RHq [Content_Types].xml ( j0EJ(eh 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). The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 2 Michael Zerafa VIC 10 Issac Buckley NSW 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. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. [citation needed]Sanctioning. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 14 Adam Stowe NSW Andrey Zamkovoy vs. Shakhabas Makhmudov Russian National Championships 2020 Final (69kg) Watch on. 5 Brendan Saunders NSW Do you agree with the list? Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. Whilst Riveras impressive result elevates him to #15, he simply hasnt got enough quality wins at this weight (having moved up from fly in 2019) for me to rank him any higher. 3 Sam Goodman NSW, * Denotes Regional Titleholder# Denotes Commonwealth Champion, Gamebred Sports Coaching Equipment and Water Bags, For the latest Gamebred news and exclusive deals. That side of it for me is very exciting. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 12 Adam Copland QLD Lost your password? Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . Rogava and Hovhannisyan are just behind the Russian, with both gaining ground following solid runs at the Strandja tournament. View the latest boxing rankings. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. He survived two early trips to the canvas against Diosbelys Hurtado to become the interim WBC champion in 1998 and from then on produced a string of impressive results that included victories over Julio Cesar Chavez, Zab Judah, Jesse James Leija and Sharmba Mitchell (twice). 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. This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) 3 Jack Brubaker NSW He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. 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. Its definitely a responsibility to be that good role model, to show them that if they apply themselves and they dedicate themselves to what they want to achieve, then they can achieve it. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 8 Matt Casboult QLD Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. 13 Ray Dimachki VIC Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. Under the guidance of Bill OBrien, Carroll honed his boxing skills in the ring while working full-time in a bakery. With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. After winning the state lightweight title on 19 March 1971, Thompson fought for the Australian junior welterweight title on 12 July 1971, outpointing Melbourne fighter Leo Young to take the title. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. 2018 AIBA Youth World Championship silver-medallist Jan Paul Rivera (PRI) notched a quality win at the Boxams in Spain, beating Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) in the semi-finals en route to taking gold in the 57kg field. 12 Erik Agateljan NSW Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. He continued fighting until 1980 but retired after a pair of stoppage losses. Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. 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. 4 Ben Denico ACT Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 5 Cain Brunton VIC, 1 Brock Jarvis NSW 2 Joel Brunker NSW Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. He defeatedJose Legra in 1969 to claim the WBC belt, successfully defending it twice in two classic bouts againstFighting Harada before then losing toVicente Saldivar in what turned out to be his final bout. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. When he again dominated van Klaveren in the rematch, many were calling for Carroll to fight for the world championship. 6 Nathan Webber QLD 12 Danilo Creati NSW Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. 6 Mark Kassab VIC While she made it clear that Australia will always be her home, is appears as if shell be doing most of her training from various bases abroad. 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. 5 Mateo Tapia NSW But Australia will always be home. 3 Zac Dunn VIC His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. 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With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 4 Willie Nasio QLD 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. 6 Aaron Russell QLD 2 Gaige Ireland VIC Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 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. Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. 20 year-old Aybek Oralbay (KAZ) isnt far behind at #2, as despite losing to compatriot Vassiliy Levit (KAZ) back in mid-2019 the young Kazakh has gone on to claim a number of valuable scalps at the weight including #6 Abner Junior (BRA), #9 Ammar Abduljabbar (DEU), #10 Sagyndyk Togambay (KAZ), #11 Wilfried Florentin (FRA) and most impressively #3 Emmanuel Reyes (ESP) at the Bocskai tournament in Hungary last year. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. Dainier Per (CUB) has impressed recently, taking clear-cut wins over Carlos Castillo (CUB) and #15 Nelvie Tiafack, and his recent results have been enough to see him sneak past Richard Torrez (USA) as the new #4. Nadir Unal (TUR) makes a surprise appearance at #17 in the rankings after stopping reigning European champion Loren Alfonso Dominguez (AZE) in the semi-finals of the Bosphorus tournament last week. His most notable bout was in Great Britain when he was disqualified against Sam Langford for hitting him while he was on his knees. 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 Jason Leuken VIC Previously unranked Deepak Kumar (IND) skyrocketed to #4 in the rankings with an impressive showing at the Strandja tournament, decisioning reigning Olympic/World Champion Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB) and missing out on a deserved win against home fighter Daniel Asenov (BUL) in the final. After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. Oliveira himself lost to #14 Hamsat Shadalov (DEU) in the first round of the Cologne World Cup, however I thought the Brazilian deserved the nod in Germany so I wont be holding that against him. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. 20 year-old Dzhambulat Bizhamov (RUS) makes his debut in the rankings at #4 after prevailing in a deep 75kg field at the Russian national championships, with many of his opponents being ranked in and around the middleweight top 10. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. Read on for breakdowns of how each division is shaping up heading into April, with the Olympics set to begin in just under four months. