The fighter: The former WBO world junior middleweight titlist has stepped up a division and is expected to challenge that organization's middleweight titleholder -- Demetrius Andrade -- in the next 12 months. BoxRec named him the world's seventh-active boxer in 2020. The fighter: Lopez is rated No. Sale. In putting together a list of the best 25 fighters under the age of 25, Ortiz was an obvious selection. -- Parkinson, T26. One look at her will give you the wrong perception of St. John. Win those fights and Figueroa, who has a dangerous right hook, will be eyeing big paydays against the likes of Danny Roman, WBC champion Rey Vargas and WBA-IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Though shortlisted for Strictly Come Dancing, she withdrew after her partner tested COVID-positive. It was to prove another triumph for women from the GB Boxing squad as Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall both won gold in Glasgow. At age 20, time is on his side. The fighter: The Orlando, Florida-based southpaw gained momentum with three wins in 2019, including stoppages over Ishe Smith and Zakaria Attou. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the divisions and to make it easier for boxing fans, below is a chart of who holds each of the titles and secondary belts. Former WBA female bantamweight title holder Shannon Courtenay had her title revoked after failing to make it to the specified weight category for her fight against Jamie Mitchell. Lennox Lewis Age: 57 Birthplace: West Ham Nationality: Canada, United Kingdom Weight Division: Heavyweight Lennox Claudius Lewis , (born 2 September 1965) is a retired professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is always the loudest voice in the crowd supporting his teammates at tournaments and is liked and respected by all of his colleagues. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Mia Rosales St. John (born June 24, 1967) is an American Mexican professional boxer and former World Boxing Council (WBC) champion in the super welterweight division. Venues: Barnsley . Ranking the current top 10 female boxers in the UK, based on their achievements as professionals TERRI HARPER Harper, from Denaby in Yorkshire, is the reigning WBC super-featherweight champ. Navarrete also has too much for Villa. Ortiz scored stoppage victories in all four of his fights in 2019, and this year was supposed to be when he made the jump to title contender in a stacked welterweight division and he's only 22. Boxers also include everyone from Matthew Hatton to Frankie Gavin. Accomplishments/biggest moment: In an era during which many boxers win a watered-down version of a world title, Lopez went out and dominated the respected -- and normally durable -- Richard Commey in a second-round TKO victory in December to win Commey's IBF belt. A victory over the southpaw from the U.K. would truly legitimize Garcia as a professional prizefighter. Future/ceiling/expectations: Such an incredible amateur record, as well as his youth, makes Morrell almost a certainty to win a world title. Claressa Maria Shields is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist from the United States. The three remaining women in the team are mum of three Charley Davison who will box at flyweight, 2019 Youth world and Olympic champion, Caroline Dubois, at lightweight and 2019 world championship bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall in the featherweight division. Born in Pontypridd, Wales, he was nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard". Laila Ali. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. He also is the telegenic type who is infinitely marketable. Michel Rivera, 9, T36. As a sport that has delivered so many exciting, medal winning performances at the Olympic Games, there is no doubt that Tokyo will be a very special opportunity for these athletes to write their own piece of Team GB history.. A list of the top 15 ranked fighters in the top four world sanctioning organizations and the current world champion for each organization. A participant in this combat sport is called a boxer. Future/ceiling/expectations: It looks like a bout with Luke Campbell, which has been mandated by the WBC, is the best fight available for Garcia. Amir Khan - 75 points. Each boxer on this list made a solid name for himself in the ring. Recommended Lists: Badminton Players Baseball Players 5 Wladimir Klitschko (Former Professional Boxer and One of the Best Heavyweight Champions of All Time) 41 19 Birthdate: March 25, 1976 Sun Sign: Aries Birthplace: Semey, Kazakhstan Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian former boxer. The team includes 2019 middleweight world champion, Lauren Price, and two men that competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, flyweight, Galal Yafai and welterweight, Pat McCormack. Hammer weighs 159.5 pounds, making her one of the worlds heaviest female boxers. He is ranked No. She weighs 160 pounds and is one of the worlds heaviest female boxers in terms of strength and size. 7. During her professional boxing career, which spanned from 2000 to 2008, she won numerous heavyweight world titles, including the WBC crown in 2007. This experience should serve him well in the future. Upvote Downvote. