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Women’s boxing rankings for pounds for pounds: Mayer is rising, Price debuts in the top ten
Mikaela Mayer continues climbing in the ESPN rankings for pounds for pounds, and Lauren Price debuted in the top ten after impressive victories.
Mayer (21-2, 5 KO) defeated Sandy Ryan on Saturday to keep the WBO welterweight title, a rematch of their controversial fight with September, which Mayer decided to decide the majority. This time Mayer dominated most of the rounds and won through the results cards 98-92, 97-93 and 97-93.
“I wanted to give Sandy Rematch because [the first time] It was a great fight. This justified the rematch: “Mayer said after the victory.” Then I think that the rematch should happen when fans want it when it is justified. We did it, but I beat Sandy twice. Now it’s time to go and go for the undisputed, i.e. Lauren Price.
Price (9-0, 2 KO), WBC Master, IBF and WBA Wawerteright, united all three lanes, breaking the former master Natasha Jonas on March 7. Jonas defeated Mayer with a divided decision in January 2024.
The unanimous victory of Price over Jonas was undisputed, winning each round in one of the referees results cards (100-90, 98-92 and 98-93). The fight between Mayer and Price would crowned the first undisputed welterweight master since Jessica McCaskill in 2022.
Together with the victories, Mayer moves one place to 6, while Price enters the rankings at number 7. Savannah Marshall has been removed to be in no activity.
Here is the current 10 best.
1. Claressa shieldsPrevious ranking: 1
Record: 16-0, 3 KO
DEPARTMENT: Unified medium weight master; Lightweight heavyweight master and the undisputed heavyweight master
Last fight: W (UD10) Danielle Perkins, February 2
Next fight: TBA
2. Katie Taylor
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 24-1, 6 KOS
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed champion of the welterweight champion, united master of lightweight
Last fight: In (UD10) Amanda Serrano, November 15
Next fight: July 11 vs. Amanda Serrano
3. Amanda SerranoPrevious ranking: 3
Record: 47-3-1, 31 KO
DEPARTMENT: Unified Feather WWWeight Master
Last fight: L (ud10) Katie Taylor, November 15
Next fight: July 11 vs. Katie Taylor
4. Chantelle CameronPrevious ranking: 4
Record: 20-1, 8 KOS
DEPARTMENT: Junior ephemeral welterweight master
Last fight: In (UD10) Patricia Berghult, November 2
Next fight: TBA
5. Gabriela Fundor
Previous ranking: 6
Record: 15-0, 7 KOS
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed Master of Fly Libra
Last fight: In (TKO7) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, November 2
Next fight: TBA
6. Mikaela MayerPrevious ranking: 7
Record: 21-2, 5 KOS
DEPARTMENT: CHEAME
Last fight: In (UD10) Sandy Ryan, March 29
Next fight: TBA
7. Lauren PricePrevious ranking: N/R
Record: 9-0, 2 KO
DEPARTMENT: Unified Walded Libra Master
Last fight: In (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
Next fight: TBA
8. Alycia BaumgardnerPrevious ranking: 9
Record: 15-1, 7 KOS
DEPARTMENT: Unquestioned Junior Delicate Master
Last fight: NC (without a competition) Delfine Persioon, September 27
Next fight: July 11 vs. Jennifer Miranda
9. Yokka ValleyPrevious ranking: 10
Record: 33-3, 10 KO
DEPARTMENT: Straw weight master
Last fight: In (SD10) Marlen Esparaza, March 29
Next fight: TBA
10. Your ThorslundPrevious ranking: N/R
Record: 23-0, 9 KO
DEPARTMENT: Unified Bantamweight Champion
Last fight: W (UD10) Terumi Nuki, Oct. 25
Next fight: TBA
Formula
The rankings are based on the decreasing points system, and 10 points received the vote in the first place, and nine points received the second place and so on.
