2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW 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. 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. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. If you havent already, make sure to check out my previous articles covering the 2019 AIBA World Championships for a better idea of the current landscape, as well as keeping up to date with the Taylor Talks Boxing podcast for more insight and analysis. 14 David Tough QLD 5 Beau Hartas ACT 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. To celebrate the special occasion, Bleacher Report has ranked the top 10 Australian fighters of all time. 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. 9 Ty Telford NSW 7 Quintin Carey QLD 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. 2,153 likes. 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. 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 13 Ray Dimachki VIC 2016 Olympic middleweight champion Arlen Lpez (CUB) moved up to 81kg in 2020, which is why he is absent from the rankings. 11 Michael Hall NSW Please enter your username or email address. Boxing Australia is the national sporting body that runs amateur boxing in Australia and Australian National Boxing Federation which governs Professional boxing in Australia. He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 5 Qamil Balla VIC You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Jack Carroll was one of the greatest boxers ever produced from Australia. Sadly, Sands never got his opportunity. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. THE countdown to Skye Nicolson's professional debut has officially begun. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. 6 Randall Rayment NSW 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. He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW 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. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. 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. 5 Cain Brunton VIC, 1 Brock Jarvis NSW 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 With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 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. 14 Steve Gago WA 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. Have your say via the comments section. 9 Fano Kori NSW A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". 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). With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD 12 Danilo Creati NSW He was, however, coaxed back into the ring in 2008 for a grudge match against Nelson, with the pair both well into their 40s. 8 Jayden Joseph/Nichols TAS Following the departure of Keyshawn Davis to the pros, theres been a shift at the top order of 63kg. 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. In a rematch four months later Thompson took the decision after 15 rounds. 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 became theWBC super welterweight title in 1977, defeatingEckhard Dagge in Germany. Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) finds himself at #6, having only scored a handful of good wins since his 2019 world championship campaign. 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. He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. 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. 8 Issac Hardman 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. Being on such a big card for my pro debut is exciting, she explained. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. Andy Cruz (CUB) and Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) remain the consensus 1)a and 1)b pound-for-pound, whilst Jianguan Hu (CHN) comes in at #3 with wins over Amit Panghal (IND), Saken Bibossinov (KAZ) and a bizarre stoppage of Thitisan Panmot (THA). Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. 9 Kris Terzievski VIC 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. 2 Joel Brunker 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. Lost your password? He was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". 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. It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 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. 9 Ali Elrich NSW I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. 6 Aaron Russell QLD 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. 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. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. Previously unranked Deepak Kumar (IND) skyrocketed to #4 in the rankings with an impressive showing at the Strandja tournament, decisioning reigning Olympic/World Champion Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB) and missing out on a deserved win against home fighter Daniel Asenov (BUL) in the final. 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). But I think its a great responsibility to have, a very rewarding one as well when you see those girls follow in your footsteps and do amazing things as well. PK ! 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). 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. 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. This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. 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. 20 year-old Aybek Oralbay (KAZ) isnt far behind at #2, as despite losing to compatriot Vassiliy Levit (KAZ) back in mid-2019 the young Kazakh has gone on to claim a number of valuable scalps at the weight including #6 Abner Junior (BRA), #9 Ammar Abduljabbar (DEU), #10 Sagyndyk Togambay (KAZ), #11 Wilfried Florentin (FRA) and most impressively #3 Emmanuel Reyes (ESP) at the Bocskai tournament in Hungary last year. Do you agree with the list? Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? 3 Jai Alexander VIC Jeff Fenech was a three-weight world champion who became a national hero for his exploits in the ring. 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. 11 Koen Mazoudier NSW Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. 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 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. 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW His reign, and unbeaten record, ended at the hands of Vince Phillips, though Tszyu recovered quickly from the loss. Moloney climbed as high as #7 in the rankings before losing to Joshua Franco in June 2020. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. 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. 11 Floyd Masson WA Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. 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. 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. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC 3 Wade Ryan NSW 7 Kerry Foley NSW 7 Jason Leuken VIC 5 Samuel Colomban VIC Les Darcy was so good that he just so happened to be Australia's heavyweight champion at the same time as he held a world title at middleweight. On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. 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. Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 3 James MacDonald QLD 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). 13 Manyang Dut NSW | DreamIT, Our site uses cookies. 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD 14 Jack Light VIC Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. View the latest boxing rankings. 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). The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. His most notable bout was in Great Britain when he was disqualified against Sam Langford for hitting him while he was on his knees. 6 Matthew Hartmann QLD 2 Luke Boyd NSW Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. That was the big part of my decision.. 4 Richard Lockett WA 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2021 Aus-Boxing | Australia's Home of BoxingAll Rights Reserved. Jos Aldo vs. Conor McGregor. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. Watch on. 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. Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD Married with three children, Carroll drifted off into anonymity after retirement. 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