With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. 9 Mitchell Middleton-Clark VIC 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. 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. 2 Michael Zerafa VIC Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS 9 Billy Limov QLD 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 14 Danny Rio NSW 5 Qamil Balla VIC Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". 3 Jai Alexander VIC Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. But Australia will always be home. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. Andrey Zamkovoy vs. Shakhabas Makhmudov Russian National Championships 2020 Final (69kg) Watch on. Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. 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. 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. Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . 9 Fano Kori NSW Get notified about exclusive offers every week! 12 Erik Agateljan NSW In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. 7 Jason Whateley VIC 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. 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. He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". Like Sands, his final position in the rankings would have been closer to the top had it not been for his early demise. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. 5 Ben Kite QLD Being on such a big card for my pro debut is exciting, she explained. 5 Samuel Colomban VIC The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. 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). Is there an honourable mention who should have squeezed into the top 10? View the latest boxing rankings. 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. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. Still, Darcy achieved plenty during his career. Rogava and Hovhannisyan are just behind the Russian, with both gaining ground following solid runs at the Strandja tournament. Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 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. Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. 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. 10 Michael Whitehead QLD Young Griffo, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Hector Thompson were all seriously considered for the shortlist. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 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. Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. I was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. In a rematch four months later Thompson took the decision after 15 rounds. 4 Richard Lockett WA However, it was at middleweight where he had hoped to get his shot at world glory. Photo by Alex Nicodim/Sportsfile via Getty Images. 12 Hunter Sam 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). The only site to list the top 15 ratings in the every weight division, including mandatories, boxer's records & country. 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. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. 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. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock 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. 5 Conor Wallce QLD Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. Boxing NSW is the recognised NSW State Sporting Organisation for the Olympic Sport of Boxing 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. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 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. But, remember, it's all a matter of opinion. 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW After winning the Australian title, Thompson was signed by managers Doug James and Brian Ogilvie and he relocated to Brisbane. A fight withSugar Ray Robinson never materialised, though he was in line to faceRandolph Turpin for the vacant title, according to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. 8 Lucas Miller VIC Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. Courtesy of his victory at Russian nationals, Yaroslav Doronichev (RUS) storms to #3 in the rankings whilst World Championship bronze medallist Maxim Babanin (RUS), who suffered an early exit at the national championships in December, plummets to #11. Jean Paul Rivera (PRI) vs. Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) Boxam Tournament 2021 Semifinals (57kg) Share. 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. Spanja later died of injuries sustained in the fight. 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. Watch on. 10 Pino Geracitano WA Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. 10 Mike Yari NSW 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. Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. 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. 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. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. 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. 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. 2 Luke Boyd NSW Still, he deserves great credit for what he has achieved in the ring after his career in rugby league. 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. 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. 5 Cain Brunton VIC, 1 Brock Jarvis NSW He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. 