(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2021 Aus-Boxing | Australia's Home of BoxingAll Rights Reserved. Lang eventually lost his Australian title to Dave Smith on points in 1913 at Sydney Stadium. 2 Alex Leapai QLD 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. 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. 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. 2 Jayde Mitchell VIC Jean Paul Rivera (PRI) vs. Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ) Boxam Tournament 2021 Semifinals (57kg) Share. Carroll scored some of his greatest wins in 1937 and 1938, defeating Jimmy Leto three times and former title challenger Izzy Jannazzo. Australia has had some wonderful fighters down the years, so some big names were always going to miss out on the top 10. Oliveira himself lost to #14 Hamsat Shadalov (DEU) in the first round of the Cologne World Cup, however I thought the Brazilian deserved the nod in Germany so I wont be holding that against him. 8 Troy O'Meley NSW 3 Brandon Ogilvie WA Australian Official Boxing Ratings 2017. Jeff Fenech told Grantlee Kieza of the Queensland Sunday Mail: "The skills, the speed, the class. 8 Issac Hardman QLD Thompson died on 20 May 2020 at the age of 70. Carroll avenged the loss in his last bout overseas, and later stopped Casey in a 1929 Brisbane bout. 5 Paul Gallen NSW 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. Andrey Zamkovoy vs. Shakhabas Makhmudov Russian National Championships 2020 Final (69kg) Watch on. Hatton later told Michael Rosenthal of the Ring magazine: "I hit him with some good shots and he stayed in there. 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. 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. 5 Conor Wallce QLD 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. 11 Koen Mazoudier NSW 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. 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. He won the Australian welterweight title in 1977 but lost his Australian and Commonwealth titles to Laurie Austin later that year. Being on such a big card for my pro debut is exciting, she explained. 3 James MacDonald QLD 12 Daniel Kennedy NSW Ellis retired after a loss to Calvin Grove in 1996 but was tempted to return in 2002 at the age of 37. Have your say via the comments section. He was, however, coaxed back into the ring in 2008 for a grudge match against Nelson, with the pair both well into their 40s. I was getting a little bit stale, a little bit bored. 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. It was the first time he had ever been beyond 10 rounds. 3 Brent Rice QLD Professional record: 87-10-1 (52 KOs) Dave Sands could well be the greatest Australian boxer who never won a world title. 12 Hunter Sam QLD 9 Billy Limov QLD Like Sands, his final position in the rankings would have been closer to the top had it not been for his early demise. 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. 15 Brent Dames VIC, 1 Steven Spark QLD 7 Jason Leuken VIC Of the more recent vintage, Anthony Mundine may very well have earned a spot had he turned to boxing earlier. 6 Layton McFerran VIC Lang was an active champion, defending the title once a month through 1907, winning all of the bouts inside the distance. In front of 15,000 fans in Panama City, Thompson fought bravely before succumbing to Durans two-handed assaults in the eighth round. 7 Gearoid Clancy NSW On 27 December 1909, Lang knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in another defence of his heavyweight title. The bantamweight picked up the WBA and WBC belts when he defeated Fighting Harada on points in 1968. 7 Quintin Carey 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 motivation and drive was kind of not there, so having this opportunity come up, it couldnt have been better timing for me. In one of his earlier fights on 6 October 1970 in a bout in Newcastle, Thompson knocked out Roko Spanja in the 10th round. 12 Sam Williams QLD), 1 Billel Dib NSW Although Carroll would never lose the title in the ring, both Charlie Purdy and Wally Hancock later claimed the title after Carroll was disqualified in non-title bouts. Jackson worked his way up the WBO world rankings, earning a top ranking and a potential shot at their title holder Oscar Valdez. 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. Obviously its going to be great exposure for me, to showcase my skills, a lot of people will be tuning in around the world. He knocked out Bluey Jones in 1933 to reclaim the welterweight title he had never lost and then beat Henneberry again in another non-title match. For a 14-month spell, the man who went by the name of Kostya held the WBC,WBA super and IBF titles. Bill Lang was the second Australian to fight for the world heavyweight championship. 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. His reign, and unbeaten record, ended at the hands of Vince Phillips, though Tszyu recovered quickly from the loss. 11 Michael Hall NSW 10 Faiga Opeulu QLD Lester Ellis was born in Blackpool, England, but moved to Australia when he was three years old. Jackson was named Australias team captain at theCommonwealth Games in 2010 and the London Olympics in 2012. One month later he outpointed #7 world-rated Joe Tetteh to win the Commonwealth junior welterweight title and a #5 world rating. Australian Official Professional Mens Boxing Ratings as of May 18, 2019. View the latest boxing rankings. Get notified about exclusive offers every week! 10 Pino Geracitano WA Had his life not been cut short, he may well have been much, much higher on this list. So the more girls that get involved, the better were going to be.. 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. 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. Lang built up a reputation as an average skilled boxer with a solid punch. Despite narrowly missing Olympic selection in 2012, Andrew competed at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013 as well as the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Barry Michael, who defeated Lester Ellis to become a world champion, was unfortunate to miss out, as too was Jimmy Carruthers. 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 With 12,000 in attendance at Sydney Stadium, Lang stopped Squires in the 17th round to win the Commonwealth title. 2 Omari Kimweri VIC He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. 5 Qamil Balla VIC 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. 