Others receive voices: Jessica Nery Plata (2), Hyun Choi (2), Natasha Jonas (2), Ellie Scotney (2), Delfine Persioon (1), Franchon Crews-Dezurn (1), Tiara Brown (1), Evelin Nazarena Bermudez (1).
How our experts voted
Andreas Hale: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Baumgardner, 6. Fund, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Jonas, 10. Brown
Nick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fund, 5. Price, 6. Cameron, 7. Mayer, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Scotney, 10. Bermudez
Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Mayer, 5. Cameron, 6. Fund, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valley, 9. Price, 10. Crews-dezur
Bernardo Pilaattti: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Price, 6. Fund, 7. Mayer, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Thorslund, 10. Valley
Andres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fund, 5. Price, 6. Mayer, 7. Cameron, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Valley, 10. Your Thorslund
Charlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Mayer, 6. Fund, 7. Valley, 8. Price, 9. Choi, 10. Person
Damian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Fund, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valley, 9. Plata neri, 10. Price
ESPN expert survey
First place: Shields (6), Taylor (1)
Second place: Taylor (6), shields (1)
Third place: Serrano (7)
Fourth place: Cameron (4), fund (2), Mayer (1)
Fifth place: Price (3), Cameron (1), fund (1), Mayer (1), Baumgardner (1)
Sixth place: Funder (4), Mayer (2), Cameron (1)
Seventh place: Mayer (3), Baumgardner (2), Cameron (1), Dolina (1)
Eighth place: Baumgardner (3), price (2), valley (2)
Ninth place: Price (1), Valle (1), Nery Plata (1), Choi (1), Jonas (1), Thorslund (1), Scotney (1)
10th place: Price (1), Dolina (1), Thormer (1), Perseoon (1), Crehes-Depurn (1), Brown (1), Bermude (1)
Jai Opetai’s fight against Brandon Glanton is still moving forward, but veteran reporter Dan Rafael says the issue that caused the IBF title to be removed from the fight had to do with how the belt was presented during fight week. Rafael reported that IBF president Daryl Peoples believes that the organization’s title was shown as secondary to Zuffa’s belt during a recent press conference.
This explanation makes the argument about the presentation rather than the match itself. Rafael wrote that Peoples objected to the way the belts were arranged at the press, with Zuffa’s belt posed for the cameras while Opetaia held the IBF title rather than raising it in the usual manner towards the audience.
“The IBF withdrew sanctions and sent the overseer home after the journalist because IBF President Daryl Peoples felt disrespected by the belt being placed secondary to Zuffa’s,” Rafael wrote on social media.
Fight week photos reflect the arrangement Rafael described. At the final press conference on Friday, Zuffa’s belt was centered and Opetaia held the red IBF title at his side. Saturday’s weigh-in had a similar effect. Zuffa’s belt was raised over the fighters on the restart, while Opetaia continued to hold the IBF Championship on his chest. This sequence appears to have irritated the sanctioning authority.
Rafael also reported another unusual detail related to the fight. Even after the IBF dropped its sanctions, Opetai and Glanton were still expected to adhere to IBF weight rules ahead of the morning fight. Rafael said that no competitor can weigh more than ten pounds over the cruiserweight weight limit of 200.
Rafael later noticed that the IBF belt continued to appear in promotion for the event. Opetaia held the title at media events and discussed it publicly, and graphics broadcast by Zuffa covered the championship. Rafael’s account points to the dispute that raged over Zuffa’s title belt relationship during press events.
Opetaia entered fight week as the IBF cruiserweight champion after regaining the belt in a rematch victory over Mairis Briedis in 2024. The Australian continues to wear the physical belt while promoting his fight against Glanton. Once he steps into the ring and takes part in an unsanctioned fight, the IBF Championship will no longer move forward with him.
The fight remains scheduled, and reports from Rafael indicate that the split was due to belt politics and presentations at public events. The episode shows how rigorously sanctioning bodies guard the status of their championships as modern promoters introduce competitive titles.
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