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. 3 James MacDonald QLD Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, Skye Nicolsons no brainer decision to turn professional. 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. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. 4 Viktor Agateljan 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. 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. Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. For a 14-month spell, the man who went by the name of Kostya held the WBC,WBA super and IBF titles. Professional record: 87-10-1 (52 KOs) Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. 7 Adam Kaoullas VIC 4 Aaron Law NSW He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. 6 Layton McFerran VIC 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. 5 Ben Kite QLD 2,153 likes. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. The only site to list the top 15 ratings in the every weight division, including mandatories, boxer's records & country. THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. That side of it for me is very exciting. 12 Danilo Creati NSW 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. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. 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 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. 15 King Mou QLD, 1 Jai Opetaia NSW 11 Matt Sheehan VIC 6 Victor Odindo SA He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. 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. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 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. 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. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 12 Joseph Liga QLD 2 Darragh Foley NSW Is there an honourable mention who should have squeezed into the top 10? Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. Countryman Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB) secures #7 on the P4P table with a decision over Justis Huni (AUS) as well as a couple of wins against the lower-rung of the 91+kg crop. 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. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC 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. 2 Joel Brunker NSW 9 Fano Kori NSW Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. It was the first time he had ever been beyond 10 rounds. His opponent, Gil McGrath, was highly touted but Carroll stopped him in nine rounds. Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 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. 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. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. 2 Omari Kimweri VIC Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. 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. 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. 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. 7 Jason Leuken VIC Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . 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. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 3 Joel Camilleri VIC Theres been a lot of movement at 91kg in recent months, with the division looking very different than it did this time last year. 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. Barry Michael said of former sparring partner Mattioli, perStathi Paxinos of The Age: "He was aggressive, super-controlled, had good speed and power. 10 Issac Buckley NSW 3 Zac Dunn VIC Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. PK ! 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD 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. Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. The Thunder from Down Under competed for the Soviet Union as an amateur but emigrated to Australia in 1992 and turned pro that same year. 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. 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). 14 Danny Rio 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. 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With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW 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. Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD 4 Francis Chua WA 5 Samuel Colomban VIC 12 Ben Sila NSW 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD World Championship silver-medallist Dilshodbek Ruzmetov (UZB) has worked his way back up the rankings to land at #3, following a shock loss at the Olympic qualifiers to #8 Paulo Aokuso (AUS). 2 Luke Boyd NSW I was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. Meanwhile, Frazer Clarke (GBR) stays in contention at #6 after grinding out wins against #14 Aliev and Berat Acar (TUR) back in February. 10 Mike Yari NSW Even in Australia, the talent thats coming through in the young girls that Ive seen over the last couple of years is just incredible, she said. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. Andy Cruz (CUB) and Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) remain the consensus 1)a and 1)b pound-for-pound, whilst Jianguan Hu (CHN) comes in at #3 with wins over Amit Panghal (IND), Saken Bibossinov (KAZ) and a bizarre stoppage of Thitisan Panmot (THA). 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. 11 Floyd Masson WA 13 Christian Tsoye VIC 7 Quintin Carey QLD During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. 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. 3 Bowie Tupou NSW But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 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. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. 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. 12 Adam Copland QLD 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. 10 Alex Hanan NSW Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 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. Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 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. Lost your password? As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. 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. 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. History. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 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. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD Carroll faced world #2 contender Bep van Klaveren in the opening show at the Sydney Sports Ground on Boxing Day 1935, easily outpointing the 1928 Olympic Gold Medallist in front of 25,000 fans. 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 13 Dillon Bardgero 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. 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. 6 Ben Mahoney QLD 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. In a rematch four months later Thompson took the decision after 15 rounds. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 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. 3 Brent Rice QLD 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. 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. 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. Therefore, he's eligible for this list. Have your say via the comments section. A statue erected has been erected in his honour in his hometown ofWarragul, Australia. 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 11 Koen Mazoudier NSW Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. 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. 11 Uria Afamasaga TAS Boxing Australia is the national sporting body that runs amateur boxing in Australia and Australian National Boxing Federation which governs Professional boxing in Australia. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [citation needed]. 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. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. 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. 3 Jack Brubaker NSW Do you agree with the list? Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. 9 Justin Frost QLD 13 Bailey Mannix NSW, 1 Cameron Hammond QLD Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. 5 Brendan Saunders NSW 2017 lightweight world champion Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) fills in the vacant #2 spot after soundly beating #3 Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) in November of last year, only to be robbed on the cards. The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. 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. 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. 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