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. I was able to go to Rio as a sparring partner and it was good to support the team, but to compete at Olympics is what I have always wanted and I just cannot wait to go out there and show the world what I can do. In 2014, she again competed for the WBO female light-middleweight belt. [1][2][3][4] Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the following format: wins-losses-draws-no contests (knockoutwins). She has won multiple world titles in two weight classes since turning professional, including the WBO female middleweight title from 2010 to 2019, making her the youngest boxer in history to do so. Accomplishments/biggest moment: He became a legitimate star when he drew over 10,000 fans to his most recent fight against Francisco Fonseca on Feb. 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. He's still a prospect, but he seems to be a bit of a ticket seller early on. Martha Salazar is a retired Mexican female boxer who competed in the 1980s. Vonda Ward is a former professional boxer and NCAA basketball player from the United States. It was his best moment to date. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Salazar became just the third Hispanic to win the World Heavyweight Championship in the sports history, and only the second Hispanic to do it in womens boxing as well. Future/ceiling/expectations: Wanheng Menayothin leads the way at strawweight, but at 34 there are doubts as to how long Menayothin can continue. Accomplishments/biggest moment: By defeating Samuel Salva for the title, Taduran became the latest in a long line of boxers from the Philippines to win a major world title. He had a solid amateur background and has above-average boxing skills and some pop in his punches. 2 in the division in the latest ESPN divisional rankings, and he has revived his career following a positive drug test for cocaine in September 2018, resulting in him being stripped of the title and kept out of the ring for 13 months. See also [ edit] Martial arts portal List of judo organizations List of kickboxing organizations References [ edit] ^ "Home - England Boxing". Stevenson is the precocious type; he wants to go belt hunting as soon as possible and quickly cement his legacy at junior lightweight. Figueroa knocked out Javier Chacon, then 38, four months later, and fought to a split-decision draw against Julio Ceja in November after being promoted to "regular" champion status. The fighter: Stevenson, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, was signed with much fanfare out of the Olympics, and he hasn't disappointed. Future/ceiling/expectations: There has been talk of a showdown with unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, the best fighter in the division and ESPN's No. After suffering his first loss in boxing, what now for Jake Paul? Accomplishments/biggest moment: While he started out slow in his defeat against Jamel Herring -- a fight for the WBO 130-pound title back in November -- Roach had some nice moments late in the fight. Xavier Martinez, 14, T29. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. -- Kim. 2 at lightweight by ESPN. Round-by-Round coverage: How Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul played out, Inside the creation of Jake Paul's 'Stardust Warriors' trunks, Women's boxing divisional rankings: Thorslund, Fundora solidify spots after dominant performances, Divisional rankings: Lara still No. She also faced Ann Wolfe for the WIBA and IBA female light heavyweight championships in 2004, a fight in which she suffered her solitary loss, a knockout in the first round, which marked the end of her professional boxing career. This exchange of punches goes on for a predetermined time in a ring. If you box or just love the sport then use this list of talented British boxers to find some new athletes to watch. Ali is considered regarded as one of the best female boxers of all time by many in the sport. A major breakthrough for female boxers in Britain came in 1996 when the Amateur Boxing Association of England (the previous name of England Boxing) lifted its 116-year ban and allowed women to compete and join its affiliated clubs. The fighter: Zayas was coveted by all the major players as he made the decision to turn pro in 2019. Because of her reserved demeanor, she has earned the moniker Silent Assassin. For a country with a rich sporting history like England, it shouldn't be too surprising that they have a slew of famous boxers, including several champions. Keeping busy will be the No. The fighter: Colbert is a slick, flashy boxer with a lot of speed. List of famous boxers from United Kingdom, listed alphabetically with photos of the boxers when available. Team GB has named the four women and seven men that will compete in the boxing competition at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Morrell might be exposed if thrown in too soon against the light heavyweight elite (Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol, Eleider Alvarez). 