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD 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. Born Arthur Hardwick in Kensington, Victoria in 1906, he turned professional at the age of 17 using the ring name Jack Carroll to hide his new career from his mother. The past year has seen Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) strengthen his grip on the #1 spot at 69kg, with a narrow win over #6 Shakhabas Makhmudov (RUS) in the Russian nationals final as well as victory over Youba Sissokho (ESP) at the European Olympic qualifiers. 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). 8 Troy O'Meley NSW It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 2,153 likes. Whilst Sissokho beat #4 Vikas Krishan (IND) in the Boxams final a few weeks ago, I felt that the contest was wrongfully decided and as a result Ive only moved him up as high as #10. THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. 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. 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. Whilst Narek Manasyan (ARM) isnt quite in the same class as the truly elite at 91kg, he proved himself as the best of the rest at the Strandja tournament after beating #6 Abner Junior and deserving the win over #7 Radoslav Pantaleev (BUL) in the final (only to be predictably screwed over on the cards). 8 Kyron Dryden NSW In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. 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. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC He won his first world title in 2004 at the 112-pound limit, holding the IBF version for nearly three years before suffering a first career defeat when losing to Nonito Donaire. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. 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. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. 3 James MacDonald QLD Acars recent triumph at the Bosphorus tournament - where he beat #20 Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE) and Danis Latypov (BHR) en route to gold - sees the Turkish big man feature in the rankings for the first time at #17. Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. 4 Aaron Law NSW Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 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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. History. His opponent, Gil McGrath, was highly touted but Carroll stopped him in nine rounds. 9 Billy Limov QLD 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA 8 Joseph Goodall QLD After weeks of speculation, Matchroom announced that Nicolson had signed a long-term promotional deal, which would see the Australian enter the professional circuit. 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. In retirement Carroll worked as a referee at West Melbourne Stadium. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. In a rematch four months later Thompson took the decision after 15 rounds. I think its a responsibility for every single successful athlete thats getting attention, thats in the media, that young girls are looking up to, Nicolson added. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 10 Pino Geracitano WA There has been the odd threat of a comeback, but he has resisted the urge to step back inside the ring. When world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns toured Australia to defend against Squires, promoter Hugh D. McIntosh saw the opportunity to make more money by organising a fight between Burns and Lang. Jeff Fenech was a three-weight world champion who became a national hero for his exploits in the ring. 5 Ben Kite QLD Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. 11 Michael Hall NSW Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. Finally, Azat Usenaliev (KGZ) climbs to #14 after coming out on top at the Istanbul Bosphorus tournament in Turkey, with Rodrigo Marte (DOM) going down a spot due to inactivity. Jackson was a highly successful amateur, winning a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne as well as the Australian Championships in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Watch on. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. 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. 7 Adam Kaoullas VIC He knocked out Bluey Jones in 1933 to reclaim the welterweight title he had never lost and then beat Henneberry again in another non-title match. 10 Mike Yari NSW 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD A disappointing points loss to Harry Casey on 16 August 1928 in his New Zealand debut set the stage for Carrolls career to remain in Australia. The Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. 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. Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 6 Randall Rayment NSW Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. 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. Michael Katsidis is a warrior who deserves some recognition, while Daniel Geale has been a world champion at middleweight who has fallen short against the bigger names in his division. >RHq [Content_Types].xml ( j0EJ(eh 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). The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 2 Michael Zerafa VIC 10 Issac Buckley NSW 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. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. [citation needed]Sanctioning. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 14 Adam Stowe NSW Andrey Zamkovoy vs. Shakhabas Makhmudov Russian National Championships 2020 Final (69kg) Watch on. 5 Brendan Saunders NSW Do you agree with the list? Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. Whilst Riveras impressive result elevates him to #15, he simply hasnt got enough quality wins at this weight (having moved up from fly in 2019) for me to rank him any higher. 3 Sam Goodman NSW, * Denotes Regional Titleholder# Denotes Commonwealth Champion, Gamebred Sports Coaching Equipment and Water Bags, For the latest Gamebred news and exclusive deals. That side of it for me is very exciting. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 12 Adam Copland QLD Lost your password? Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . Rogava and Hovhannisyan are just behind the Russian, with both gaining ground following solid runs at the Strandja tournament. View the latest boxing rankings. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. He survived two early trips to the canvas against Diosbelys Hurtado to become the interim WBC champion in 1998 and from then on produced a string of impressive results that included victories over Julio Cesar Chavez, Zab Judah, Jesse James Leija and Sharmba Mitchell (twice). 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. This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) 3 Jack Brubaker NSW He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. 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. Its definitely a responsibility to be that good role model, to show them that if they apply themselves and they dedicate themselves to what they want to achieve, then they can achieve it. