Connect with us

Boxing

Women’s Boxing Pound Rankings: Fundora Moves Up; fresh name in the top ten

Published

4 months ago

on

Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields remains atop the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings, while Amanda Serrano remains in third place after an emphatic victory over Reina Tellez on Jan. 3. Elsewhere in the rankings, one player advanced, one entered the rankings, and others further cemented their places in the top ten.

Gabriela Fundora has climbed one place to No. 4 since our last update, and Mikaela Mayer remains in No. 6 after unifying three junior middleweight world titles. Alycia Baumgardner, number 7, and Yokasta Valle, number 9, also retained their positions after amazing victories.

The biggest change concerns Elif Nur Turhan, who makes her debut in the top ten after a great performance against the previously undefeated Beatriz Ferreira. Turhan scored a dominant fifth-round TKO to win the IBF lightweight title, defeating Ferreira in the first round and again in the fifth before the fight was stopped.

Here are the current top 10.

1. CLARESSA TRICKSPrevious ranking: 1

RECORD: 17-0, 3 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed heavyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Lani Daniels, July 26
NEXT FIGHT: February 22 vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn

2. KATIE TAYLORPrevious ranking: 2

RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified junior welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

3. AMANDA SERRANOPrevious ranking: 3

RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Reina Tellez, January 3
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

4. GABRIELA FUNDORAPrevious ranking: 5

RECORD: 17-0, 9 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (KO7) Alex Kubicki, September 20
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

5. CHANTELLE CAMERONPrevious ranking: 4

RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Junior welterweight
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

6. MIKAELA MAYERPrevious ranking: 6

RECORD: 22-2, 5 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Welterweight champion and unified junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Mary Spencer, October 30
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

7. ALICE BAUMGARDNERPrevious ranking: 7

RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified junior lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Leila Beaudoin, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

8. LAUREN PRICEPrevious ranking: 8

RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

9. FROM YOKA TO THE VALLEYPrevious ranking: 9

RECORD: 34-3, 10 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Strawweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (MD10) Yadira Bustillos, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

10. ELIF NUR TURHANPrevious ranking: NO

RECORD: 12-0, 8 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO5) Beatriz Ferreira, December 6
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Formula

The rankings are based on a descending points system, where a first-place vote receives 10 points, a second-place vote receives 9 points, and so on.

Others who received votes: Ellie Scotney (5), Shadasia Green (4), Cherneka Jonson (3), Hyun Choi (2), Jessica Nery Plata (1), Evelin Nazarena Bermudez (1).

How our experts voted

Andreas Hale: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Green, 10. Unnecessarily

Nick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Taylor, 4. Serrano, 5. Mayer, 6. unnecessarily, 7. Cameron, 8. Price, 9. Baumgardner, 10. Scotney

Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Price, 8. Johnson, 9. Valley, 10. Bermudas

Bernardo Pilate: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Valley, 10. Scotney

Andres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Scotney, 10. Unnecessarily

Charlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Funodra, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valley, 9. Choi, 10. Nery Silver

Damian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Valley, 9. Green, 10. Scotney

ESPN expert poll

First place: Shields (5), Taylor (2)

Second place: Taylor (4), Shields (2), Fundora (1)

Third place: Serrano (2), Fundora (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1)

Fourth place: Serrano (5), Fundora (1), Cameron (1)

Fifth place: Fundora (3), Cameron (2), Mayer (2)

Sixth place: Baumgardner (5), Mayer (1), Turhan (1)

Seventh place: Mayer (4), Cameron (1), Baumgardner (1), Price (1)

Eighth place: Price (4), Valle (2), Johnson (1)

Ninth place: Valle (2), Green (2), Baumgardner (1), Scotney (1), Choi (1)

10th place: Scotney (3), Turhan (2), Bermudez (1), Nery Plata (1)

Related Topics:
Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Boxing

Canelo warned his path back to undisputed status would be blocked: ‘I’m standing in his way’

Published

51 minutes ago

on

April 25, 2026

By

Canelo warned his route back to undisputed will be blocked: “I’m in his way”

Canelo Alvarez could face some grave resistance if he tries to become a three-time undisputed 168-pound champion.

The 35-year-old hasn’t fought since last September, when he lost his four major super middleweight titles in a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford.

However, judging by his results, the Mexican is still able to compete at the world level, just not with such a great generation as Crawford.

But still, Canelo is ready to secure a world title shot in his next outingwhich is scheduled to take place on September 12 in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Among the names mentioned as potential opponents is Christian Mbilli, who was elevated from “interim” to full WBC champion shortly after Crawford’s retirement.