1 and Villa No. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Her birthday is May 19, 1991, and she was born in the year 1991. Since then the sports popularity has increased rapidly, with the introduction of the Womens World and European Championships as regular features in the international boxing calendar. Altogether, she is the current advisor to First Women's Bank in Chicago. The fighter: Figueroa, the younger brother of former lightweight world titlist Omar Figueroa, holds a secondary version of the WBA junior featherweight title. The trio all won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Vote for Your Favourite British Female Boxers. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. On July 30, 2011, Ana Mara Torres won the first female Diamond Belt by defeating Jackie Nava at Bantamweight. -- Nick Parkinson. Conwell especially looked good with his attacks to the body, which forced Agaton to retire on his stool after four rounds. Future/ceiling/expectations: He fought inside "the bubble" on Tuesday and defeated Eric Moon by first-round KO. The Shadow is the moniker given to her. Heavyweight (175+ lb, 79.4+ kg)[edit] Light heavyweight (175 lb 79.4 kg)[edit] Future/ceiling/expectations: Munguia is on a long list of future opponents for Canelo Alvarez, one of boxing's biggest global stars. Natasha Jonas made history when she became the first women in history to box for Great Britain at an Olympic Games as she defeated Quanita Underwood of America in her opening bout. He made his debut in October at the age of 17. WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO boxing rankings. Lubin has impressive power -- he has won three inside-the-distance fights since the Charlo nightmare -- and while he waits for a Charlo rematch for the WBC world title (which might be a while) there are other big fights for him to gain experience and popularity from: against Tony Harrison, Nathaniel Gallimore and Julian Williams. Future/ceiling/expectations: Soto might be behind the other champions in the division at the moment, but he has youth on his side and is expected to become more of a force in 2021. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Haney has a variety of punches and is a delightful mover around the ring, making it hard for opponents to pin him down. The only question: whether he is tough enough for the elite fighters in the division. -- Parkinson. As an amateur, he beat Stevenson and Haney. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. The question is, can he fight as well as he promotes himself on social media? Famous Boxers This includes World Championship golds for Savannah Marshall in Qinhuangdao, China in 2012 and Nicola Adams in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2016. Men-- Women On Saturday in Nottingham, England, Mauricio Lara scored an seventh-round TKO of Leigh Wood to win the WBA "super" featherweight title and keep his No. -- Parkinson. Ortiz, who trains under the guidance of Robert Garcia, had an impressive 2019 as he defeated veterans Mauricio Herrera and Antonio Orozco in impressive fashion. Everything that a boxer needs including footwork, speed, combination punching, and snapping jab; Khan is perfect at all these things. Age: 55. With his lean frame and heavy hands, Zayas could be the next Puerto Rican star. This young man is a hard-hitting welterweight with legitimate power in both hands. She is one of the heaviest female boxers in the world with a weight of 180 pounds. Laila Amaria Ali is a former professional boxer and television personality from the United States. For a list of notable male boxers, see List of male boxers. He should remain a player at junior lightweight for the next few years. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Kellie Harrington boxes Tuesday 3 August 12:35am JST (4:35am in Ireland) Kellie Harrington is Ireland's final boxing medal hope in the women's light 57-60kg category, and she's just one fight from the podium. It wasn't an easy task to rank them, but this incredible collection of talent shows that boxing is in good hands in the years to come. Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Did Baumgardner do enough to overtake Serrano? Yeah, it could be the byproduct of favorable matchmaking, but Berlanga has faced some decent opposition in Cesar Nunez and Jaime Barboza, and he got each of them out of there in quick fashion as well. Mark Kriegel breaks down Gabriel Flores Jr.'s rise in Top Rank Boxing and analyzes what he needs to do to take the next step as a boxer. Statement from GB Boxing on the forthcoming 2023 IBA Womens World Boxing Championships, GB Boxers return from Bocskai with seven medals, including two gold, 11 members of GB Boxing to compete at upcoming Bocskai tournament. #10. Morrell's promoter, Warriors Boxing, wants to move him quickly. Team GB Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Mark England, said: There is huge amount of strength and talent among the boxers selected to Team GB for the Tokyo Olympic Games and their impressive performances in Paris last month demonstrate how deserving they all are of their selection. It does not store any personal data. This is a really strong team so to have been named captain is an unbelievable honour. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. After suffering his first loss in boxing, what now for Jake Paul? Estelle Mossely, ESPN's No. These are some of the best British boxers to ever live, so if you're a native of United Kingdom and are aspiring to box professionally then these people should be your idols. Sometimes it's not if you win a title, but how you do so. To watch more Top Rank and catch the rest of this bout, sign up for ESPN+. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain fielded a full team of three women comprised of Nicola Adams (flyweight), Natasha Jonas (lightweight) and Savannah Marshall (middleweight). I can easily see him winning a belt at 147 and, with his athleticism and ability to switch-hit, being as good as anyone in the division. Edgar Berlanga began his career with 16 straight wins, all by first-round stoppage. A fifth-round KO win over Nathan Gorman for the British crown a year ago is perhaps his best moment to date, and made him the third-youngest British heavyweight champion in history, behind Joe Bugner and Herbie Hide. 110.00 88.00. But beyond the beauty is a serial punch boxer that would send one to the world of stars with a single hit. Stevenson is a smart fighter inside the ring with an unerring confidence in his own abilities. Retrieved 2016-02-04. Mielnicki took advantage of the opportunity, sending Cory Champion to the canvas in Round 2 and winning a four-round unanimous decision. Will he fight with enough passion when he gets that chance? Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional . She has held the WBO female junior-middleweight title since February 2022. Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot, A megafight is set: Here's what's at stake when Gervonta Davis faces Ryan Garcia in April, Gervonta Davis' arrest history: Timeline of abuse and hit-and-run charges and denials, ESPN's No. He is trained by boxing legend Erik Morales in Tijuana, Mexico. After winning gold in the 2012 World Championships in her first year of competition, she became the first British female world champion. She was joined in Tokyo by flyweight Charley Davison, lightweight Caroline Dubois and featherweight Karriss Artingstall with the latter earning an impressive bronze medal. #3 Hattie Madders (right), winner of the Most Scary Woman in the UK title in 1883 was the only woman to hold the boxing heavyweight championship of the world title. Since 2010, GB Boxings womens Podium squad has continued to evolve, most notably with the addition of Lisa Whiteside, Chantelle Cameron and Sandy Ryan, and has gone on to be hugely successful, winning 15 medals at seven World and European championships. You don't go 130-2 as an amateur in Cuba unless you are an extraordinary talent." As well as Katie Taylor making history against Amanda Serrano in NYC, Franchon Crews-Dazurn also made headlines for female boxing. -- Parkinson. If you're searching for a particular popular boxer from United Kingdom then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for. Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. Womens boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1904 but was banned in most nations, including the UK, for most of the 20th century. The fighter: Ortiz is the steak to Garcia's sizzle under the Golden Boy Promotions banner. Future/ceiling/expectations: Ortiz returns Friday to face Samuel Vargas, and many already consider Ortiz a contender at welterweight. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Upvote Downvote. For a list of the best fighters regardless of weight class, check ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Retired British boxer Nicola Adams scripted history as the first female boxer to earn an Olympic gold and retain the gold at the following Olympic event. List of boxing organisations in chronological order by the year of their establishment. He's just 22, and the future is very bright. Haney made a successful first defense via a unanimous decision against Alfredo Santiago in November but suffered a right shoulder injury in the process. Mia St. John. The Toughest Professional Fighters in History. The voters for the Top 25 included: Steve Kim, Nick Parkinson, Crystina Poncher, Bernardo Osuna and Joe Goossen. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. After being diagnosed with osteoporosis, she began campaigning for the National Osteoporosis Society to spread awareness about the ailment. This guy is the same thing. It took four bouts for her to suffer her first and only professional defeat, when she was knocked out in three rounds by veteran and future world champion Valerie Mahfood. 