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 8 Matt Casboult QLD Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. 13 Ray Dimachki VIC Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. Under the guidance of Bill OBrien, Carroll honed his boxing skills in the ring while working full-time in a bakery. With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. After winning the state lightweight title on 19 March 1971, Thompson fought for the Australian junior welterweight title on 12 July 1971, outpointing Melbourne fighter Leo Young to take the title. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. 2018 AIBA Youth World Championship silver-medallist Jan Paul Rivera (PRI) notched a quality win at the Boxams in Spain, beating Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) in the semi-finals en route to taking gold in the 57kg field. 12 Erik Agateljan NSW Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. He continued fighting until 1980 but retired after a pair of stoppage losses. Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. 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. 4 Ben Denico ACT Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 5 Cain Brunton VIC, 1 Brock Jarvis NSW 2 Joel Brunker NSW Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. He defeatedJose Legra in 1969 to claim the WBC belt, successfully defending it twice in two classic bouts againstFighting Harada before then losing toVicente Saldivar in what turned out to be his final bout. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. When he again dominated van Klaveren in the rematch, many were calling for Carroll to fight for the world championship. 6 Nathan Webber QLD 12 Danilo Creati NSW Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. 6 Mark Kassab VIC While she made it clear that Australia will always be her home, is appears as if shell be doing most of her training from various bases abroad. 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. 5 Mateo Tapia NSW But Australia will always be home. 3 Zac Dunn VIC His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. 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With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 4 Willie Nasio QLD 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. 6 Aaron Russell QLD 2 Gaige Ireland VIC Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 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. Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. 20 year-old Aybek Oralbay (KAZ) isnt far behind at #2, as despite losing to compatriot Vassiliy Levit (KAZ) back in mid-2019 the young Kazakh has gone on to claim a number of valuable scalps at the weight including #6 Abner Junior (BRA), #9 Ammar Abduljabbar (DEU), #10 Sagyndyk Togambay (KAZ), #11 Wilfried Florentin (FRA) and most impressively #3 Emmanuel Reyes (ESP) at the Bocskai tournament in Hungary last year. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. Dainier Per (CUB) has impressed recently, taking clear-cut wins over Carlos Castillo (CUB) and #15 Nelvie Tiafack, and his recent results have been enough to see him sneak past Richard Torrez (USA) as the new #4. Nadir Unal (TUR) makes a surprise appearance at #17 in the rankings after stopping reigning European champion Loren Alfonso Dominguez (AZE) in the semi-finals of the Bosphorus tournament last week. His most notable bout was in Great Britain when he was disqualified against Sam Langford for hitting him while he was on his knees. 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 Jason Leuken VIC Previously unranked Deepak Kumar (IND) skyrocketed to #4 in the rankings with an impressive showing at the Strandja tournament, decisioning reigning Olympic/World Champion Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB) and missing out on a deserved win against home fighter Daniel Asenov (BUL) in the final. After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. Oliveira himself lost to #14 Hamsat Shadalov (DEU) in the first round of the Cologne World Cup, however I thought the Brazilian deserved the nod in Germany so I wont be holding that against him. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. 20 year-old Dzhambulat Bizhamov (RUS) makes his debut in the rankings at #4 after prevailing in a deep 75kg field at the Russian national championships, with many of his opponents being ranked in and around the middleweight top 10. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. Read on for breakdowns of how each division is shaping up heading into April, with the Olympics set to begin in just under four months. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD 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. Born Arthur Hardwick in Kensington, Victoria in 1906, he turned professional at the age of 17 using the ring name Jack Carroll to hide his new career from his mother. The past year has seen Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) strengthen his grip on the #1 spot at 69kg, with a narrow win over #6 Shakhabas Makhmudov (RUS) in the Russian nationals final as well as victory over Youba Sissokho (ESP) at the European Olympic qualifiers. 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). 8 Troy O'Meley NSW It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 2,153 likes. Whilst Sissokho beat #4 Vikas Krishan (IND) in the Boxams final a few weeks ago, I felt that the contest was wrongfully decided and as a result Ive only moved him up as high as #10. THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. 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. 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. Whilst Narek Manasyan (ARM) isnt quite in the same class as the truly elite at 91kg, he proved himself as the best of the rest at the Strandja tournament after beating #6 Abner Junior and deserving the win over #7 Radoslav Pantaleev (BUL) in the final (only to be predictably screwed over on the cards). 8 Kyron Dryden NSW In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. 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. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC He won his first world title in 2004 at the 112-pound limit, holding the IBF version for nearly three years before suffering a first career defeat when losing to Nonito Donaire. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. 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. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. 3 James MacDonald QLD Acars recent triumph at the Bosphorus tournament - where he beat #20 Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE) and Danis Latypov (BHR) en route to gold - sees the Turkish big man feature in the rankings for the first time at #17. Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. 4 Aaron Law NSW Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 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