Women’s boxing divisional rankings: New No. 1s at super middleweight and atomweight ...Middle East

Andreas HaleApr 22, 2026, 11:45 AM ET

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It was an active weekend in women’s boxing where one champion retained and one fell, while a new name tops the atomweight division.

Alycia Baumgardner turned back a late charge from Bo Ri Me Shin to retain her IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles with a hard-fought unanimous decision win. Baumgardner took an early lead but had to deal with a relentless Shin. Baumgardner appeared to be closing in on her first stoppage win in over five years, but Shin charged back in Round 6 and rattled the champion with uppercuts and crosses. Ultimately, Baumgardner’s experience came into play as she outboxed Shin with a jab and effective counterpunching to close the fight.

Baumgardner remains the No. 1 junior lightweight but the same cannot be said for her fellow Most Valuable Promotions stablemate Shadasia Green. The now former champion had sought to line up a potential superfight with top pound-for-pound fighter Claressa Shields by beating another of her former opponents, Lani Daniels. However, Daniels brought the fight to Green from the opening bell. The two engaged in ferocious exchanges but the beating eventually wore Green down, leading to a ninth-round stoppage that sent the former champion to the hospital with an apparent brain bleed. Daniels win not only lands her at No. 1 in the women’s super middleweight division but halted a two-fight losing streak while netting her the IBF and WBO titles.

Elsewhere, Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos remained unbeaten with a one-sided decision over Eri Matsuda. Olmos takes her place at the top of the atomweight division with the win while Matsuda drops to No. 4 in a weight class that is still shaking itself out following the retirement of Tina Rupprecht six months ago.

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)

Claressa Shields, left, retained the undisputed women’s heavyweight championship with a decision victory over Franchon Crews Dezurn. Lon Horwedel/AP

1. Claressa Shields

Record: 17-0, 3 KOLast: W (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Feb. 22Next: TBA

2. Danielle Perkins

Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22Next: TBA

3. Franchon Crews Dezurn

Record: 10-3, 2 KOsLast: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22Next: TBA

4. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse

Record: 8-2, 2 KOLast: W (UD) Sonya Dreiling, Dec. 11, 2025Next: TBA

5. Minellis Blanco

Record: 7-0, 7 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Paola Esther Herrera, Jan. 15Next: TBA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (Up to 175 pounds)

1. Sarah Scheurich

Record: 7-0, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA

2. Danielle Perkins

Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22Next: TBA

3. Lani Daniels

Record: 12-4-2, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17Next: TBA

4. Che Kenneally

Record: 5-1, 2 KOsLast: L (TKO6) Danielle Perkins, Feb. 22Next: TBA

5. Celina Agwu

Record: 8-1, 8 KOsLast: W (TKO4) Latifat Salami, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)

1. Lani Daniels

Previous ranking: NRRecord: 12-4-2, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17Next: TBA

2. Shadasia Green

Previous ranking: 1Record: 16-2, 11 KOsLast: L (TKO9) Lani Daniels, April 17Next: TBA

3. Savannah Marshall

Previous ranking: 2Record: 13-2, 10 KOLast: L (SD10) Shadasia Green, July 11, 2025Next: TBA

4. Franchon Crews Dezurn

Previous ranking: 3Record: 10-3, 2 KOsLast: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22Next: TBA

5. Melinda Watpool

Previous ranking: 4Record: 8-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Szilvia Szabados, Feb. 27Next: TBA

MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)

1. Desley Robinson

Record: 11-3, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Logan Holler, Oct. 18, 2025Next: May 30 vs. Mary Spencer

2. Tamm Thibeault

Record: 4-0, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Cristina Mazzotta, Sept. 27, 2025Next: TBA

3. Kaye Scott

Record: 5-1-1, 0 KOsLast: W (MD10) Olivia Curry, Dec. 20, 2025Next: TBA

4. Olivia Curry

Record: 7-3-2, 2 KOsLast: L (MD10) Kaye Scott, Dec. 20, 2025Next: TBA

5. Chloe Chaos

Record: 7-2-1, 3 KOsLast: W (UD8) Macca Jean, Aug. 23, 2025Next: April 29 vs. Arlene Blencowe

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

1. Mikaela Mayer

Record: 22-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025Next: TBA

2. Chantelle Cameron

Record: 22-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5Next: TBA

3. Oshae Jones

Record: 9-0, 3 KOsLast: W (SD10) Elia Carranza, July 25, 2025Next: TBA

4. Ema Kozin

Record: 24-2-1, 12 KOsLast: L (SD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA

5. Mary Spencer

Record: 10-3, 6 KOsLast: L (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, Oct. 30, 2025Next: May 30 vs. Desley Robinson

WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)

1. Lauren Price

Record: 10-0, 2 KOLast: W (UD10) Stephanie Pineiro, April 4Next: TBA

2. Mikaela Mayer

Record: 22-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025Next: TBA

3. Natasha Jonas

Record: 16-3-1, 9 KOsLast: L (UD10) Lauren Price, March 7, 2025Next: TBA

4. Layla McCarter

Record: 48-13-5, 14 KOsLast: W (TKO7) Liliana Palmera, Oct. 26, 2025Next: TBA

5. Ivana Habazin

Record: 23-6, 7 KOsLast: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Dec. 14, 2024Next: TBA

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)

1. Katie Taylor

Record: 25-1, 6 KOsLast: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025Next: TBA

2. Chantelle Cameron

Record: 22-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Michaela Kotaskova, April 5Next: TBA

3. Amanda Serrano

Record: 48-4-1, 31 KOsLast: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, Jan. 3Next: May 30 vs. Cheyenne Hanson

4. Sandy Ryan

Record: 9-3-1, 3 KOsLast: W (MD10) Karla Ramos Zamora, Feb. 21Next: TBA

5. Edith Soledad Matthysse

Record: 21-16-1, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO8) Samantha Worthington, Feb. 22Next: TBA

LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)

Stephanie Han, right, defeated Holly Holm by unanimous technical decision to retain her WBA lightweight title. Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Getty Images

1. Caroline Dubois

Record: 13-0-1, 5 KOLast: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5Next: TBA

2. Elif Nur Turhan

Record: 13-0, 8 KOsLast: W (SD10) Taylah Gentzen, Jan. 31Next: TBA

3. Stephanie Han

Record: 12-0, 3 KOsLast: W (Tech. UD10) Holly Holm, Jan. 3Next: May 30 vs. Holly Holm

4. Terri Harper

Record: 16-3-2, 6 KOLast: L (UD10) Caroline Dubois, April 5Next: TBA

5. Beatriz Ferreira

Record: 8-1, 2 KOLast: L (TKO5) Elif Nur Turhan, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)

1. Alycia Baumgardner

Record: 18-1, 1 NC, 7 KOsLast: W (UD10) Bo Mi Re Shin, April 17Next: TBA

2. Leila Beaudoin

Record: 14-2, 2 KOsLast: W (UD10) Victoria Noelia Bustos, April 9Next: TBA

3. Caroline Veyre

Record: 11-1, 0 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Delfine Persoon, Feb. 10Next: TBA

4. Maira Moneo

Record: 17-3, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Micaela Soledad Dominguez, Feb. 21Next: TBA

5. Mea Motu

Record: 24-1, 11 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Siriphon Chanbuala, Feb. 8Next: TBA

FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)

Tiara Brown, left, defeated Skye Nicolson by split decision to win the WBC women’s featherweight title. Photo courtesy of Matchroom Boxing

1. Amanda Serrano

Record: 48-4-1, 31 KOsLast: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, Jan. 3Next: May 30 vs. Cheyenne Hanson

2. Tiara Brown

Record: 20-0, 11 KOsLast: W (UD10) Emma Gongora, Sept. 20, 2025Next: TBA

3. Dina Thorslund

Record: 24-0, 9 KOsLast: W (UD10) Almudena Alvarez, Jan. 31Next: TBA

4. Nina Meinke

Record: 21-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Dyana Vargas, March 20Next: TBA

5. Sarah Mahfoud

Record: 15-2, 3 KOsLast: W (MD10) Danila Ramos, Nov. 29, 2024Next: TBA

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)

1. Ellie Scotney

Record: 11-0, 0 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mayelli Flores, April 5Next: TBA

2. Mayelli Flores Rosquero

Record: 13-2-1, 4 KOsLast: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 5Next: TBA

3. Skye Nicolson

Record: 15-1, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Yuliahn Luna Avila, Dec. 13, 2025Next: April 29 vs. Mariah Turner

4. Erika Cruz

Record: 19-2-1, 4 KOsLast: W (UD8) Joana Chavarria Lopez, Feb. 6Next: TBA

5. Jelena Mrdjenovich

Record: 44-12-2, 19 KOsLast: W (UD8) Liliana Martinez, Sept. 19, 2025Next: TBA

BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)

