Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW 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. 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. 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. Like Sands, his final position in the rankings would have been closer to the top had it not been for his early demise. 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. 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). 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD 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. The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. 3 Joel Camilleri VIC That side of it for me is very exciting. Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. The light heavyweight stunned the boxing world when he knocked outDennis Andries in the 12th and final round in 1989 to claim the WBC title. I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD However, the Brazilian doesnt quite break into the top 10 this time having suffered a loss to #11 Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjaev (UZB) at the Strandja tournament in February. 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. Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. Jos Aldo vs. Conor McGregor. Billal Bennama (FRA) leapfrogged Saken Bibossinov (KAZ) to take the #8 spot after claiming a points win over the Kazakh in the light-flyweight final of the Boxam tournament earlier this month. 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. 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. Nicolson had an impressive amateur ledger with a record of 137 wins and 15 losses, which included Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. 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. 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. Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) finds himself at #6, having only scored a handful of good wins since his 2019 world championship campaign. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 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. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 14 Adam Stowe NSW Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD 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. 7 Jason Whateley VIC The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 3 Zac Dunn VIC He was stopped by fellow Australian Anthony Mundine inside three rounds. Lazaro lvarez (CUB) and Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) make up #8 and #9 respectively, whilst Aybek Oralbay (KAZ) just makes the cut at #10 courtesy of his wins over Emmanuel Reyes (ESP) and Abner Junior (BRA). 5 Ben Kite QLD 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. 6 Matthew Hartmann QLD 14 Jack Light VIC 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. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW 11 Matt Sheehan VIC 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW 9 Ali Elrich NSW 10 Michael Whitehead QLD Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). 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. His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. 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). His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 6 Mark Kassab VIC Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, Skye Nicolsons no brainer decision to turn professional. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) 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. 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. 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. Andries claimed his title back the following year, but Harding won their third and final meeting in 1991this time by way of a majority decisionto become WBC champion again. 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC 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. 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD 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). 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. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. When probed on her motivation to join Matchrooms expanding global roster, Nicolson revealed a conversation with Eddie Hearn, which convinced her to put pen to paper. 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. 11 Kieran Cronin QLD 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. 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. 9 Fano Kori NSW 4 Terry Tzouramanis VIC Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. 9 Billy Limov QLD 10 Steve Lovett NSW Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Under the guidance of Bill OBrien, Carroll honed his boxing skills in the ring while working full-time in a bakery. 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. Yosvany Veita (CUB) endured a torrid 2019 with a shock exit at the AIBA World Championships, and disciplinary issues saw him suspended from the Cuban national squad for most of 2020. He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". 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. He returned to Australia in 1911, knocking out Squires for the fourth time before losing on a second-round knockout to top American heavyweight Sam McVea. 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. 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). In his last-ever bout, he knocked out George Chip in Sydney to retain the world middleweight title. Do you agree with the list? 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). Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Viktor Liventsev Memorial 2020 Final (63kg) Watch on. 5 Kye MacKenzie NSW 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). 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. 14 Danny Rio NSW Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. 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. 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. Those late defeats spoilt his final record slightly but did not tarnish what he had achieved during his prime. There has been the odd threat of a comeback, but he has resisted the urge to step back inside the ring. Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. 10 Alex Hanan NSW Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . 4 Francis Chua WA 9 Mitchell Middleton-Clark VIC 11 Floyd Masson WA 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. Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". 8 Issac Hardman QLD 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. During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. 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. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 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. The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. bjj, isaac doederlein, EUG, grappling, breakdown, analysis, The Greatest Mixed Martial Artists of All Time, my previous articles covering the 2019 AIBA World Championships. 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. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. 2 Mark Lucas NSW 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. 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 Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. That was the big part of my decision.. 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. 4 Ben Denico ACT His most notable bout was in Great Britain when he was disqualified against Sam Langford for hitting him while he was on his knees. 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. 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW While he was born in Serov, Russia, Tszyu qualifies for the list. 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. Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. 5 Paul Gallen NSW 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. View the latest boxing rankings. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 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. 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. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. 13 Shadey Souried VIC 3 Jai Alexander VIC 7 Kerry Foley NSW 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. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. 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