8 Kyron Dryden NSW 10 Steve Lovett NSW 4 Ben Savva NSW This may seem unfair, but hey, Id rather be consistent with my criteria. 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. A post shared by Skye Nicolson (OLY) (@skyebnic). 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). [citation needed]. Moloney has defeated Rene Dacquel, Luis Concepcion, Elton Dharry and Miguel Gonzalez, earning himself a top ten world rating in March 2018. 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. 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. Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . 7 Herman Ene-Purcell QLD Marcial himself advances to #2 in the rankings by virtue of his outstanding win over #5 Abilkhan Amankul (KAZ) in the final of the 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament. 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. 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. 3 Brent Rice QLD Competing in one of the toughest divisions in the Australian amateur scene, Jackson holds amateur wins over George Kambosos, Joel Brunker, Paul Flemming as well as future WBA title holder Nicholas Walters. Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 3 Jai Alexander VIC Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. She joins fellow Australian Ebanie Bridges under the Matchroom banner, with the Blonde Bomber having won seven of her eight professional fights, including a maiden world title challenge last year. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 15 David Drapac VIC, 1 Rohan Murdock QLD The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. 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). 6 Victor Odindo SA Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. 15 King Mou QLD, 1 Jai Opetaia NSW 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. 3 Jack Brubaker NSW 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. 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. 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. Theyve definitely got the skills, its all there and all Australia really lacks is the depth. 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. 4 Kurtis Pegoraro QLD 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD 11 Kieran Cronin QLD 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australia's best recent amateur boxers. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. 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. 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 5 Mateo Tapia NSW View the latest boxing rankings. From this month onwards, Ill be doing monthly mens amateur boxing rankings ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, in order keep fans up to date if they dont have the time (or patience) to follow the latest results. Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. Harding has been fighting since, battling an alcohol addiction. 3 Zac Dunn VIC Whilst Narek Manasyan (ARM) isnt quite in the same class as the truly elite at 91kg, he proved himself as the best of the rest at the Strandja tournament after beating #6 Abner Junior and deserving the win over #7 Radoslav Pantaleev (BUL) in the final (only to be predictably screwed over on the cards). 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. Therefore, he's eligible for this list. Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. 5 Mathew Davoren NSW Spanja later died of injuries sustained in the fight. 3 James MacDonald QLD A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. He built up a 16-fight winning streak including two defences of his Australian title before meeting New Zealand lightweight champion Manny Santos. Carroll annexed the title with a seventh-round TKO win. 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. 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. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 10 Issac Buckley NSW He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 8 Matt Casboult QLD 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. Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD 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. 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. His most notable bout was in Great Britain when he was disqualified against Sam Langford for hitting him while he was on his knees. 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. 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. Wilfried Florentin (FRA) appeared on course to leap up the rankings after an encouraging display at the Strandja tournament, where he was on the losing end of a questionable decision in the semis that favoured home fighter #7 Radoslav Pantaleev. 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. It was the first time he had ever been beyond 10 rounds. 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. World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and . 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). 2 Joel Brunker NSW 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). 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. While he was born in Serov, Russia, Tszyu qualifies for the list. He had signed up for active service in World War I but was spared going into battle when his mother claimed he was still a minor, according to BoxRec's biography of the fighter. 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. Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. 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. 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. In 87 career bouts, Thompson won 73 with many of his losses coming at the end of his career. The past year has seen Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) strengthen his grip on the #1 spot at 69kg, with a narrow win over #6 Shakhabas Makhmudov (RUS) in the Russian nationals final as well as victory over Youba Sissokho (ESP) at the European Olympic qualifiers. 6 Ben Mahoney QLD While he now resides in the United States, Darchinyan was given Australian citizenship in 2004. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. 14 Steve Gago WA 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. During the 1902 Grand Final, Lang was sent from the field for fighting with one of the opposition players. *8iI6y{57F'+Q9Ag XreYQ\hg!c[lNbBj3@G #b. Sadly, Sands never got his opportunity. 8 Joseph Goodall QLD 8 Lucas Miller VIC Inactivity will also be penalised, and if a fighter has benefitted from a clear and obvious robbery (all too common in amateur boxing) Ill be adjusting the rankings to reflect how the fight should have been scored. Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. 5 Beau Hartas ACT Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. 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. Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. 6 Mitchell Whitelaw NSW 11 Luke Woods TAS Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. 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. There was a time when Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu was the best light welterweight on the planet. I wasnt really even interested in turning pro until I spoke to Eddie, she explained. He toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. Rose, who enjoyed a brief singing career in the 1970s, passed away in 2011. 3 Wade Ryan NSW 8 Jayden Joseph/Nichols TAS Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Jackson won his first two bouts before he was defeated by the eventual gold-medallist Thomas Stalker in the quarter finals. 14 David Tough QLD 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. 