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Women’s Boxing Pound Rankings: Fundora Moves Up; fresh name in the top ten
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 TAYLOR
Previous 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 FUNDORA
Previous 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 CAMERON
Previous 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)
David Benavidez’s move up to heavyweight no longer sounds like a fantasy after trainer Robert Garcia openly predicted victories over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder while discussing Benavidez’s future following his dominant win over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.
Robert said Benavidez already has the style and hand speed to cause trouble for boxing’s biggest names if he ultimately decides to move up.
“I think Benavidez beats all three,” Garcia told Fino Boxing as Fury, Joshua and Wilder were raised as potential future opponents. “They are ponderous compared to Benavidez. They won’t even have a chance to throw a punch. Before Ben hits them 20 times.”
Garcia admitted that Fury would still have the hardest task due to his size, but he still supported Benavidez, who was going to break him with a powerful punch.
“I think the hardest one would have to be Fury because the weight is hefty. It’s challenging,” Garcia said. “But even then, if he has his hand on Benavidez, Benavidez will throw those 20-punch combinations to the body and that’s it. That’s it.”
Robert’s comments came after Benavidez stopped Ramirez in a performance that sparked debate about how far the undefeated star can go after already winning the super middleweight and cruiserweight titles. Garcia said he still wants Benavidez to spend more time at cruiserweight before making the full move to heavyweight.
“I think he could fight at heavyweight,” Garcia said. “But I would say two years, a year and a half, three more cruiserweight fights and then I’ll move up to heavyweight.”
Garcia also mentioned Andy Ruiz Jr., Richard Torrez Jr., Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev as potential future opponents when discussing Benavidez’s future path.
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Jake Paul responded to Canelo Alvarez after the undisputed super middleweight champion previously reacted to talk of a potential fight between the two with laughing emojis on social media.
While greeting fans and media during a public appearance this week, Jake was asked what financial terms he believed would be needed to make the fight happen.
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The comment immediately drew attention due to the huge figure associated with the fight. Jake has continued to call for a fight with Canelo over the past year, despite criticism from many boxing fans and fighters who viewed the fight as unrealistic.
Jake was then asked about Canelo and responded with laughing emojis when the topic of a fight between the two came up online.
“I don’t know what that means, but he won’t laugh when I kick his ass,” Paul said.
The rivalry between the two continues to escalate publicly through interviews and exchanges on social media, even though no official negotiations have been announced.
Jake has mentioned Canelo multiple times in interviews over the past year, keeping the possibility of a future fight circulating despite widespread skepticism in boxing circles.
Canelo is currently scheduled to face Christian Mbilli later this year in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, while Jake continues to rehabilitate from injuries suffered in his December 2025 fight against Anthony Joshua.
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