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. In the end, I had to put out quite an effort to take him down.". [citation needed]Sanctioning. 13 Dillon Bardgero NSW 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. With his boxing earnings Carroll bought a new house in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds as well as a new car. Therefore, he's eligible for this list. 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. 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. 4 Francis Chua WA Amatuer & Professional Boxing Weight Classes Amatuer Boxing Weight Categories. 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. Saturday is Tszyu's birthday. Kostya Tszyu takes top spot in the rankings due to the way he dominated the light welterweight division. With issues making the welterweight limit in his final three bouts, Carrolls doctor advised him to retire. The New South Welshmanwho had a brief stint as Mike Tyson's trainerwas inducted into theInternational Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. 8 Matt Casboult QLD 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. 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. Acars recent triumph at the Bosphorus tournament - where he beat #20 Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE) and Danis Latypov (BHR) en route to gold - sees the Turkish big man feature in the rankings for the first time at #17. 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. I just felt like it was the time to make the jump and just get straight into it.. 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. 8 Joseph Goodall QLD The states and territories of Australia have different sanctioning bodies and rules. Because obviously, I did start very young, and I started when womens boxing was still in its really early stages. Zoirov, who has suffered a disappointing year with clear losses to #5 Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Deepak Kumar, falls to #7 in the rankings. As a result, the Armenian currently sits at #5. Carroll won every round and claimed the Australian middleweight title. 15 Deece McDonald QLD, 1 Dwight Ritchie VIC 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. 7 Jason Whateley VIC Hes very good at his job, and hes a good salesman, and he made it very enticing and very hard not to consider. 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). 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. Do you agree with the list? 4 Bilal Akkawy NSW 14 Isaac Slade QLD, 1 Blade Caparello VIC He fought just three more times, losing the belt toMike McCallum in 1994 in what proved to be his final outing. 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. 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. Two months later Lang fought for the vacant Australian heavyweight title. World Championship silver-medallist Julio Castillo (COL) falls to #13 in the rankings, having not fought since September 2019. 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. 3 Renold Quinlan NSW Luke Jackson turned professional in 2013 after a successful amateur career and is currently a world ranked featherweight contender. He was stopped by fellow Australian Anthony Mundine inside three rounds. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 9 Trent Broadhurst QLD Australias always going to be home and Im not over here permanently so I will be home, she concluded. After winning the Australian title, Thompson was signed by managers Doug James and Brian Ogilvie and he relocated to Brisbane. 6 Jackson Wods TAS Jos Aldo vs. Conor McGregor. At the height of his career Carroll was second to only cricketer Sir Donald Bradman in popularity but Carroll hated the limelight. 14 Danny Rio NSW | DreamIT, Our site uses cookies. He boasts a 31-2 (25 KOs) record but has not fought since losing to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 9 Ty Telford NSW 13 Ray Dimachki VIC 6 Nathan Webber QLD 5 Beau Hartas ACT 10 Tim Kanofski QLD He won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and was the Australian amateur champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. 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). 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. 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 opponent, Gil McGrath, was highly touted but Carroll stopped him in nine rounds. A knockout loss to Meyer Grace derailed Carrolls attempt to enter the world rankings before wins over Jack Kilbourne rejuvenated his career. There has been the odd threat of a comeback, but he has resisted the urge to step back inside the ring. Aliev himself went up a few places after getting a win over Nelvie Tiafack (DEU), who drops to #15 as a result. 7 Daniel Huculak VIC, 1 Luke Jackson TAS 14 Adam Stowe 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. 15 King Mou QLD, 1 Jai Opetaia NSW Nicolson has set her sights on being a trailblazer for women in boxing ahead of her first bout as a professional. 3 Bowie Tupou NSW 12 Joseph Liga 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). 2 Michael Zerafa VIC His career finished with four victories in the United States, meaning Mattioli finished with a career knockout ratio of 70 percent. 10 Alex Hanan NSW 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. Off the back of his strong performance against Nurdauletov, Fiori rises to #4 in the rankings. 4 Jamie Weetch WA 3 Joel Camilleri VIC Still, Darcy achieved plenty during his career. Sanctioning bodies include: Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board Archived 2017-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (Victoria). THE countdown to Skye Nicolsons professional debut has officially begun. I think it was almost definite that I would go with Matchroom if I was going to go pro. When he again dominated van Klaveren in the rematch, many were calling for Carroll to fight for the world championship. 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. PK ! 14 Benjamin Dimitrioski QLD 1967 - T Cash (QLD) 1968 - Joseph Donovan (NSW) 1969 - B Sagebrecht (VIC) You will receive a link to create a new password via email. 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. 4 Willie Nasio QLD To be having my pro debut, I feel like its been a long time coming. A statue erected has been erected in his honour in his hometown ofWarragul, Australia. bjj, isaac doederlein, EUG, grappling, breakdown, analysis, The Greatest Mixed Martial Artists of All Time, my previous articles covering the 2019 AIBA World Championships. 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. 