10 Mike Yari NSW 4 Willie Nasio QLD Whilst the win appears impressive on paper, its worth remembering that Dominguez hadnt fought in nearly two years and a handful of losses to unranked opposition prevents Unal from climbing higher. Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2021 Aus-Boxing | Australia's Home of BoxingAll Rights Reserved. Upcoming Australian Boxing Events. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. 2 Regan Dessiax WLD 10 Pino Geracitano WA 7 Kerry Foley NSW 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC 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. 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW 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. Master Blaster duly defeatedHwan-Kil Yuh to become the IBF champion, a crown he defended once before losing it to former training partnerBarry Michael. 5 Paul Gallen NSW 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. 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. 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. Jack Carroll was one of the greatest boxers ever produced from Australia. Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. The poor performance was due to seasickness suffered during the voyage. Married with three children, Carroll drifted off into anonymity after retirement. 1 Willis Meehan 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. 6 Layton McFerran VIC Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. Boxing in Australia refers to the sport of boxing held in Australia. 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. 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. Burns would lose the title to Johnson three months later. 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. With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. Arlen Lpez (CUB) misses out on being ranked at present, having not fought anyone of note at the new weight. Felix had Lang down in the sixth round, but Lang came back to knock him out in the tenth and claim the title. 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. 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. Those late defeats spoilt his final record slightly but did not tarnish what he had achieved during his prime. 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. Moloney climbed as high as #7 in the rankings before losing to Joshua Franco in June 2020. 3 Kane Watts VIC 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. Fenech won the 10-rounder by majority decision on the scorecards. 13 Christian Tsoye VIC As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . [2][3], This table showing the female boxers who have won the Australian professional championship.[4][5]. Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB) finds himself at #6, having only scored a handful of good wins since his 2019 world championship campaign. 6 Aaron Russell QLD This table showing the male boxers who have won the Australian professional championship. WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Veteran Roniel Iglesias (CUB) appears at #6 after a pair of split-decision victories over #17 Kevin Hayler Brown (CUB) in domestic tournaments. Despite a loss to #18 Zeyad Eshaish (JOR) at the Olympic qualifying tournament, Eshaish benefitted from some fortunate judging in his home country which is why I havent knocked Baturov in the rankings. Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. 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). 7 Jason Whateley VIC History. Hector Thompson was a two-time world title challenger, a multiple weight Australian champion and a Commonwealth junior welterweight champion. Under the guidance of Bill OBrien, Carroll honed his boxing skills in the ring while working full-time in a bakery. 2,153 likes. 13 Dids Mwaka TAS 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 However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 10 Michael Whitehead QLD 11 Matt Sheehan VIC In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC 5 Conor Wallce QLD At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-Australian who became a world champion at junior middleweight. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. 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. The Maitland Wonder had a short but successful careerhe died at the age of 21 frompneumonia, by which time he had moved to the United States. Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. 11 Chris Hamilton QLD 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. 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. He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. 12 Hunter Sam QLD 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA 4 Richard Lockett WA 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. Have your say via the comments section. Jos Aldo vs. Conor McGregor. 4 Francis Chua WA I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in . 10 Tim Kanofski QLD THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. 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. Australian Pro-Amateur Boxing World. 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. 9 Justin Frost QLD He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. 12 Erik Agateljan NSW 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. 9 Ali Elrich NSW >RHq [Content_Types].xml ( j0EJ(eh 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. It's hard to deny him a place, considering he went by the nickname the Thunder from Down Under. 3 Renold Quinlan NSW 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. 12 Joseph Liga QLD 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. 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW 9 Mitchell Middleton-Clark VIC 8 Issac Hardman QLD 15 Jaydii Kalambe QLD, 1 Jacob Ng QLD 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC Thompsons success earned him a shot at Roberto Durans lightweight championship on 2 June 1973. 7 Quintin Carey QLD 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW The Queenslander feels a responsibility to be a positive role model, with plans to inspire future generations that are yet to make their mark. 13 Manyang Dut NSW Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. 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. 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 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. Finally, Azat Usenaliev (KGZ) climbs to #14 after coming out on top at the Istanbul Bosphorus tournament in Turkey, with Rodrigo Marte (DOM) going down a spot due to inactivity. I just know that this is where Im going to get my best training, this is where Ill have quality sparring opportunities. That side of it for me is very exciting. 2 Alex Leapai QLD To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. 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. The motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. 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 fly rankings have had a real shakeup in the past month, with some new faces at the top-end of the division. ANBF Boxing Ratings - a list of current Australian boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings nationally and state by state. 12 Daniel Crawford 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. 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. Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. Thompson kept his world rating until 1979. Afterwards, Lang toured the United States and Europe. Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. 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. 5 Ben Kite QLD Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. 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). 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