Joyce among five Irish Boxers to feature in World Boxing Rankings

Patsy Joyce, Olympic BC, Mullingar, is one of the five Team Ireland boxers who have retained their positions in World Boxing’s latest rankings up-date, covering the performances of Elite boxers at nominated competitions in 2024 and up until the start of 2026.

The new rankings are the third set published by World Boxing and have been updated in line with World Boxing Competition Rules here, whereby the total amount of points accumulated from competition is reduced by 25% on 1 January of the following calendar year, by 50% on 1 January of the second calendar year and by 100% on 1 January of the third calendar year.

The 75kg World champion, Aoife O’Rourke of Castlerea BC County Roscommon, is the top ranked boxer in her category, having clocked up 1,125 points.

Her sister, Lisa, who contests at 70kg, is ranked 6th in the world in her weight division, with 225 points, while 2025 World Boxing Championship bronze medalist, 65kg Grainne Walsh, is 6th with 450 points. Grainne is from Tullamore and boxes out of St Mary’s BC, Tallaght.

Of the Team Ireland men, 2025 World Boxing Championship 55kg bronze medalist, Patsy Joyce (Olympic BC, Mullingar), is 5th on 450 points, and heavyweight, Jack Marley, is 8th in his division, on 250 points. Jack boxes out of Monkstown BC, Dublin.

The rankings, in full, are available here.

World Boxing ranking points are awarded for performances at the Olympic Games, World Boxing Cups, World Boxing Championships, Continental Championships, Continental Multi-Sport Games and the World Boxing Cup Finals.

They are then used for seeding boxers at competitions with the points issued on a three-year cycle. Boxers may not accumulate ranking points from more than four competitions at a given time.

The first ranking event of 2026 will be the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 28 March to 11 April 2026. It will be followed by the ‘World Boxing Cup Brazil 2026’ in Foz Do Iguacu, 20-26 April.