Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . 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. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. The 26-year-old featherweight signed with Matchroom Boxing last month, and is set for an immediate entrance into the professional circuit on March 6 at San Diego's Pechanga Arena. On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. 11 Floyd Masson WA 2 Rivan Cesaire VIC 2 Luke Boyd NSW Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. Thompson kept his world rating until 1979. 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. 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. Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 2 Mark Flanagan QLD 10 Steve Lovett NSW 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. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. 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. The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. Meanwhile, Frazer Clarke (GBR) stays in contention at #6 after grinding out wins against #14 Aliev and Berat Acar (TUR) back in February. History. 14 Danny Rio NSW 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD His return proved unsuccessfulRose lost four of his next six bouts before hanging up his gloves for good. 3 Bowie Tupou NSW 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD 3 Joel Camilleri VIC 4 Francis Chua WA A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 12 Joseph Liga QLD 14 David Tough QLD Moloney climbed as high as #7 in the rankings before losing to Joshua Franco in June 2020. 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. He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 2 Darragh Foley NSW 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. Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. 2 Mark Lucas NSW Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. 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. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. 4 Ben Savva NSW Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 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. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. I think the future of womens boxing in Australia is huge, so Id love to be a trailblazer and really create a path and show those girls that they can do anything [when] they set their mind to it. 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. With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. 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. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board Archived 2017-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (Victoria). 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. bjj, isaac doederlein, EUG, grappling, breakdown, analysis, The Greatest Mixed Martial Artists of All Time, my previous articles covering the 2019 AIBA World Championships. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 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. 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. I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. Carroll annexed the title with a seventh-round TKO win. 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. While he was born in Serov, Russia, Tszyu qualifies for the list. 7 Jason Whateley VIC Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. | DreamIT, Our site uses cookies. 10 Tim Kanofski QLD Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 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. 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. 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. 13 Shadey Souried VIC 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. 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). 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. He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. 12 Adam Copland QLD Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. 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. You can kind of sit back and smile and know that you might have influenced that in some way., Making her professional debut and relocating abroad. 6 Nathan Webber QLD Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. 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. Carroll took a job in a slaughterhouse and found the act of ripping the flesh from the carcasses strengthened his hand and healed his hand injuries. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. 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. Those late defeats spoilt his final record slightly but did not tarnish what he had achieved during his prime. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". 2 Regan Dessiax WLD 2 Michael Zerafa VIC Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Viktor Liventsev Memorial 2020 Final (63kg) Watch on. 3 Wade Ryan NSW 8 Issac Hardman QLD 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. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS His opponent, Gil McGrath, was highly touted but Carroll stopped him in nine rounds. 10 Daniel Russell QLD A statue erected has been erected in his honour in his hometown ofWarragul, Australia. 5 Cain Brunton VIC, 1 Brock Jarvis NSW Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. 10 Issac Buckley NSW 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. It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 4 Aaron Law NSW His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". 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. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 8 Lachlan Higgins WA 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. 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. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. 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. 14 Adam Stowe NSW After weeks of speculation, Matchroom announced that Nicolson had signed a long-term promotional deal, which would see the Australian enter the professional circuit. 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. Please enter your username or email address. I just know that this is where Im going to get my best training, this is where Ill have quality sparring opportunities. 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). 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. 8 Lucas Miller VIC Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 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. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. 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. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. 7 Kerry Foley NSW I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. 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. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 14 Steve Gago WA Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. He had signed up for active service in World War I but was spared going into battle when his mother claimed he was still a minor, according to BoxRec's biography of the fighter. 4 Richard Lockett WA Last but not least, Wahid Hambli (FRA) also moves up a couple of spots to #14 after picking up some good wins in his successful Cologne World Cup run a few weeks ago. Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. 9 Kris Terzievski VIC Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. Gabil Mamedov (RUS) moves up to #4 after coming out on top of a deep 63kg field at Russian nationals, whilst Manish Kaushik (IND) narrowly takes the #5 spot after a strong display at the Boxams which saw him decision #6 Zakir Safiullin (KAZ) and #14 Nikolai Terteryan (DNK), the latter of whom debuts in the rankings off the back of his own impressive run in the tournament. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . 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. 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). 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. 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. 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). Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 10 Alex Hanan NSW 8 Kyle Freiberg QLD Lost your password? He became theWBC super welterweight title in 1977, defeatingEckhard Dagge in Germany. 11 Koen Mazoudier NSW 13 Bailey Mannix NSW, 1 Cameron Hammond QLD 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. Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. In the land of the giants, world champion and #1 ranked Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB) still reigns supreme over 91+kg having beaten #8 Justis Huni (AUS) in the final of the 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament. Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia. 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. 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. 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. 5 Samuel Colomban VIC 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. 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. 3 Renold Quinlan NSW 2 Gaige Ireland VIC After winning the Australian title, Thompson was signed by managers Doug James and Brian Ogilvie and he relocated to Brisbane. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 10 Pino Geracitano WA 10 Michael Whitehead QLD 12 Ben Sila NSW I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 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). Watch on. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) has a strong argument for placing ahead of the Kazakh, but Ive decided to opt for Oralbays more impressive body of work over the past year. With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 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