Brodie returns
It’s all change this month in UKFightNews.co.uk’s October British ratings. The recent retirements of heavyweights Danny Williams and Matt Skelton along with former European lightweight champion Jon Thaxton has seen a number of new fighters gatecrash our domestic top ten ratings from heavyweight down to flyweight.
And as we say goodbye and extend our warmest wishes to the above veterans we prepare to welcome back former European lightweight champion Jason Cook (now campaigining at welter), three-time world title challenger Michael Brodie and the comebacking former WBA light-welterweight champion Gavin Rees. To see where we rank the above and the rest of Britain’s leading fighters, click the link.
Heavyweight
Over 14st 4lbs
1. David Haye
2. Sam Sexton
Commonwealth champ
3. Martin Rogan
4. Michael Sprott
5. Audley Harrison
6. Derek Chisora
7. John McDermott
8. Tyson Fury
English champ
9. Chris Burton
10. Carl Baker
Cruiserweight
14st 4lbs
1. Herbie Hide
2. Enzo Maccarinelli
3. Robert Norton
British & Commonwealth champ
4. David Dolan
5. Ovil McKenzie
6. Buster Keeton
7. Dean Francis
8. Darren Corbett
9. Terry Dunstan
10. Jon-Lewis Dickinson
Light-heavyweight
12st 7lbs
1. Nathan Cleverly
British & Commonwealth champ
2. Tony Oakey
3. Danny McIntosh
English champ
4. Matthew Barney
5. JJ Ojuederie
6. Bob Ajisafe
7. Darren Stubbs
8. Carl Dilks
9. Courtney Fry
10. Joe Smyth
Super-middleweight
12st
1. Carl Froch
WBC champ
2. Brian Magee
3. Tony Quigley
British champ
4. Tony Dodson
5. Paul David
English champ
6. Kenny Anderson
Celtic champ
7. Paul Smith
8. Steve McGuire
9. Tony Salam
10. Eddie McIntosh
Middleweight
11st 6lbs
1. Matthew Macklin
European champ
2. Darren Barker
Commonwealth champ
3. Wayne Elcock
4. Darren McDermott
English champ
5. Martin Murray
6. Cello Renda
7. Danny Butler
8. Kevin Concepcion
9. Tyan Booth
10. Steve Ede
Light-middleweight
11st
1. Jamie Moore
2. Ryan Rhodes
3. Anthony Small
British & Commonwealth champ
4. Matthew Hall
5. Bradley Pryce
6. Andrew Facey
English champ
7. Sam Webb
8. Thomas McDonagh
9. Prince Arron
10. Neil Sinclair
Welterweight
10st 7lbs
1. Michael Jennings
2. Kell Brook
British champ
3. John O’Donnell
Commonwealth champ
4. Craig Watson
5. Kevin McIntyre
6. Young Mutley
7. Matthew Hatton
8. Jason Cook
9. Jamie Cox
10. Mark Thompson
Light-welterweight
10st
1. Ricky Hatton
2. Amir Khan
WBA champ
3. Junior Witter
4. Ajose Olusegun
Commonwealth champ
5. Paul McCloskey
6. Lenny Daws
British champ
7. Ashley Theophane
8. Colin Lynes
9. Michael Grant
10. Steve Williams
Lightweight
9st 9lbs
1. Alex Arthur
2. John Murray
British champ
3. Gavin Rees
4. Willie Limmond
5. Lee McAllister
Commonwealth champ
6. Gary Buckland
Celtic champ
7. Henry Castle
8. John Watson
9. Ryan Brawley
10. Lee Cook
Super-featherweight
9st 4lbs
1. Nicky Cook
2. Kevin Mitchell
British champ
3. Michael Brodie
4. Ricky Burns
Commonwealth champ
5. Andy Morris
6. Gary Sykes
7. Kevin O’Hara
8. Scott Lawton
9. Derry Matthews
10. Stevie Bell
Featherweight
9st
1. Martin Lindsay
British champ
2. Paul Appleby
3. John Simpson
Commonwealth champ
4. Paul Truscott
5. Esham Pickering
6. Jamie Arthur
7. Akaash Bhatia
8. Ryan Walsh
9. Ricky Owen
10. Stephen Smith
Super-bantamweight
8st 10lbs
1. Rendall Munroe
European champ
2. Jason Booth
British s-bantam champ & Commonwealth bantam champ
3. Michael Hunter
4. Matthew Marsh
5. Stuart Hall
6. Mark Moran
7. Rocky Dean
8. Michael Walsh
9. Kris Hughes
10. Scott Quigg
Bantamweight
8st 6lbs
1. Ian Napa
2. Gary Davies
British champ
3. Matthew Edmonds
4. Jamie McDonnell
5. Stuart McFadyen
Super-Flyweight
8st 3lbs
1. Lee Haskins
British champ
2. Don Broadhurst
Commonwealth champ
3. Ross Burkinshaw
4. Ashley Sexton
5. Mike Robinson
Flyweight
8st
1. Chris Edwards
British & Commonwealth champ
2. Shinny Bayaar
3. Usman Ahmed
4. Wayne Bloy
5. Kieran Farrell
Overseas fighters whose careers are now permanently based in the UK appear in the top 10. Fighters are penalised for inactivity. Comments welcome to benjcarey@yahoo.co.uk