4 Joe Calzaghe Super middleweight, Light heavyweight 116 votes Joseph William Calzaghe, ( kal-ZAH-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. The fighter: Roach is a solid, all-around technician who's adept at boxing. Coming from a boxing family, Ennis has been blessed with innate abilities inside the ring. This is a very talented group with quite a lot of experience and provided they continue to prepare well, work hard and listen to the coaches they have every chance of being successful at the Olympic Games., On the decision to appoint Frazer Clarke as captain of the boxing team, McCracken explained: Frazer has been a big part of the GB Boxing squad for more than a decade and was the outstanding candidate when it came to appointing a captain. He has great counterpunching skills, incredible timing, accuracy and power. He is now rated third by the WBO. She has also been dubbed The Baby Face Assassin. He will also need time, but he could earn a lucrative shot against Canelo at super middleweight in the future. -- Parkinson. About UsWe are Anna, Niklas and Jesper - three curious people who love to help and entertain people with everything from important to less important stuff. Accomplishments/biggest moment: Villa has made fights that were meant to be tests look comfortable through his boxing skills, using his jab rather than flattening opponents. 1 contender in the WBC rankings. Hattie traveled through the USA fighting both men and women. Future/ceiling/expectations: If Figueroa gets through a potentially tricky mandatory defense against Ronny Rios, the 23-year-old can become one of the standout stars at junior featherweight in 2021. 10 in the latest ESPN divisional rankings -- and fights against rival contenders Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Liam Williams and Matt Korobov are good stepping stones over the next year. The fighter: Garcia is a reflexive fighter, with a lightning-fast counter left hook. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and, Joseph William Calzaghe, ( kal-ZAH-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. Villa might have to face Conlan before he gets his title shot, and Conlan would be favored to win that fight. Accomplishments/biggest moment: In September 2017, the then-20-year-old Benavidez became the youngest ever super middleweight titleholder when he defeated Ronald Gavril by split decision to win the WBC belt. He will be maneuvered by Golden Boy into a title shot as soon as possible. Despite its growth in popularity, boxing was still the only sport in the Olympic Games in which women were not represented until 14th August 2009 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it would include womens boxing at the 2012 Games in London. Two years later, Benavidez won back the belt after stopping Andre Dirrell in the ninth round. Initially a kindergarten teacher, Pat Coombs later established herself as a prominent comedian. Boxing schedule. Sebastian Fundora, 16, T26. 2023 GB Boxing. He will also be a force at 154 and 160 pounds as he moves up, cementing his status as one of the best boxers in the world. . Berlanga could become a title contender by early next year. Boxing's current world champions - BBC Sport Boxing Boxing This page is no longer being updated. ", The Toughest Professional Fighters in History, Lennox Claudius Lewis , (born 2 September 1965) is a retired professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. Future/ceiling/expectations: His promoter, Golden Boy, has scheduled Roach for a late August boxing card. Hammer weighs 159.5 pounds, making her one of the world's heaviest female boxers. GB Boxing was established in October 2008 to manage the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for boxing and prepare and train the boxers that compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games. Three KO wins in four fights has put Lubin back in title contention. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". -- Parkinson. It is highly debated who was the greatest of all time, but one thing is for sure: the following list of boxers certainly includes the best of the best. Wahlstrom was 16 years older than Harper and had made five defenses, but Wahlstrom was well beaten by the English boxer and was given a count in the seventh round. via Wikimedia Commons. She began boxing at age 12 but then focused on her education, only to return to boxing after her GCSEs. Especially the weight of objects that people don't usually think about weighing. He's not a great puncher, but he can keep guys off him with his ability to strike quickly and move out of the way. Jamel Herring lands a punch to the side of the head of Lamont Roach Jr. to knock him down in the eighth round of their bout. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Objects that people do n't go 130-2 as an amateur in Cuba unless you are an extraordinary.... 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