3 Kane Watts VIC 4 Ben Denico ACT Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. At the age of 26, he died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. In 87 career bouts, Thompson won 73 with many of his losses coming at the end of his career. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. 10 Mike Yari NSW 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. 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. Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. 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. His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. 10 Pino Geracitano WA 5 Samuel Colomban VIC In retirement Carroll worked as a referee at West Melbourne Stadium. 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. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. 12 Erik Agateljan NSW Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 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. 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. Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. Yoenlis Hernndez (CUB) established himself as his countrys representative at the national selection tournament in December 2020, however the young Cuban doesnt have enough quality wins for me to rank him yet considering how shallow the middleweight division is in Cuba at present. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. 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. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . 9 Kris Terzievski VIC 13 Shadey Souried VIC 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD Please enter your username or email address. After weeks of speculation, Matchroom announced that Nicolson had signed a long-term promotional deal, which would see the Australian enter the professional circuit. 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. Temirzhanov drops to #18, which seems a tad unfair given his brave effort against #1 Mirzakhalilov back in the Olympic qualifiers last year, but this is a very competitive and unforgiving weight class after all. 6 Layton McFerran VIC Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. 5 Brendan Saunders NSW 14 Adam Stowe NSW Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. ANBF Boxing Ratings - a list of current Australian boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings nationally and state by state. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 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. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. The Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. 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). 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. 6 Randall Rayment NSW Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. 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. 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. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. 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. 4 Willie Nasio QLD 2 Darragh Foley NSW 6 Ben Mahoney QLD Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. 5 Paul Gallen NSW A statue erected has been erected in his honour in his hometown ofWarragul, Australia. 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. Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. 6 Nathan Webber QLD 10 Alex Hanan NSW Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 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. 7 Kerry Foley NSW He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. 2 Luke Boyd NSW 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. 6 Jackson Wods TAS 11 Michael Hall NSW 5 Ben Kite QLD 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 countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. 8 Matt Casboult QLD The only site to list the top 15 ratings in the every weight division, including mandatories, boxer's records & country. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS Rogava and Hovhannisyan are just behind the Russian, with both gaining ground following solid runs at the Strandja tournament. 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. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. 8 Jayden Joseph/Nichols TAS The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. 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). A hand injury suffered in 1931 forced a six-month layoff, and when Carroll was knocked out by Fred Henneberry upon his return many thought his career as a top boxer was finished. 2 Mark Lucas NSW 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. 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. Do you agree with the list? Lost your password? 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". 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. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . 8 Issac Hardman QLD Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. 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. I wasnt really even interested in turning pro until I spoke to Eddie, she explained. 3 Wade Ryan NSW In his last-ever bout, he knocked out George Chip in Sydney to retain the world middleweight title. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD Like Sands, his final position in the rankings would have been closer to the top had it not been for his early demise. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 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. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. 2 Alex Leapai QLD Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. 14 Danny Rio NSW 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. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. World champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) won the Russian national championships in December, beating #18 Alexey Zobnin (RUS) in the final to keep hold of the #1 spot. Despite having not fought any of the divisions elite in the past year, Khyzhniak retains the top spot with his victories over world champion Gleb Bakshi (RUS) and World Championship silver medallist Eumir Marcial (PHL) back in 2019. The decision to sign with Matchroom gives Nicolson the platform to compete on high-profile cards. Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. 6 Victor Odindo SA 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. 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. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD 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. 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. 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. 6 Mark Kassab VIC 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. 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. 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. 3 James MacDonald QLD 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) I just know that this is where Im going to get my best training, this is where Ill have quality sparring opportunities. 8 Lachlan Higgins WA Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. 5 Conor Wallce QLD THE countdown to Skye Nicolson's professional debut has officially begun. PK ! Get notified about exclusive offers every week! With Valdez out due to injuries, Jackson faced former junior featherweight world title holder Carl Frampton for the interim title, losing via TKO in the ninth round. 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