Earlier, the Frenchman achieved a fascinating 10-round draw with Lester Martinez, who was on the Canelo-Crawford card.

As for the other 168-pound champions, there’s also Jose Armando Resendiz and Osleys Iglesias, with Hamzah Sheeraz seeking to capture the vacant WBO world title on May 23.

Standing in his way is Al Begic, whom the 26-year-old must defeat on the card in the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven match before setting his sights on a fight with Canelo.

Ultimately, however, Sheeraz actually sees himself fighting the four-division world champion Ring Magazine that he can apply the WBO belt as a bargaining chip.

“I have to admit it would be nice to get Canelo. And of course it would be a lot more lucrative if I won the world title earlier.

“I’m sure his plan is to try and become undisputed [champion] again, God willing, I will become world champion on May 23. I will stand in the way of him becoming undisputed [champion].

“Maybe we will finally fight for all the belts. I feel like this fight can definitely blossom in the future.”

For an undisputed clash between Canelo and Sheeraz to take place, the pair must win their next fights well and together dethrone the remaining champions in their division.

Continue Reading

Boxing

Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Crawford knew in advance that he would have to pay $300,000. dollars fee for WBC

Published

3 hours ago

on

April 25, 2026

By

Image: Mauricio Sulaiman Says Crawford Knew $300K WBC Fee Early

Mauricio Sulaiman says Terence Crawford was aware of the WBC’s reported $300,000 penalty charge long before his undisputed fight against Canelo Alvarez last September, providing a different version of the recent dispute over the champion’s title costs

The WBC president addressed the issue during a recent interview after Crawford publicly questioned why the organization would not honor terms that he believed had been accepted by other sanctioning bodies. Sulaiman said the amount had already been communicated in advance and was not a surprise once the fight was finalized.


“He knew well in advance what the WBC estimated for this particular fight and it was supposedly 300,000. That was the upper limit,” Ring Champs said of Crawford before his fight with Canelo.

Sulaiman added that this amount is lower than the percentage the organization says it can collect under its regulations. He said the WBC capped the fee rather than applying the full rate.

The dispute became a topic of discussion after Crawford publicly responded to previous comments related to the sanctions process. Sulaiman avoided escalating the exchange, saying he did not want to personally criticize Crawford.

“I’m not going to talk bad about Crawford,” Sulaiman said.

He also said that fighters and promoters receive contracts and terms before title fights are approved, describing the process as standard practice and not something created for a single event.

“There are contracts. When you as a promoter give in and get sanctioned, there are rules,” Sulaiman said.

When a player earns tens of millions, the standard 3% suddenly becomes sedate money, and that’s when the backlash usually begins.

The comments highlight a long-standing problem in boxing, where sanction fees are often accepted during negotiations but become controversial when vast funds are involved. Huge fights usually reveal how much power the belts still carry.

Click here to sign up for our FREE newsletter

Related boxing news:

Categories Terence Crawford

Last updated: 25/04/2026 at 18:31

Continue Reading

Boxing

Errol Spence Jr.’s opponent and return date have finally been confirmed

Published

5 hours ago

on

April 25, 2026

By

Errol Spence Jr’s comeback opponent and date finally confirmed

Errol Spence Jr will make his long-awaited return this summer as he faces the former world champion away.

The 36-year-old has not fought since losing his three welterweight world titles in July 2023. when he suffered a nine-round defeat to Terence Crawford during the battle at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Before their meeting, many suspected Spence was the top dog at 147 pounds, even after a life-threatening car accident in 2019.

He eventually recovered from the traumatic incident with back-to-back victories over Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas, but suffered an undisputed defeat against Crawford.

As a result, Spence is set to make his long-overdue move to 154 pounds before his next appearance, with Report from the boxing scene that he will face former super welterweight champion Tim Tszyu on July 25 in Australia.

It was also recently reported that Tszyu had named Jeff Fenech as head coach after he fired his training team for the second time in three fights.

This followed the Australian’s unanimous decision victory over Denis Nurja in Wollongong, Australia earlier this month, which followed an equally dominant triumph over Anthony Velazquez in December at the TikTok Entertainment Center in Sydney.

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old lost in the seventh round to Sebastian Fundora in July 2025 during his last meeting at world level.

Tszyu previously lost a split decision in their first meeting before finding himself facing a three-round demolition task against Bakhram Murtazaliev in 2024.

Continue Reading
Advertisement

OUR NEWSLETTER

Subscribe Us To Receive Our Latest News Directly In Your Inbox!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Trending