2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. 10 Mike Yari NSW 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. 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Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. He was, however, coaxed back into the ring in 2008 for a grudge match against Nelson, with the pair both well into their 40s. 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. 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. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. 2 Darragh Foley NSW At the age of 26, he died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. 2 Mark Flanagan QLD Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 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. 10 Tim Kanofski QLD Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 3 Brent Rice QLD I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. Bobo-Usmon Baturov (UZB) won gold at the Strandja tournament last month to underline why hes currently ranked #3, out-hustling #9 Yevhenii Barabanov (UKR) in the final. 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC 3 James MacDonald QLD 5 Mateo Tapia NSW His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. However, it was at middleweight where he had hoped to get his shot at world glory. 2 Omari Kimweri VIC 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. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . That side of it for me is very exciting. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 8 Lucas Miller VIC 5 Ben Kite QLD He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. Theres been a lot of movement at 91kg in recent months, with the division looking very different than it did this time last year. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. 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. 2 Mark Lucas NSW 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. Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. 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. [2][3], This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]. Jack Carroll was one of the greatest boxers ever produced from Australia. In 87 career bouts, Thompson won 73 with many of his losses coming at the end of his career. 7 Jason Leuken VIC Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. 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 was a pretty complete sort of fighter, he could box a bit as well.". Why have I ranked Huni as low as #8? 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC Do you agree with the list? 8 Joseph Goodall QLD After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. 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. Whilst Sissokho beat #4 Vikas Krishan (IND) in the Boxams final a few weeks ago, I felt that the contest was wrongfully decided and as a result Ive only moved him up as high as #10. 9 Kris Terzievski VIC 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). 5 Paul Gallen NSW A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. 1934 wins over Todd Morgan, Wesley Ramey and Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium earned him a world ranking. Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! 3 Kane Watts VIC Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. The decision to sign with Matchroom gives Nicolson the platform to compete on high-profile cards. Spanja later died of injuries sustained in the fight. Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD 13 Ray Dimachki VIC 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. Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim. *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. 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. 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. Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. 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. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW History. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. 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 one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 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. 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. 5 Conor Wallce QLD 5 Kye MacKenzie NSW In retirement, Lang ran boxing classes before making a living as the owner of the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . Obviously its going to be great exposure for me, to showcase my skills, a lot of people will be tuning in around the world. Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD 6 Mark Kassab VIC Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 7 Quintin Carey QLD Sadly, Sands never got his opportunity. 3 Jack Brubaker NSW Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. Yosvany Veita (CUB) endured a torrid 2019 with a shock exit at the AIBA World Championships, and disciplinary issues saw him suspended from the Cuban national squad for most of 2020. 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 Alex Hanan NSW A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. 3 Zac Dunn VIC 11 Luke Woods TAS Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. 9 Ty Telford NSW His family had a background in boxingJohnny's father had been French lightweight championand he followed the same path. 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. 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. Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. 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. 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). 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW He was stopped by fellow Australian Anthony Mundine inside three rounds. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 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