1. Cherneka Johnson

Record: 19-2, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Amanda Galle, Dec. 19, 2025Next: TBA

2. Florencia Ayelen Juarez

Record: 13-1, 1 KOLast: W (UD10) Marianela Soledad Ramirez, Oct. 5, 2024Next: TBA

3. Shurretta Metcalf

Record: 15-5-1, 2 KOsLast: W (UD8) Krystal Rosado-Ortiz, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA

4. Miyo Yoshida

Record: 18-5, 0 KOsLast: W (UD8) Beata Dudek, Feb. 1, 2025Next: April 25 vs. Edith de Jesus Flores

5. Francesca Hennessy

Record: 8-0, 1 KOLast: W (MD10) Ellie Bouttell, Jan. 31Next: TBA

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)

Mizuki Hiruta, above, retained her No. 1 spot at junior bantamweight following her unanimous decision win over Carla Merino. Courtesy of 360 Promotions

1. Mizuki Hiruta

Record: 10-0, 2 KOsLast: W (UD10) Gloria Gallardo, Nov. 22, 2025Next: May 23 vs. Mai Soliman

2. Diana Laura Fernandez

Previous ranking: 3Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14Next: TBA

3. Irma Garcia

Record: 26-5-1, 6 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Emma Dolan, April 5Next: TBA

4. Jasmine Artiga

Record: 15-0-1, 7 KOLast: W (UD10) Stephanie Silva, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA

5. Shannon Courtenay

Record: 11-3, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Sasha Booker, April 5Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Florencia Ayelen Juarez has been removed for inactivity.

FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)

Gabriela Fundora, above, defeated Alexas Kubicki by KO on Sept. 20 to retain the undisputed flyweight championship. Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images

1. Gabriela Fundora

Record: 18-0, 10 KOsLast: W (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14Next: TBA

2. Marilyn Badillo Amaya

Record: 19-1-1, 3 KOsLast: L (KO7) Gabriela Fundora, April 19, 2025Next: TBA

3. Gabriela Sanchez Saavedra

Record: 12-6, 1 KOsLast: No-contest (NC2) Tamara Elisabeth Demarco, Nov. 8, 2025Next: TBA

4. Laura Wollenmann

Record: 11-2, 3 KOsLast: L (UD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Oct. 29, 2025Next: May 9 vs. Alexas Kubicki

5. Diana Laura Fernandez

Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14Next: TBA

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds)

1. Evelin Bermudez

Record: 22-1-1, 8 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Sara Bailey, Sept. 20, 2025Next: TBA

2. Lourdes Juarez

Record: 39-4, 5 KOsLast: W (MD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Oct. 18, 2025Next: May 30 vs. Yokasta Valle

3. Jessica Nery Plata

Record: 30-3, 3 KOsLast: L (MD10) Lourdes Juarez, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA

4. Sara Bailey

Record: 7-1, 0 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mariela Ribera Valverde, April 11Next: TBA

5. Maria Luz Peral

Record: 8-0-1, 1 KOLast: W (UD10) Federica Macri, April 11Next: TBA

STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)

1. Yokasta Valle

Record: 34-3, 10 KOsLast: W (UD10) Yadira Bustillos, Dec. 19, 2025Next: May 30 vs. Lourdes Juarez

2. Sarah Bormann

Record: 21-1, 7 KOsLast: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA

3. Kim Clavel

Record: 22-2, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Sol Cudos, Sept. 27, 2025Next: TBA

4. Yuko Kuroki

Record: 25-9-2, 10 KOsLast: L (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA

5. Sol Cudos

Record: 11-1-2, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Daiana Jackeline Ortiz, March 7Next: TBA

ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)

1. Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos

Previous ranking: 4Record: 13-0-1, 1 KOLast: W (UD10) Eri Matsuda, April 185Next: TBA

2. Sumire Yamanaka

Record: 10-1, 3 KOsLast: W (SD10) Nao Ugawa, April 7Next: TBA

3. Camila Zamorano

Record: 14-0, 1 KOLast: W (UD10) Claudia Veronica Ruiz, Feb. 21Next: TBA

4. Eri Matsuda

Previous ranking: 1Record: 8-3-1, 1 KOLast: L (UD10) Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos, April 18Next: TBA

5. Isabel Rivero

Record: 12-3-1, 1 KOLast: W (MD10) Silvia Torres, Nov. 21, 2025Next: May 17 vs. Watcharaporn Namphon

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