4 Terry Tzouramanis VIC Is there an honourable mention who should have squeezed into the top 10? Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South Welshman flitted between different divisions in a career that saw him win national titles atmiddle, light heavy and heavyweight. 5 Ben Kite QLD The bout was fought in the pouring rain, and Johnson used his defensive prowess to tire Lang out before stopping him in the ninth round. That was the big part of my decision.. 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 5 Mathew Davoren NSW 3 Renold Quinlan NSW 2 Gaige Ireland VIC Lucas negotiated a bout with Barney Ross for the world welterweight title, but the bout was cancelled when Lucas could not raise enough money to pay Ross 9,000 guarantee (the equivalent of ten years salary). Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. Married with three children, Carroll drifted off into anonymity after retirement. This Page is for all Boxers, professional and amateur in gaining recognition and the promotion of all boxing events and results in the World of Boxing. 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. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Jackson won his first two bouts before he was defeated by the eventual gold-medallist Thomas Stalker in the quarter finals. Thompson kept his world rating until 1979. 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. 2 Omari Kimweri VIC Les Darcy was so good that he just so happened to be Australia's heavyweight champion at the same time as he held a world title at middleweight. Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. World Championship bronze-medallist Ablaikhan Zhussupov (KAZ) stays at #5, as despite beating domestic rival and #11 ranked Aslanbek Shymbergenov (KAZ) at the national championships, he has now fallen short twice against Indias Krishan in the past year - both by way of split decision - which prevents him from placing higher. However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. Lazaro lvarez (CUB) and Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) make up #8 and #9 respectively, whilst Aybek Oralbay (KAZ) just makes the cut at #10 courtesy of his wins over Emmanuel Reyes (ESP) and Abner Junior (BRA). 13 Ray Dimachki VIC Carroll refused offers to fight in the United States, partly because he did not want to risk his familys wealth and partly because he hated the thought of the voyage. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. Andrew Moloney is a 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and is currently ranked #8 junior bantamweight in the world by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Zoirov, who has suffered a disappointing year with clear losses to #5 Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Deepak Kumar, falls to #7 in the rankings. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 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. Born in Russia before emigrating to Australia, he followed up a highly successful amateur career by becoming the leading man in the 140-pound division. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 6 Randall Rayment NSW Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. On 4 March 1907 Lang fought his first big-money bout, losing on a technical knockout to the future heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in front of 15,000 fans at Richmond Race Course. 9 Fano Kori NSW 10 Issac Buckley NSW 5 Brendan Saunders NSW 10 Tim Kanofski QLD Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. That side of it for me is very exciting. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . The decision to sign with Matchroom gives Nicolson the platform to compete on high-profile cards. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! 14 Jack Light VIC Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. [2][3], This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]. After Henneberry won the Australian middleweight title from Ron Richards, he agreed to a rematch with Carroll but refused to put the title on the line. 12 Ben Sila NSW Professional record: 87-10-1 (52 KOs) Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. The fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. Nicolson had an impressive amateur ledger with a record of 137 wins and 15 losses, which included a Commonwealth Games gold medal on the Gold Coast, and an appearance at the Tokyo Olympics last year. Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. 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 This may seem unfair, but hey, Id rather be consistent with my criteria. 5 Samuel Colomban VIC Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. 10 Alex Hanan NSW There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. The limited amount of truly elite competition at super-heavyweight prevents Jalolov from pushing the higher places on this list. 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW Ibanez would probably have been ranked higher if not for the fact that he got the benefit of an even clearer gift decision against Luiz Oliveira (BRA), who climbs to #8 with Ibanez just behind at #9. 9 Justin Frost QLD 2 Alex Leapai QLD Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. Reigning world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) lost to Javier Ibanez (BUL) via a controversial decision at the Strandja tournament, but given that I thought Mirzakhalilov deserved the win Ive decided not to penalise him and he keeps the #1 spot. 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). He toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. 5 Conor Wallce QLD 7 Quintin Carey QLD Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, Skye Nicolsons no brainer decision to turn professional. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 6 Jackson Wods TAS 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. For a 14-month spell, the man who went by the name of Kostya held the WBC,WBA super and IBF titles. 4 Aaron Law NSW 8 Kyle Freiberg QLD 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. 