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. Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. 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. 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. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS Lang had his first professional fight in 1905 with veteran Starlight Rollins, but the contest with was declared a draw due to both men repeatedly fouling each other. Marcial himself advances to #2 in the rankings by virtue of his outstanding win over #5 Abilkhan Amankul (KAZ) in the final of the 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament. 15 King Mou QLD, 1 Jai Opetaia NSW 8 Jayden Joseph/Nichols TAS 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 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. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW 6 Victor Odindo SA Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 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. While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. 4 Ben Denico ACT Following the departure of Keyshawn Davis to the pros, theres been a shift at the top order of 63kg. 5 Samuel Colomban VIC 11 Uria Afamasaga TAS 5 Brendan Saunders 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. Those late defeats spoilt his final record slightly but did not tarnish what he had achieved during his prime. 6 Jackson Wods TAS Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. He toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. 3 Bowie Tupou NSW With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. 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. 14 Adam Stowe NSW 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. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. View the latest boxing rankings. 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. 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. Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. 2,153 likes. The fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. 6 Aaron Russell QLD 13 Bailey Mannix NSW, 1 Cameron Hammond QLD 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. 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. 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW Given Zoirovs win over Bennama in the semi-finals of the 2019 AIBA World Championships Im not quite going to rank the Frenchman ahead of him, but Bennama is certainly a contender to medal at the Olympics. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. The Ring magazine voted the result the upset of the year in 1992, via BoxRec. After seven hard-fought rounds, the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut over Thompsons right eye. He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board Archived 2017-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (Victoria). 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD 4 Ben Savva NSW World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. Sadly, Sands never got his opportunity. 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. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. Despite a loss to #18 Zeyad Eshaish (JOR) at the Olympic qualifying tournament, Eshaish benefitted from some fortunate judging in his home country which is why I havent knocked Baturov in the rankings. 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. 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. 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. 12 Danilo Creati NSW On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. 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. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. Before we kick things off, let me briefly explain how this works - because these articles will be published on a monthly basis, the rankings themselves will be highly sensitive to recent results. 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. 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). 10 Steve Lovett NSW 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. 8 Matt Casboult QLD 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 He was, however, coaxed back into the ring in 2008 for a grudge match against Nelson, with the pair both well into their 40s. Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 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. Bobo-Usmon Baturov (UZB) won gold at the Strandja tournament last month to underline why hes currently ranked #3, out-hustling #9 Yevhenii Barabanov (UKR) in the final. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. 11 Chris Hamilton QLD 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. Whilst World Championship silver medallist Pat McCormack (GBR) hasnt fought since 2019, Ive decided to keep him at #2 despite recent inactivity as his wins over Baturov and #8 Okazawa put him ahead of his rivals. 8 Joseph Goodall QLD 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. That side of it for me is very exciting. 2 Darragh Foley NSW (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2021 Aus-Boxing | Australia's Home of BoxingAll Rights Reserved. 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. His return proved unsuccessfulRose lost four of his next six bouts before hanging up his gloves for good. With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 7 Kerry Foley NSW Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. This may seem unfair, but hey, Id rather be consistent with my criteria. One month later he outpointed #7 world-rated Joe Tetteh to win the Commonwealth junior welterweight title and a #5 world rating. Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. 12 Adam Copland QLD 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. Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. He impressed as an amateur and made quick progress through the professional ranks, winning the Commonwealth super featherweight belt on the way to a world-title shot at the age of 19. 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. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. 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. 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. >RHq [Content_Types].xml ( j0EJ(eh He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. Lost your password? Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. The Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 3 Jack Brubaker NSW Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. 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. Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. Have your say via the comments section. [2][3], This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]. Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. His reign, and unbeaten record, ended at the hands of Vince Phillips, though Tszyu recovered quickly from the loss. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. 2 Mark Lucas NSW 12 Daniel Crawford QLD 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. Elsewhere, Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ) returned to the #2 spot after triumphing at the Cologne World Cup in March, beating #14 Mourad Aliev in the final. 2 Rivan Cesaire VIC 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. Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. 4 Jamie Weetch WA His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. On 3 September 1908 in front of 16,000 fans in Melbourne, Lang dropped Burns in the second round of their world heavyweight championship bout before Burns came back to end matters in round six. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC That was the big part of my decision.. Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. 6 Ben Mahoney 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. 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. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. 5 Ben Kite QLD To celebrate the special occasion, Bleacher Report has ranked the top 10 Australian fighters of all time. Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. 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. 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). Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD 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. 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. He had begun his career at the age of 16 and, after initially retiring following a failure to beatYoshiaki Numata for the WBC super featherweight crown, made a brief comeback in 1975. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. It was the first time he had ever been beyond 10 rounds. 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. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW 7 Quintin Carey QLD 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. History. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". 13 Manyang Dut NSW I was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. 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. Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. 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). This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. 13 Korobo Etto VIC He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". Born in Carlton, Victoria, Bill Lang was an Australian Rules Footballer before he became a boxer, playing 54 games for Richmond between 1904 and 1909. Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. 4 Terry Tzouramanis VIC THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. 3 Kane Watts VIC Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. 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. Boxing NSW is the recognised NSW State Sporting Organisation for the Olympic Sport of Boxing 14 Jack Light VIC 11 Matt Sheehan VIC 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). He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW 10 Issac Buckley NSW I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. Despite being at the coalface of womens boxing at a global scale, the former Olympian also predicts a bright future for the sport domestically, with a conveyor belt of talent on the way. 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. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . Since the loss, Jackson has rebounded with three wins and is ranked by Australian Boxing Zone as the top featherweight in the country. ANBF Boxing Ratings - a list of current Australian boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings nationally and state by state. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC 3 Renold Quinlan NSW Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. The poor performance was due to seasickness suffered during the voyage. 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. 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. 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD Jack Carroll was one of the greatest boxers ever produced from Australia. After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. Spanja later died of injuries sustained in the fight. 2 Michael Zerafa VIC Two more wins in Sydney followed by a pair of wins in Brisbane earned Carroll a shot at the 18-year-old Australian welterweight champion Al Bourke. 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. 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). He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 5 Kye MacKenzie NSW 2 Alex Leapai QLD Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. 12 Hunter Sam QLD Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. She joins fellow Australian Ebanie Bridges under the Matchroom banner, with the Blonde Bomber having won seven of her eight professional fights, including a maiden world title challenge last year. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. Moloney climbed as high as #7 in the rankings before losing to Joshua Franco in June 2020. 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. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 2 Gaige Ireland VIC Having never competed in America across her well-traveled career as an amateur, Nicolson is clearly excited about entering the lucrative stateside scene for the first time. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. 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