10 Daniel Russell QLD Having started out his career fighting at 131 pounds, the New South . WINNERS OF AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Johnny Famechon was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia when he was young. 10 Steve Lovett NSW Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping. After seven hard-fought rounds, the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut over Thompsons right eye. 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. However, the end of the line for the heavy-handed Tszyu came with a defeat to Ricky Hatton in Manchester, England, in 2005. 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. Lang lost the Empire title in a rematch with Tommy Burns in 1910, losing on points at Sydney Stadium in 1910. In a rematch four months later Thompson took the decision after 15 rounds. 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. He won the IBF title at bantamweight in just his seventh professional fight, beatingSatoshi Shingaki, and held the strap until moving up in weight. He knocked Squires out three more times before the end of his career in other meetings for the Australian heavyweight title. 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. The decision to sign with Matchroom gives Nicolson the platform to compete on high-profile cards. 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. 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 toldDavid Barrett of the Daily Telegraph: "It was a Las Vegas lifestyle. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 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). Without a manager, Thompson fought preliminary bouts throughout Australia, winning 20 of his first 23 contests. 7 Foai Aumua Ioelu VIC Reyes has now cemented himself as one of the top contenders at heavyweight, and will be aiming to medal in Tokyo. A chance encounter at a Sydney racetrack while on holiday earned Carroll a short-notice main event slot at Sydney Stadium. 12 Adam Copland QLD ANBF Boxing Ratings - a list of current Australian boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings nationally and state by state. 10 Mike Yari NSW Moloney (twin brother of Jason) was one of Australias best recent amateur boxers. 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. Lang died in 1952 at the age of 69. He battled his way up through the preliminary bouts at West Melbourne Stadium and often took fights in regional Victoria. 8 Kyle Freiberg QLD Please enter your username or email address. 4 Viktor Agateljan NSW Whilst some of the decisions were contentious, the bouts were all close enough for me to count them as legitimate victories for Schumann. But Australia will always be home. 1 Willis Meehan NSW 13 Manyang Dut NSW Lionel Rose was the firstIndigenous Australian to win a world title. Thompson returned to Panama City on 15 November 1975 for his second world championship shot, this time against long-time champion Antonio Cervantes. Thompson kept his world rating until 1979. 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. Jeff Fenech was a three-weight world champion who became a national hero for his exploits in the ring. Theyre leading the way with womens boxing globally, so it was a bit of a no brainer really. The pair met again the following year, when Nelson stunned the Melbourne crowd by stopping Fenech in the eighth round. 2 Mark Flanagan QLD 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. 14 Jack Light 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. That side of it for me is very exciting. Alistair Overeem vs. Francis N'Gannou. Class Name: Men Weight: Women Wight: Juniors Weight: Super heavyweight : 91+--Heavyweight 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. 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. In retirement Carroll worked as a referee at West Melbourne Stadium. Amit drops to #6 in the division as a result. 7 Adrian Rodriguez QLD After turning professional in 2013, Jackson won the Australian featherweight title in 2015 with a split decision over Will Young. 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. I feel like Ive taken on that role since a pretty young age. I wasnt really even interested in turning pro until I spoke to Eddie, she explained. Theres been a lot of movement at 91kg in recent months, with the division looking very different than it did this time last year. The Ring magazine voted the result the upset of the year in 1992, via BoxRec. 6 Victor Odindo SA Light Flyweight: (48kg) - Inaugural 1967. He became a world champion for the first time in 1995 when he stoppedJake Rodriguez. Darchinyan went on to become a world champion at super fly and bantamweight, though a major belt at featherweight has so far eluded him. 3 Zac Dunn VIC Born inAbruzzo, Italy, Mattioli built his reputation Down Under before returning to Europe. 15 Blake Travers QLD, 1 Emmanuel Carlos VIC 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. Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. 6 Randall Rayment NSW [citation needed]. Lost your password? 4 Terry Tzouramanis VIC Before we begin the countdown, though, it is only right to salute those greats from Australia who didn't quite make the final cut. Johnny Famechon was an artist.''. 2 Darragh Foley NSW He moved up through the divisions, winning belts, including jumping from lightweight to junior middleweight in 1995 to become the IBO champion. 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. Includes every weigh division including Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Super Featherweight . In our final change, Ive decided to drop Peter McGrail (GBR) down a spot due to his recent inactivity - having had only one fight since the World Championships back in September 2019 - and have moved Abdumalik Khalakov (UZB) up to #4. Meanwhile, Frazer Clarke (GBR) stays in contention at #6 after grinding out wins against #14 Aliev and Berat Acar (TUR) back in February. Yoenlis Hernndez (CUB) established himself as his countrys representative at the national selection tournament in December 2020, however the young Cuban doesnt have enough quality wins for me to rank him yet considering how shallow the middleweight division is in Cuba at present. Words: Finn Morton/Follow Finn on Twitter. Since the loss, Jackson has rebounded with three wins and is ranked by Australian Boxing Zone as the top featherweight in the country. ( { } ) ; 2021 Aus-Boxing | Australia 's home of BoxingAll Rights.! 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