An incredible 11 Team Ireland boxers are including in the November rankings issued by World Boxing.
In all, 84 federations feature in the rankings for the period November 2024 to October 2026. 727 ranking places were awarded to boxers. Boxers from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and India have each acrued over 40 ranking berths for their respective federations. 59 federations have 10 or fewer ranked boxers, while 101 World Boxing federations do not appear in the rankings.
Reigning World & European Champion, Aoife O’Rourke holds the top spot in Women’s 75kg. Aoife’s sister, Lisa, is ranked in two weights. She’s at 4th in 80kg, as the 2026 European champion at the weight, and 19th in Women’s 70kg, the weight at which she won 2022 World gold and 2025 World silver. She’s joined in that weight ranking by Evelyn O’Rourke, at 22nd place.
Patsy Joyce, 2025 World bronze medalist, is in 13th place in 55kg. His fellow 2025 World bronze medalist, Olympian Grainne Walsh, is ranked 14th, globally, in Women’s 65kg. Michaela Walsh, also a double Olympian, is ranked 17th in women’s 57kg. This year, she claimed silver at Strandja and the Commonwealth Games, alongside European Elite bronze.
Paris Olympian, heavyweight Jack Marley, holds on the 12th place, globally and European silver medalist and Commonwealth Games champ, Jon McConnell, is in 15th place in Men’s 70kg. Olympian, Jude Gallagher, is ranked at 23rd in the World in men’s lightweight
Paris Olympian, Enniskerry BC’s Daina Moorehouse is ranked 26th in the world in the 50kg category, while Cliona D’Arcy is in 18th place in women’s super.
Rankings are determined on a points system derived from performance at specified events, including Olympic Games, World Boxing Championships, World Boxing Cups, World Boxing Cup Finals, World Boxing Challenge Events, Continental Championships and Continental Multi-Sport Games. 25% reduction on 1 January of the following year. A boxer may accumulate rankings from any four major events at any one time and the system operates on a rolling three-year cycle. Points reduce over time.
The complete rankings are available here