The new rankings for men showed six members of the GB squad in the top five in the world in their class with light welterweight Tom Stalker (pictured second from left) leading the way after being confirmed as the number one on the planet at 64kg following his silver medal winning performance at the European Championships and bronze medal at the World Championships, which saw him qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.

The other four boxers that have qualified for London are also ranked in the top five in the world in their weight divisions.

Flyweight Andrew Selby (pictured far right) is ranked number two in the world at 52kg, while Luke Campbell (pictured first left) and Fred Evans (pictured second from right) are ranked number three in the world at bantamweight and welterweight respectively.

Super heavyweight, Anthony Joshua (pictured centre) is a major climber having improved his ranking from 46 to number four in the world following his spectacular arrival on the international scene that culminated in a silver medal at the World Championships in Baku.

The five Olympic qualifiers are joined by Khalid Yafai who is ranked number four in the world at flyweight despite being denied a place at London 2012 following his defeat to Selby in an Olympic box-off.


In the women's version, Nicola Adams (pictured right) is ranked three in the world at flyweight, although she is expected to improve on this when the rankings are next updated as a result of her gold medal victory in the 2011 European Championships in October.

"The squad has performed very well in 2011 and to win 11 medals at three major tournaments (men's World Championships and European Championships and the women's European Championships) and have five boxers qualified for the Olympic Games is a superb achievement and a fitting reward for the hard work of the boxers, the coaches and the support staff," said GB Boxing's performance director, Rob McCracken.

"All of the men and women in the squad have made significant progress in the last 12 months and the results they have achieved show they are accomplished international performers that can challenge for a medal in every tournament they enter.

"It augurs very well for next year and as long as the boxers continue to work hard and maintain their levels of performance then we have every reason to feel confident as we head into 2012."

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