2 Darragh Foley NSW 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. Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. 6 Nathan Webber QLD In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. I was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. 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. 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 Zoirov, who has suffered a disappointing year with clear losses to #5 Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Deepak Kumar, falls to #7 in the rankings. He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. 14 Adam Stowe NSW 14 Steve Gago WA Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. Jos Aldo vs. Conor McGregor. 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. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC 4 Terry Tzouramanis VIC 10 Daniel Russell 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. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. 1 Willis Meehan NSW While he was born in Serov, Russia, Tszyu qualifies for the list. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. 9 Fano Kori NSW 4 Ben Denico ACT Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. 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. 6 Layton McFerran VIC 9 Kris Terzievski VIC 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. Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. 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. 10 Alex Hanan NSW In their November rematch, Moloney seemed to damage Francos right eye with a jab in round one, but the referee ruled the injury was caused by an accidental head clash and declared the bout a no-decision, robbing Moloney of avenging the loss. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 3 Brent Rice QLD 3 Joel Camilleri VIC Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 12 Hunter Sam QLD PK ! 7 Kerry Foley NSW Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). 5 Mateo Tapia NSW 7 Jason Whateley VIC Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. Reyes himself earned a huge win over Kazakhstans Vassiliy Levit last month at the Boxams, which saw the Cuban-born Spaniard jump to #3 whilst Levit fell to #4. When he again dominated van Klaveren in the rematch, many were calling for Carroll to fight for the world championship. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 4 Ben Savva NSW 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. 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. 6 Aaron Russell QLD 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 Tyson Lantry NSW 4 Viktor Agateljan 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. Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 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. Married with three children, Carroll drifted off into anonymity after retirement. He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. Have your say via the comments section. 4 Francis Chua WA Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. 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. 4 Willie Nasio 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. Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA 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. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 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. *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. 10 Michael Whitehead QLD 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). 2 Michael Zerafa VIC 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD 2 Luke Boyd NSW Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. 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. 11 Uria Afamasaga TAS Since the loss, Jackson has rebounded with three wins and is ranked by Australian Boxing Zone as the top featherweight in the country. The fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. 2 Joel Brunker NSW 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. THE countdown to Skye Nicolson's professional debut has officially begun. Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Viktor Liventsev Memorial 2020 Final (63kg) Watch on. 11 Michael Hall NSW 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. 2 Mark Flanagan QLD Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. Theres been a lot of movement at 91kg in recent months, with the division looking very different than it did this time last year. With Squires back in Australia and recognised as the British Empire heavyweight champion, a match between the two top heavyweights in Australia was a natural. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. 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