124-03-2011 Ara Puluzyan L 0:0+, Gee Bee Tournament (Finland)08-04-2011 Tobias Persson W 10:409-04-2011 Mikko Lehtinen W 5:210-04-2011 David Joyce L 3:9 (Final), 2011 Arafura Games09-05-2011 Colan Caleb W 10:211-05-2011 Jeremy Udovich W 11:612-05-2011 George Kambosos W 19:1313-05-2011 Brandon Ogilvie W 21:20 (Final), 2011 Presidents Cup (Indonesia)03-07-2011 Min-Jae Ju L 4:14, Popenchenko Memorial (Russia)13-07-2011 Soon-Chil Han W 10:414-07-2011 Akzhol Sulaymabek W 14:815-07-2011 Adlan Abdurashidov L 8:17 (Final), 2011 Liventsev Memorial (Belarus)20-07-2011 Petru Apostol W 3:222-07-2011 Yaroslav Shish W 7:123-07-2011 Vazgen Safaryants L 0:2 (Final), 2011 World Championships01-10-2011 Mmoloki Nogeng W 19:803-10-2011 Yasnier Toledo Lopez L 10:11, 2012 Australian Championships02-02-2012 James Katz W 12:703-02-2012 George Kambosos W+16:1605-02-2012 Jai Alexander W 16:12 (Final), 2012 Oceania Olympic Trials21-03-2012 Tom Boga WRSC223-03-2012 Colan Caleb W 15:625-03-2012 Chad Milnes W 18:5 (Final), Algirdas Socikas Tournament (Lithuania)10-05-2012 Ruslan Kamilov L 9:10, Beogradski Pobednik (Serbia)02-05-2012 Charles Plynn W 14:1303-05-2012 Elian Dimitrov W 13:704-05-2012 Stipan Prtenjaca W 17:1005-05-2012 Rachid Azzedine L 4:10 (Final), 2012 Liventsev Memorial Tournament (Belarus)17-05-2016 Hovhannes Bachkov W 10:718-05-2012 Ivan Baranchik L PTS, 2012 London Olympics29-07-2012 Liu Qiang L 7:20, 05-12-2014 Ruben Manakane W814-03-2015 Will Young W10Wins Australian featherweight title, 01-08-2015 Noldi Manakane WKO305-03-2016 John Mark Apolinario W1020-05-2016 Master Suro W619-11-2016 Silvester Lopez W1018-03-2017 Mohammed Kambuluta WTKO616-09-2017 Humbert de Santiago W1027-04-2018 Surachet Tongmala WKO218-08-2018 Carl Frampton LTKO9WBO interim featherweight title, 21-12-2018 Rivo Rengkung W826-04-2019 Boonsom Phothong WKO328-09-2018 Abdallah Zamba W8, https://www.instagram.com/lukejackson/?hl=en. 14 David Tough QLD Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. Whilst Khalakov did suffer a stoppage loss to #13 Ceiber vila (COL) in February 2020, it was in absolutely bullshit circumstances so I wont knock him for terrible refereeing. The Uzbek rebounded by winning the 81kg crown at the Strandja tournament, beating #11 Ruslan Kolesnikov in the final as well as triumphing over #10 Temurkhon Sobirov (UZB) in the national championships. Watch on. 10 Pino Geracitano WA 11 Uria Afamasaga TAS Sadly, Sands never got his opportunity. Despite being one of the best fighters in the division, my rankings are based on wins rather than the eye test, and the young Aussies rsum is fairly light in terms of quality competition. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. He toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. Moloney climbed as high as #7 in the rankings before losing to Joshua Franco in June 2020. 10 Daniel Russell QLD He returned to the junior welterweight division, winning 16 of his next 17 fights including a seventh-round knockout over former world champion Alfonso Frazer to earn the #1 contender ranking in the division. Bill Squires, the former champion, had left Australia to pursue a shot at the world champion and Lang fought Peter Felix to become the new champion. Andries claimed his title back the following year, but Harding won their third and final meeting in 1991this time by way of a majority decisionto become WBC champion again. 14 Steve Gago WA 13 Shadey Souried VIC But Australia will always be home. Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. Welterweight kingpin Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) is #4 P4P by reason of his recent wins over Shakhabas Makhmudov (RUS) and Youba Sissokho (ESP), whilst Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ) falls a couple of spots to #5 due a closely contested loss to Simone Fiori (ITA). Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. The Cologne World Cup saw Kevin Schumann (DEU) come out on top at middleweight, elevating the German to #7 in the rankings with wins over #15 Hebert Sousa (BRA) and emerging young talent Gradus Kraus (NLD). When probed on her motivation to join Matchrooms expanding global roster, Nicolson revealed a conversation with Eddie Hearn, which convinced her to put pen to paper. *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. 5 Mateo Tapia NSW Last but not least, Wahid Hambli (FRA) also moves up a couple of spots to #14 after picking up some good wins in his successful Cologne World Cup run a few weeks ago. 2 Darragh Foley NSW WORLD RANKING Pound for Pound View RankingHeavyweight Over 90.72kg View RankingCruiserweight 90.72kg View RankingLight Heavyweight 79.38kg View RankingSuper Middleweight 76.20kg View RankingMiddleweight 72.57kg View RankingSuper Welterweight 69.85kg View RankingWelterweight 66. Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) 3x former world champion Lazaro lvarez (CUB) stays put at #2, with two wins over rival Osvey Caballero (CUB) as well as a unanimous decision over #14 Hamsat Shadalov. 2 Mark Lucas NSW Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. However, it was at middleweight where he had hoped to get his shot at world glory. During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. If you havent already, make sure to check out my previous articles covering the 2019 AIBA World Championships for a better idea of the current landscape, as well as keeping up to date with the Taylor Talks Boxing podcast for more insight and analysis. 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. Ill probably do three or four fights at a time, and then go home for a couple of months at a time., Photo: Getty Images Courtesy of his victory at Russian nationals, Yaroslav Doronichev (RUS) storms to #3 in the rankings whilst World Championship bronze medallist Maxim Babanin (RUS), who suffered an early exit at the national championships in December, plummets to #11. 2 Alex Leapai QLD In our final change, Ive decided to drop Peter McGrail (GBR) down a spot due to his recent inactivity - having had only one fight since the World Championships back in September 2019 - and have moved Abdumalik Khalakov (UZB) up to #4. Turning professional shortly after his triumph in Glasgow, Moloney won the Australian bantamweight title in 2015 before moving down to the junior bantamweight division where he won the OPBF and Commonwealth titles in 2017. 3 Bowie Tupou NSW 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW 12 Joseph Liga QLD Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS His reign, and unbeaten record, ended at the hands of Vince Phillips, though Tszyu recovered quickly from the loss. Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. Lost your password? 5 Kye MacKenzie NSW Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia. In their November rematch, Moloney seemed to damage Francos right eye with a jab in round one, but the referee ruled the injury was caused by an accidental head clash and declared the bout a no-decision, robbing Moloney of avenging the loss. 5 Mathew Davoren NSW 12 Daniel Crawford QLD 14 Jack Light VIC Boxing NSW is the recognised NSW State Sporting Organisation for the Olympic Sport of Boxing 6 Mark Kassab VIC Under the guidance of Bill OBrien, Carroll honed his boxing skills in the ring while working full-time in a bakery. Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. Therefore, he's eligible for this list. Inactivity will also be penalised, and if a fighter has benefitted from a clear and obvious robbery (all too common in amateur boxing) Ill be adjusting the rankings to reflect how the fight should have been scored. 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