14 David Tough QLD To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. Since the loss, Jackson has rebounded with three wins and is ranked by Australian Boxing Zone as the top featherweight in the country. The towering Uzbek returned to action at the Strandja tournament last month, and despite competing with an injury claimed wins over #12 Tsotne Rogava (UKR), #13 Gurgen Hovhannisyan (ARM) and #14 Mourad Aliev (FRA). The 20 year-old Youth Olympic champion has been on a hot streak since 2020, boasting wins over #7 Vsevolod Shumkov (RUS) and 2017 bantamweight world champion Kairat Yeraliyev (KAZ). I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. Nicolson is currently in the United Kingdom for her training camp, getting the best preparation available ahead of her foray into the punch-for-pay format of the sport. THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez. Whilst the win appears impressive on paper, its worth remembering that Dominguez hadnt fought in nearly two years and a handful of losses to unranked opposition prevents Unal from climbing higher. 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW 4 Ben Denico ACT Jean Paul Rivera (PRI) vs. Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) Boxam Tournament 2021 Semifinals (57kg) Share. Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. Featherweight is probably the toughest division to rank right now as a number of fighters have split wins amongst one another, and Ive changed my mind more than a few times this past week. World champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) won the Russian national championships in December, beating #18 Alexey Zobnin (RUS) in the final to keep hold of the #1 spot. Her debut will fall on the event headlined by a trilogy-bout between long-time rivals Juan Francisco Estrada and future Hall of Famer Roman Gonzalez. 3 Brent Rice QLD Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. 10 Steve Lovett NSW In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". 13 Korobo Etto VIC PK ! Australian Titles 20092009-03-29 Shane Webster 19:7 (Final), AIBA Presidents Cup (Azerbaijan)2009-12-09 Rachid Oubaali 3:9, Australian Titles 20102010-03-19 Anthony Missale 10:02010-03-21 Dylan Perkins 7:5 (Final), Konstantin Korotkov Memorial2010-04-10 Elvin Mamishzade 15:112010-04-11 Artem Mirzayev 2:16 (Final), Cuban Olympiad (Cuba)2010-05-25 Desiderio Gonzalez 5:10, Oceanian Championships 20102010-08-07 Blanco Wharton 12:0, Commonwealth Games 20102010-10-07 Paul Kava RSC12010-10-09 Paddy Barnes 3:5, Australian Titles 20112011-03-06 Jayden Hansen 12:3 (Final), Giraldo Cordova Cardin Memorial (Cuba)2011-06-01 Robeisy Ramirez 6:26, Copa Roberto Balado (Cuba)2011-06-10 Leordan Nunez 5:0, Presidents Cup (Indonesia)2011-07-04 Mohd Subrie Kamis 19:172011-07-06 Julio Bria 25:7, Popenchenko Memorial (Russia)2011-07-13 Denis Yashchuk 12:82011-07-14 Ovik Ogannisyan 11:16, Liventsev Memorial (Belarus)2011-07-21 Erdal Inanli 3:4, World Championships 20112011-09-27 Georgi Chigayev 10:19, Australian Titles 20122012-02-03 Reggie Palm Island 16:132012-02-05 Jackson Woods 12:16 (Final), Australian Titles 20132013-02-16 Jahmarley Dawson RSC (Final), World Championships 20132013-10-14 P.Dilanka Suresh 3:02013-10-18 Ilyas Suleymanov 0:3, Ahmet Comert Tournament (Turkey)2013-09-04 Aydin Sakal PTS2013-09-06 Norbert Kalucza PTS2013-09-07 Vasiliy Vetkin 0:3, Sting Cup2014-03-08 Jackson Woods WPTS, Australian Titles 20142014-04-12 Jahmarley Dawson 2:0 (Final), Commonwealth Games 20142014-07-27 Taiwo Wasiu 3:02014-07-29 Ruari Dalton 3:02014-08-01 Reece McFadden 2:12014-08-02 Muhammad Waseem 3:0 (Final), 2015-12-18 Roberto Lerio KO4Wins Australian Bantamweight title, 2016-03-19 Ryohei Takahashi W102016-10-08 Jether Oliva TKO603-02-2017 Renoel Pael W82017-08-19 Raymond Tabugon TKO4Wins OPBF Junior Bantamweight title, 2017-10-21 Hashimu Zaberi TKO4Wins Commonwealth Junior Bantamweight title, 2018-02-24 Rene Dacquel W12OPBF Junior Bantamweight title, 2018-05-19 Richard Claveras W102018-09-08 Luis Concepcion TKO102019-03-22 Miguel Gonzalez TKO82019-11-15 Elton Dharry TKO8Wins interim WBA Junior Bantamweight title, 23-06-2020 Joshua Franco LPTS12(WBA Regular Bantamweight title), 14-11-2020 Joshua Franco ND2(WBA Regular Bantamweight title). 7 Kerry Foley NSW View the latest boxing rankings. 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD Andrew Moloney is a 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and is currently ranked #8 junior bantamweight in the world by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. From this month onwards, Ill be doing monthly mens amateur boxing rankings ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, in order keep fans up to date if they dont have the time (or patience) to follow the latest results. Despite having not fought any of the divisions elite in the past year, Khyzhniak retains the top spot with his victories over world champion Gleb Bakshi (RUS) and World Championship silver medallist Eumir Marcial (PHL) back in 2019. Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW However the 2017 light-flyweight world champion finds himself back in the 52kg rankings at #11 after a pair of impressive wins over domestic rival Damian Arce (CUB) at the end of last year, and hopefully he can continue to find his best form in time for Tokyo. Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? 10 Mike Yari NSW 9 Mitchell Middleton-Clark VIC Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. 3 Kane Watts VIC Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. 9 Kris Terzievski VIC To celebrate the special occasion, Bleacher Report has ranked the top 10 Australian fighters of all time. 3 Wade Ryan NSW The Ring magazine voted the result the upset of the year in 1992, via BoxRec. Imam Khataev (RUS) deservedly takes the #2 spot in the division, having conquered a number of top-tier opponents in the last two years including #7 Georgy Kushitashvili (GEO) and, more recently, #9 Sharaputdin Ataev (RUS) and #11 Ruslan Kolesnikov (RUS) at Russian nationals. 1 Willis Meehan NSW 14 Adam Stowe NSW 8 Troy O'Meley NSW He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . Born in 1949 near Kempsey on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Thompson turned professional at the age of 20 after learning to box in the boys home that he grew up in after the death of his mother when he was young. Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". 12 Hunter Sam QLD He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". 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