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Women's boxing divisional rankings: Taylor retains spot, new leaders at 168 and 118

An all-women card in New York on Friday was packed with action and a few surprises.

Katie Taylor retained her undisputed junior welterweight championship with a victory over Amanda Serrano in their trilogy fight. Taylor won by majority decision in a fight she controlled from the start. She keeps her No. 1 spot in the division, while Serrano drops one place to No. 3.

Chantelle Cameron defended her WBC interim junior welterweight title with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Jessica Camara to take the No. 2 spot.

Also on the card, Alycia Baumgardner took care of a game Jennifer Miranda with a unanimous decision win to retain her undisputed junior lightweight championship and the No. 1 spot. Miranda stays at No. 5 after a good performance.

Super middleweight Shadasia Green scored an upset victory over former undisputed champion Savannah Marshall to unify the IBF and WBO world titles. After starting slowly and losing a point in Round 4 for excessive holding, Green took over the fight and earned a split decision to move to the No. 1 spot in the division. Marshall, who fought for the first time in two years, re-enters the rankings at No. 4.

Cherneka Johnson had another impressive performance in a ninth-round TKO of Shurretta Metcalf to unify the IBF and WBA bantamweight titles. She moves up to take over the division, while Metcalf drops two spots to No. 5.

And Ellie Scotney dominated Yamileth Mercado in a great fight to become the undisputed junior featherweight champion. She stays at No. 1 while Mercado falls two spots to No. 4.

Rankings are updated every Tuesday. They're based on recent bouts, head-to-head competition and the quality of opponent. As with almost everything, until fighters square off against one another, there is a layer of subjectivity to it. Fighters who haven't fought in 18 months and don't have a fight scheduled will be removed from the rankings until they fight again.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For women's P4P rankings, click here.

Heavyweight - Light heavyweight - Super middleweight - Middleweight - Junior middleweight - Welterweight - Junior welterweight - Lightweight - Junior lightweight - Featherweight - Junior featherweight - Bantamweight - Junior bantamweight - Flyweight - Junior flyweight - Strawweight - Atomweight


HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 175+ pounds)

1. Claressa Shields     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 16-0, 3 KO
Last: W (UD10) Danielle Perkins, Feb. 2
Next: July 26 vs. Lani Daniels


2. Danielle Perkins     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 5-1, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 2
Next: TBA


3. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 7-2, 2 KO
Last: L (KO2) Claressa Shields, July 27, 2024
Next: TBA


4. Minellis Blanco     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 6-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Paola Esther Herrera, Aug. 24
Next: TBA


5. Giovanna Gonzalez     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 6-3-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Sandra Lopez Gomez, Dec. 8
Next: TBA

Note: Raquel Miller has been removed for inactivity.


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (Up to 175 pounds)

1. Lani Daniels     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 11-2-2, 1 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Bolatito Oluwole, Sept. 7
Next: July 26 vs. Claressa Shields


2. Che Kenneally     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 5-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Angie Paola Rocha, July 20
Next: TBA


3. Angie Paola Rocha     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 16-5-3, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Lorena Carrillo, Sept. 17
Next: TBA


4. Celina Agwu     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 5-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Bolatito Oluwole, Dec. 26
Next: TBA


5. Sarah Scheurich     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 5-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Nora Komjathi, Oct. 26
Next: TBA


SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)

1. Shadasia Green     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 16-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Savannah Marshall, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Franchon Crews Dezurn     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 10-2, 2 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Citlalli Ortiz, June 6
Next: TBA


3. Hanna Gabriels     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 22-2-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Sara Anti Gabriel, Dec. 29
Next: TBA


4. Savannah Marshall     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 13-2, 10 KO
Last: L (SD10) Shadasia Green, July 11
Next: TBA


5. Melinda Watpool     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 7-1, 2 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Shadasia Green, Nov. 15
Next: TBA


MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)

1. Desley Robinson     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 10-3, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Chloe Chaos, April 11
Next: TBA


2. Olivia Curry     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 7-2-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27, 2024
Next: TBA


3. Tamm Thibeault     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 3-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Mary Casamassa, July 11
Next: TBA


4. Chloe Chaos     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 6-2-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Desley Robinson, April 11
Next: TBA


5. Mary Casamassa     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 6-1, 1 KO
Last: L (TKO5) Tamm Thibeault, July 11
Next: TBA


JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

1. Cecilia Braekhus     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 38-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maricela Cornejo, Aug. 10
Next: TBA


2. Oshae Jones     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 8-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Femke Hermans, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


3. Femke Hermans     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 18-5, 7 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Oshae Jones, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


4. Mary Spencer     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 10-2, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ogleidis Suarez, April 10
Next: TBA


5. Maricela Cornejo     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 19-7, 7 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Aug. 10
Next: TBA

Note: Ema Kozin has been removed for inactivity.


WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)

1. Mikaela Mayer     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 21-2, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Sandy Ryan, March 29
Next: TBA


2. Lauren Price     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 9-0, 2 KO
Last: W (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
Next: TBA


3. Sandy Ryan     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 7-3-1, 3 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, March 29
Next: TBA


4. Natasha Jonas     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 16-3-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Lauren Price, March 7
Next: TBA


5. Layla McCarter     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 47-13-5, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Paulina Cardona, Feb. 1
Next: TBA


JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)

1. Katie Taylor     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 25-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Chantelle Cameron     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 21-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11
Next: TBA


3. Amanda Serrano     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 47-4-1, 31 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, July 11
Next: TBA


4. Elhem Mekhaled     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 17-4, 3 KOs
Last: L (TKO6) Leila Beaudoin, June 27
Next: TBA


5. Anahi Ester Sanchez     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 26-6, 13 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Aldana Pons, May 3
Next: TBA


LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)

1. Caroline Dubois     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 11-0-1, 5 KO
Last: W (MD10) Bo Mi Re Shin, March 7
Next: TBA


2. Terri Harper     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 16-2-2, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Natalie Zimmermann, May 23
Next: TBA


3. Beatriz Fereira     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 7-0, 2 KO
Last: W (UD10) Maria Ines Ferreyra, June 7
Next: TBA


4. Stephanie Han     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 10-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (KO1) Hannah Terlep, Feb. 22
Next: TBA


5. Rhiannon Dixon     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 10-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Terri Harper, Sept. 28
Next: TBA


JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)

1. Alycia Baumgardner     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 16-1, 1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Jennifer Miranda, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Delfine Persoon     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 49-3, 19 KOs
Last: No contest (NC4) Alycia Baumgardner, Sept. 27
Next: TBA


3. Leila Beaudoin     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 11, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Elhem Mekhaled, June 27
Next: TBA


4. Maira Moneo     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 16-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Florencia Nicole Zalazar, April 5
Next: TBA


5. Jennifer Miranda     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 12-1, 1 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Alycia Baumgardner, July 11
Next: TBA


FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)

1. Amanda Serrano     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 47-4-1, 31 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Tiara Brown     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 19-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Skye Nicolson, March 22
Next: TBA


3. Nina Meinke     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 19-3, 4 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Daniela Romina Bermudez, Sept. 21
Next: TBA


4. Skye Nicolson     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 13-1, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Carla Camila Campos Gonzales, July 5
Next: TBA


5. Sarah Mahfoud     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 15-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Danila Ramos, Nov. 29
Next: TBA


JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)

1. Ellie Scotney     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 10-0, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Yamileth Mercado, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Mayelli Flores Rosquero     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 13-1-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Nazarena Romero, May 10
Next: TBA


3. Erika Cruz     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 17-2-1, 3 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Nazarena Romero, May 11
Next: TBA


4. Yamileth Mercado     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 24-4, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, July 11
Next: TBA


5. Phannarai Netisri     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 15-0, 6 KO
Last: W (UD10) Maria Magdalena Rivera, April 13
Next: TBA


BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)

1. Cherneka Johnson     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 18-2, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Shurretta Metcalf, July 11
Next: TBA


2. Dina Thorslund     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 23-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Terumi Nuki, Oct. 25
Next: TBA


3. Florencia Ayelen Juarez     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 13-1, 1 KO
Last: W (UD10) Marianela Soledad Ramirez, Oct. 5
Next: TBA


4. Diana Laura Fernandez     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 34-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Terumi Nuki, Feb. 28
Next: TBA


5. Shurretta Metcalf     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 14-5-1, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Cherneka Johnson, July 11
Next: TBA


JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)

1. Mizuki Hiruta     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 8-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Carla Merino, May 17
Next: TBA


2. Asley Gonzalez Macias     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 17-2, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mary Romero, Dec. 12
Next: TBA


3. Diana Laura Fernandez     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 34-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Terumi Nuki, Feb. 28
Next: TBA


4. Irma Garcia     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 24-5-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Gloria Gallardo, Dec. 14
Next: TBA


5. Ayelen Micaela Alejandra Granadino     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 15-2-1, 6 KO
Last: W (MD10) Micaela Milagros Lujan, June 14
Next: TBA


FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)

1. Gabriela Fundora     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 16-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Marilyn Badillo, April 19
Next: TBA


2. Kenia Enriquez     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 28-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maria Salinas, Feb. 2
Next: TBA


3. Marilyn Badillo Amaya     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 19-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: L (TKO7) Gabriela Fundora, April 19
Next: TBA


4. Gabriela Sanchez Saavedra     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 12-6, 1 KOs
Last: L (TKO7) Gabriela Fundora, Nov. 2
Next: TBA


5. Laura Wollenmann     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 11-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Karol Mazariegos Gonzalez, Dec. 14
Next: TBA


JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds)

1. Evelin Bermudez     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 21-1-1, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 8
Next: TBA


2. Jessica Nery Plata     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 30-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Dec. 16, 2023
Next: TBA


3. Lourdes Juarez     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 38-4, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Mirna Sanchez, March 7
Next: TBA


4. Sara Bailey     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 6-0, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Cristina Navarro, March 7
Next: TBA


5. Kim Clavel     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 21-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Anabel Ortiz, Feb. 27
Next: TBA


STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)

1. Yokasta Valle     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 33-3, 10 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Marlen Esparza, March 29
Next: TBA


2. Sarah Bormann     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 20-1, 7 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Isabel Rivero, April 26
Next: Sept. 13 vs. TBA


3. Sol Cudos     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 10-0-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Maria Sol Baumstarh, April 5
Next: TBA


4. Yuko Kuroki     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 24-8-2, 10 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ye Kyeng Seo, Jan. 21
Next: June 26 vs. Nanako Suzuki


5. Tenkai Tsunami     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 32-14-1, 19 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Evelin Bermudez, March 8
Next: TBA

Editor's note: Seniesa Estrada announced retirement on Oct. 23 and was removed from the rankings.


ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)

1. Tina Rupprecht     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 15-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Sumire Yamanaka, April 5
Next: TBA


2. Sumire Yamanaka     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 8-1, 3 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Tina Rupprecht, April 5
Next: TBA


3. Eri Matsuda     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 7-2-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, Nov. 23
Next: TBA


4. Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 9-0-1, 0 KOs
Last: W (1D10) Sana Hazuki, Dec. 12
Next: July 26 vs. Wisuta Sririttidet


5. Watcharaporn Namphon     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 13-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD4) Chutinan Khonghoi, April 5
Next: TBA