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. [citation needed]. Jeff Fenech was a three-weight world champion who became a national hero for his exploits in the ring. 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. He knocked out Bluey Jones in 1933 to reclaim the welterweight title he had never lost and then beat Henneberry again in another non-title match. He won his first world title in 2004 at the 112-pound limit, holding the IBF version for nearly three years before suffering a first career defeat when losing to Nonito Donaire. 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. 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. 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. After rising from a third-round knockdown, Thompson battled back to earn a draw over twelve rounds in one of the best fights seen on television in Australia. Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. He was stopped by fellow Australian Anthony Mundine inside three rounds. 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. 5 Samuel Colomban 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. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. 4 Francis Chua WA 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. 9 Ty Telford NSW The only site to list the top 15 ratings in the every weight division, including mandatories, boxer's records & country. 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 Diegos Pechanga Arena. Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. But Australia will always be home. 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. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 12 Ben Sila NSW 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. His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. His return proved unsuccessfulRose lost four of his next six bouts before hanging up his gloves for good. Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. 6 Mark Kassab VIC Rogava and Hovhannisyan are just behind the Russian, with both gaining ground following solid runs at the Strandja tournament. Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. 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. 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. 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD 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. 7 Quintin Carey QLD 12 Danilo Creati NSW He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. 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. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 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. Spanja later died of injuries sustained in the fight. 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. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 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). After weeks of speculation, Matchroom announced that Nicolson had signed a long-term promotional deal, which would see the Australian enter the professional circuit. 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC There was a time when Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu was the best light welterweight on the planet. 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. 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. 8 Kyron Dryden NSW Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. 14 Danny Rio NSW 11 Luke Woods TAS Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. Reigning world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) lost to Javier Ibanez (BUL) via a controversial decision at the Strandja tournament, but given that I thought Mirzakhalilov deserved the win Ive decided not to penalise him and he keeps the #1 spot. 12 Joseph Liga QLD 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. 8 Lucas Miller VIC 14 Steve Gago WA The 20 year-old Youth Olympic champion has been on a hot streak since 2020, boasting wins over #7 Vsevolod Shumkov (RUS) and 2017 bantamweight world champion Kairat Yeraliyev (KAZ). He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in 1976. 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD 9 Billy Limov QLD He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. Jeff "Hit Man" Harding battled opponents in the ring as well as his demons out of it. I just know that this is where Im going to get my best training, this is where Ill have quality sparring opportunities. 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. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD Thompson kept his world rating until 1979. His opponent, Gil McGrath, was highly touted but Carroll stopped him in nine rounds. 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. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Speaking from her training base in Bromley, Nicolson elaborated on the decision to sign with an international promoter, and how the landscape of womens boxing is changing. 9 Tyson Lantry NSW 3 James MacDonald QLD This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 4 Ben Savva NSW It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. 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