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Women's boxing champions list

Claressa Shields has won titles in three different weight classes and she's the current undisputed junior middleweight champion, and the unified middleweight champion. Mark Brown/Getty Images

Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. 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.

For a list of the best fighters regardless of weight class, check ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings.


Heavyweight (Weight limit varies)

WBO: N/A

IBF (over 200 lbs.): Vacant

WBA: N/A

WBC: Claressa Shields


Light heavyweight (175 lbs.)

WBO: Claressa Shields

IBF: Lani Daniels

WBA: Che Kenneally

WBC: Vacant


Super middleweight (168 lbs.)

WBO: Vacant

IBF: Savannah Marshall

WBA: Franchon Crews Dezurn

WBC: Franchon Crews Dezurn


Middleweight (160 lbs.)

WBO: Vacant

IBF: Vacant

WBA: Claressa Shields

WBC: Claressa Shields


Junior middleweight (154 lbs.)

WBO: Ema Kozin

IBF: Femke Hermans

WBA: Terri Harper

WBC: Ema Kozin*

*Cecilia Braekhus is the WBC interim junior middleweight champion


Welterweight (147 lbs.)

WBO: Mikaela Mayer

IBF: Natasha Jonas

WBA: Lauren Price*

WBC: Ivana Habazin

*Ivana Habazin is the WBA interim welterweight champion


Junior welterweight (140 lbs.)

WBO: Katie Taylor

IBF: Katie Taylor

WBA: Katie Taylor

WBC: Katie Taylor*

*Chantelle Cameron is the WBC interim junior welterweight champion


Lightweight (135 lbs.)

WBO: Terri Harper

IBF: Beatriz Ferreira

WBA: Katie Taylor

WBC: Katie Taylor*

*Caroline Dubois is the WBC lightweight interim champion


Junior lightweight (130 lbs.)

WBO: Alycia Baumgardner

IBF: Alycia Baumgardner

WBA: Alycia Baumgardner

WBC: Alycia Baumgardner


Featherweight (126 lbs.)

WBO: Amanda Serrano

IBF: Vacant

WBA: Amanda Serrano

WBC: Skye Nicolson


Junior featherweight (122 lbs.)

WBO: Ellie Scotney

IBF: Ellie Scotney

WBA: Nazarena Romero

WBC: Yamileth Mercado


Bantamweight (118 lbs.)

WBO: Dina Thorslund

IBF: Miyo Yoshida

WBA: Cherneka Johnson

WBC: Dina Thorslund


Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)

WBO: Mizuki Hiruta

IBF: Irma Garcia

WBA: Clara Lescurat

WBC: Asley Gonzalez*

*Ginny Fuchs is the WBC junior bantamweight interim champion


Flyweight (112 lbs.)

WBO: Gabriela Fundora

IBF: Gabriela Fundora

WBA: Gabriela Fundora*

WBC: Gabriela Fundora

*Maria Magdalena Rivera is the WBA flyweight interim champion


Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)

WBO: Evelyn Bermudez

IBF: Evelyn Bermudez

WBA: Jessica Nery Plata

WBC: Jessica Nery Plata


Strawweight (105 lbs.)

WBO: Seniesa Estrada

IBF: Seniesa Estrada

WBA: Seniesa Estrada

WBC: Seniesa Estrada*

*Umi Ishikawa is the WBC strawweight interim champion


Atomweight (102 lbs.)

WBO: Eri Matsuda

IBF: Sumire Yamanaka

WBA: Eri Matsuda

WBC: Tina Rupprecht