However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. After winning the state lightweight title on 19 March 1971, Thompson fought for the Australian junior welterweight title on 12 July 1971, outpointing Melbourne fighter Leo Young to take the title. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 9 Ty Telford NSW Nadir Unal (TUR) makes a surprise appearance at #17 in the rankings after stopping reigning European champion Loren Alfonso Dominguez (AZE) in the semi-finals of the Bosphorus tournament last week. Kostya Tszyu takes top spot in the rankings due to the way he dominated the light welterweight division. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. 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. 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. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD Like Tszyu, Vic Darchinyan was born abroad but moved to Australia to further his boxing career. Sofiane Oumiha (FRA) vs. Dzmitry Asanau (BLR) Viktor Liventsev Memorial 2020 Final (63kg) Watch on. Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez. 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. 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). 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. With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. 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. Is there an honourable mention who should have squeezed into the top 10? 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). Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. 12 Danilo Creati NSW At the age of 26, he died after suffering serious injuries in a road accident. 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. 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. 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. 2017 Victorian AIBA Boxing Events. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 3 Jack Brubaker NSW Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. PK ! 8 Kyron Dryden NSW 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. On 4 March 1907 Lang fought his first big-money bout, losing on a technical knockout to the future heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in front of 15,000 fans at Richmond Race Course. Following the departure of Keyshawn Davis to the pros, theres been a shift at the top order of 63kg. 11 Matt Sheehan VIC | DreamIT, Our site uses cookies. Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. There was lots of money, lots of people showing you around but at the end of the day it's just expensive. 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. [citation needed]. 6 Layton McFerran 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. 13 Shadey Souried VIC *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD 10 Pino Geracitano WA 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. After winning the Australian title, Thompson was signed by managers Doug James and Brian Ogilvie and he relocated to Brisbane. 8 Issac Hardman QLD Barry Michael said of former sparring partner Mattioli, perStathi Paxinos of The Age: "He was aggressive, super-controlled, had good speed and power. 10 Alex Hanan NSW Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. 14 Jack Light 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. 2 Mark Lucas NSW After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. 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 fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. 12 Daniel Crawford QLD Countryman Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB) secures #7 on the P4P table with a decision over Justis Huni (AUS) as well as a couple of wins against the lower-rung of the 91+kg crop. Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. Last but not least, Wahid Hambli (FRA) also moves up a couple of spots to #14 after picking up some good wins in his successful Cologne World Cup run a few weeks ago. 7 Kerry Foley NSW 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. 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). 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. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 3 Renold Quinlan NSW THE countdown to Skye Nicolson's professional debut has officially begun. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 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. The poor performance was due to seasickness suffered during the voyage. The fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. Born in Russia before emigrating to Australia, he followed up a highly successful amateur career by becoming the leading man in the 140-pound division. 7 Adam Kaoullas VIC 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. The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. Please enter your username or email address. 5 Mateo Tapia NSW With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. 2 Joel Brunker NSW 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). Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. 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. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. 11 Koen Mazoudier NSW 8 Lucas Miller VIC Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. [2][3], This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . Andrey Zamkovoy vs. Shakhabas Makhmudov Russian National Championships 2020 Final (69kg) Watch on. He toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD 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. 3 Zac Dunn VIC 10 Steve Lovett NSW 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. Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. 3x former world champion Lazaro lvarez (CUB) stays put at #2, with two wins over rival Osvey Caballero (CUB) as well as a unanimous decision over #14 Hamsat Shadalov. The limited amount of truly elite competition at super-heavyweight prevents Jalolov from pushing the higher places on this list. However, it was at middleweight where he had hoped to get his shot at world glory. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 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. 14 Steve Gago WA 4 Aaron Law NSW In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. 11 Chris Hamilton QLD 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. He continued fighting until 1980 but retired after a pair of stoppage losses. Everyone wants to buy you a drink when you're the champ.". Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. 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). 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