3 Zac Dunn VIC Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. 13 Korobo Etto VIC 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. 4 Ben Denico ACT There was talks with No Limit and I love those guys, but for me it was the opportunities and the exposure that I just wouldnt get anywhere else that I would get with Matchroom. Please enter your username or email address. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. 7 Kerry Foley NSW A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 1 Willis Meehan NSW Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD 11 Matt Sheehan VIC 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. The limited amount of truly elite competition at super-heavyweight prevents Jalolov from pushing the higher places on this list. World champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) won the Russian national championships in December, beating #18 Alexey Zobnin (RUS) in the final to keep hold of the #1 spot. 2 Mark Lucas NSW 11 Kieran Cronin QLD The Ring magazine voted the result the upset of the year in 1992, via BoxRec. 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, Skye Nicolsons no brainer decision to turn professional. 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA 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. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. 10 Daniel Russell QLD Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. 2004 Australian Championships26-03-2004 Greg Eadie LDQ3, 2005 Australian Championships31-03-2005 Peter Rankin W 32:1001-04-2005 Glen Gran L 9:17, 2005 Oceania Championships14-06-2005 Jerone Hannette WRSC316-06-2005 Corey McConnell L 10:14, Commonwealth Games Trials26-08-2005 Glen Gran WIN27-08-2005 Mark Pervinsky WIN28-08-2005 Paul Flemming WIN (Final), 2005 World Championships14-11-2005 Chung Chun An L 9:24, Australia vs Croatia17-2-2006 Ivan Klaric W 18:14, 2006 Commonwealth Games18-03-2006 Gottlieb Ndokosho W 17:920-03-2006 Nicholas Walters W 12:522-03-2006 Sharif Bogere W 18:1223-03-2006 Lassi Mehrullah L 13:20 (Semi Final), 2006 Australian Championships21-07-2006 Paul Flemming W 23:1823-07-2006 Joel Brunker W 30:28 (Final), 2006 Tammer Tournament (Finland)20-10-2006 Fadi Chahrour W 16:421-10-2006 Ali Hallab L 16:27, 2007 World Championship Trials23-03-2007 Joel Brunker W 29:2625-03-2007 Paul Flemming L WALKOVER (Final), 2007 Chemistry Cup (Germany)10-05-2007 Marcel Herfurth L 12:21, 2007 Ustri Grand Prix (Czech Republic)17-05-2007 Michal Chudecki L 12:25, 2007 Australian Championships00-12-2007 Corey McConnell W 12:600-12-2007 Joel Brunker W 10:500-12-2007 Paul Flemming W 5:1 (Final), 2008 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers22-04-2008 Freeman Tokatake WRSC224-04-2008 Ufa Deen W 19:625-04-2008 Paul Flemming L 4:8 (Final), 2010 Australian Championships18-03-2010 Kane Cassells W 6:020-03-2010 Jeremy Udovich W 11:221-03-2010 Mark Pervinsky W+3:3 (Final), Konstantin Korotkov (Russia)08-04-2010 Valeriy Pluyaskin W 2:110-04-2010 Pavel Kholodok W 12:311-04-2010 Ismat Eynullayev L 14:17 (Final), Giraldo Cordova Cardin (Cuba)24-04-2010 Jai Bhagwan L 2:9, 2010 Cuban Olympiad25-05-2010 Isbel Ramirez L 2:12, 2010 Commonwealth Games Box-offs04-07-2010 Mark Pervinsky W 9:0, 2010 Oceania Championships05-08-2010 Lalomauga Sanele W 11:107-08-2010 Kautoa Roddy W 15:108-08-2010 Angus Donaldson W 3:0 (Final), 2010 Commonwealth Games06-10-2010 Tsepo Lepogo W 6:108-10-2010 Mmoloki Nogeng W+1:110-10-2010 Thomas Stalker L 2:7, 2011 Australian Championships05-03-2011 Jeremy Udovich W 5:106-03-2011 Valentine Borg W 8:0 (Final), 2011 Chemistry Cup (Germany)17-03-2011 Eugen Burhard L 1:8, 2011 Ustri Grand Prix (Czech Republic)23-03-2011 Yang Jun W 2:124-03-2011 Ara Puluzyan L 0:0+, Gee Bee Tournament (Finland)08-04-2011 Tobias Persson W 10:409-04-2011 Mikko Lehtinen W 5:210-04-2011 David Joyce L 3:9 (Final), 2011 Arafura Games09-05-2011 Colan Caleb W 10:211-05-2011 Jeremy Udovich W 11:612-05-2011 George Kambosos W 19:1313-05-2011 Brandon Ogilvie W 21:20 (Final), 2011 Presidents Cup (Indonesia)03-07-2011 Min-Jae Ju L 4:14, Popenchenko Memorial (Russia)13-07-2011 Soon-Chil Han W 10:414-07-2011 Akzhol Sulaymabek W 14:815-07-2011 Adlan Abdurashidov L 8:17 (Final), 2011 Liventsev Memorial (Belarus)20-07-2011 Petru Apostol W 3:222-07-2011 Yaroslav Shish W 7:123-07-2011 Vazgen Safaryants L 0:2 (Final), 2011 World Championships01-10-2011 Mmoloki Nogeng W 19:803-10-2011 Yasnier Toledo Lopez L 10:11, 2012 Australian Championships02-02-2012 James Katz W 12:703-02-2012 George Kambosos W+16:1605-02-2012 Jai Alexander W 16:12 (Final), 2012 Oceania Olympic Trials21-03-2012 Tom Boga WRSC223-03-2012 Colan Caleb W 15:625-03-2012 Chad Milnes W 18:5 (Final), Algirdas Socikas Tournament (Lithuania)10-05-2012 Ruslan Kamilov L 9:10, Beogradski Pobednik (Serbia)02-05-2012 Charles Plynn W 14:1303-05-2012 Elian Dimitrov W 13:704-05-2012 Stipan Prtenjaca W 17:1005-05-2012 Rachid Azzedine L 4:10 (Final), 2012 Liventsev Memorial Tournament (Belarus)17-05-2016 Hovhannes Bachkov W 10:718-05-2012 Ivan Baranchik L PTS, 2012 London Olympics29-07-2012 Liu Qiang L 7:20, 05-12-2014 Ruben Manakane W814-03-2015 Will Young W10Wins Australian featherweight title, 01-08-2015 Noldi Manakane WKO305-03-2016 John Mark Apolinario W1020-05-2016 Master Suro W619-11-2016 Silvester Lopez W1018-03-2017 Mohammed Kambuluta WTKO616-09-2017 Humbert de Santiago W1027-04-2018 Surachet Tongmala WKO218-08-2018 Carl Frampton LTKO9WBO interim featherweight title, 21-12-2018 Rivo Rengkung W826-04-2019 Boonsom Phothong WKO328-09-2018 Abdallah Zamba W8, https://www.instagram.com/lukejackson/?hl=en. When he lost toPhilip Holiday in a failed bid to become a world champion at lightweight, Fenech decided to retire. That side of it for me is very exciting. After seven hard-fought rounds, the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut over Thompsons right eye. Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. | DreamIT, Our site uses cookies. 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. Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 5 Beau Hartas ACT Whilst Khalakov did suffer a stoppage loss to #13 Ceiber vila (COL) in February 2020, it was in absolutely bullshit circumstances so I wont knock him for terrible refereeing. Famechonwho was famed for his defensive abilitiesbecame Australian, Commonwealth and world champion at featherweight. A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. Theres been a lot of movement at 91kg in recent months, with the division looking very different than it did this time last year. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 9 Tyson Lantry NSW 5 Mateo Tapia NSW I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. 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. 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC A disappointing points loss to Harry Casey on 16 August 1928 in his New Zealand debut set the stage for Carrolls career to remain in Australia. 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. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. 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. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW 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). [citation needed]Sanctioning. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. 3 Joel Camilleri VIC 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. 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. 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). He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. 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. 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. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . That was the big part of my decision.. 2 Gaige Ireland VIC Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. 13 Ray Dimachki VIC With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 4 Jamie Weetch WA Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. 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. Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. 3 Renold Quinlan NSW Obviously its going to be great exposure for me, to showcase my skills, a lot of people will be tuning in around the world. 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. 5 Paul Gallen NSW There was a time when Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu was the best light welterweight on the planet. 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. 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. 12 Danilo Creati NSW Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD 13 Bailey Mannix NSW, 1 Cameron Hammond QLD 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). Carroll annexed the title with a seventh-round TKO win. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 5 Kye MacKenzie NSW On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. The Uzbek rebounded by winning the 81kg crown at the Strandja tournament, beating #11 Ruslan Kolesnikov in the final as well as triumphing over #10 Temurkhon Sobirov (UZB) in the national championships. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 6 Layton McFerran VIC 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. 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. He became theWBC super welterweight title in 1977, defeatingEckhard Dagge in Germany. Born in 1949 near Kempsey on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Thompson turned professional at the age of 20 after learning to box in the boys home that he grew up in after the death of his mother when he was young. 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. Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD Michael Katsidis is a warrior who deserves some recognition, while Daniel Geale has been a world champion at middleweight who has fallen short against the bigger names in his division. At the age of 26, he died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. 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. 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. Even in Australia, the talent thats coming through in the young girls that Ive seen over the last couple of years is just incredible, she said. 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW 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. 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. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 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. This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. His reign, and unbeaten record, ended at the hands of Vince Phillips, though Tszyu recovered quickly from the loss. Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. 11 Chris Hamilton QLD Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. 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