Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 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. 4 Aaron Law NSW At the age of 26, he died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. Married with three children, Carroll drifted off into anonymity after retirement. 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 Brendan Saunders 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 Diegos Pechanga Arena. 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. 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 13 Shadey Souried VIC 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. Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). Whilst Riveras impressive result elevates him to #15, he simply hasnt got enough quality wins at this weight (having moved up from fly in 2019) for me to rank him any higher. 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. 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. 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). 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. Being on such a big card for my pro debut is exciting, she explained. 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. 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). 6 Aaron Russell QLD 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. This may seem unfair, but hey, Id rather be consistent with my criteria. 5 Mathew Davoren NSW 10 Alex Hanan NSW Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia. Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. 10 Tim Kanofski QLD 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). 4 Jamie Weetch WA 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. 5 Ben Kite QLD 2 Mark Lucas NSW He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. 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. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. Like Sands, his final position in the rankings would have been closer to the top had it not been for his early demise. Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. On 1 April 1976, Thompson stopped Chuck Wilburn in the tenth round of a bout at Blacktown in Sydneys west and Wilburn became the second fighter to die from injuries sustained in a bout with Thompson. You can kind of sit back and smile and know that you might have influenced that in some way., Making her professional debut and relocating abroad. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. 4 Ben Savva NSW Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 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. 6 Layton McFerran VIC Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. 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. 8 Lachlan Higgins WA I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS 8 Kyle Freiberg QLD 9 Tyson Lantry NSW 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). 13 Christian Tsoye VIC 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. To celebrate the special occasion, Bleacher Report has ranked the top 10 Australian fighters of all time. Carroll annexed the title with a seventh-round TKO win. Ilya Popov (RUS) falls to #8 in the rankings, as despite claiming gold at the Strandja tournament last month with a tight win over #10 Alexandru Paraschiv (MDA), the Russian exited to compatriot Ilya Shakirov (RUS), now ranked #7, in the semi-finals of nationals back in December. 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. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. 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. 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. 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. 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 was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. I wasnt really even interested in turning pro until I spoke to Eddie, she explained. Born in Carlton, Victoria, Bill Lang was an Australian Rules Footballer before he became a boxer, playing 54 games for Richmond between 1904 and 1909. 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC After winning the Australian title, Thompson was signed by managers Doug James and Brian Ogilvie and he relocated to Brisbane. 9 Ty Telford NSW 11 Chris Hamilton QLD Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. 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. 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). 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. The Raging Bull competed for his native Armenia at the 2000 Olympics butturned pro later the same year at flyweight in Sydney. 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. 11 Matt Sheehan VIC There was a time when Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu was the best light welterweight on the planet. A dominant showing at the Strandja tournament in February put an exclamation mark on why Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) is #1 at 75kg, as the Ukrainian stopped Andrei Vreme (MDA) and dominated #19 Serhat Guler (TUR) to kick off his 2021 campaign. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. That was the big part of my decision.. 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. Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. Those late defeats spoilt his final record slightly but did not tarnish what he had achieved during his prime. 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. Watch on. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW 13 Manyang Dut NSW 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. For a 14-month spell, the man who went by the name of Kostya held the WBC,WBA super and IBF titles. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. 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. 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. 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. The decision to sign with Matchroom gives Nicolson the platform to compete on high-profile cards. Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 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. There has been the odd threat of a comeback, but he has resisted the urge to step back inside the ring. Jean Paul Rivera (PRI) vs. Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) Boxam Tournament 2021 Semifinals (57kg) Share. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. 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. 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. 2,153 likes. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 6 Nathan Webber QLD He survived two early trips to the canvas against Diosbelys Hurtado to become the interim WBC champion in 1998 and from then on produced a string of impressive results that included victories over Julio Cesar Chavez, Zab Judah, Jesse James Leija and Sharmba Mitchell (twice). 7 Jason Whateley VIC He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 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. 8 Joseph Goodall 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 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). Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC 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. Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Viktor Liventsev Memorial 2020 Final (63kg) Watch on. One month later he outpointed #7 world-rated Joe Tetteh to win the Commonwealth junior welterweight title and a #5 world rating. 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. *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. 6 Victor Odindo SA 12 Hunter Sam QLD 13 Ray Dimachki VIC 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. 5 Paul Gallen NSW Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. 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