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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)
“I just don’t think they’re going to face the fire,” Hearn told iFL TV about Dana White and his company at Zuffa.
“You have years of catching, putting out fires and being bombarded with pellets and grenades to overcome this.
“I just don’t think they’ll be ready for the fire. You must be a little unwell.” [__] to do this. That’s what I do.”
Hearn also ridiculed White’s recent comments about boxing promotion and said the UFC president faces criticism now that he is in the boxing industry.
“He stank,” Hearn said.
“He’s not used to this. Don’t forget what we do, which is meeting people, giving interviews. But he had a narrative.
“He didn’t have anyone like that. That’s why he can’t do it and instead just says weird lyrics.”
Hearn later joked that White’s repeated comments about him actually helped escalate his visibility in the United States.
“I have to thank Dana White,” Hearn said.
“Every press conference he holds, he talks about me.
“I think there are people asking, ‘Who is this Eddie Hearn?’ Little Google, boss, Eddie Hearn.
Promoter Matchroom also rejected White’s recent claim that no promoter has staged more boxing events this year than Zuffa Boxing.
“The entire media audience responded, ‘Okay,’ and moved on to the next question,” Hearn said.
“Imagine if I said that. I would be fried by it in an instant.”
Hearn’s latest comments come as Zuffa Boxing continues to try to establish itself in the sport following months of public photos between White and several longtime boxing promoters.
The weigh-ins quickly turned tense when Albright apparently sent a message directly to Davis during their bout.
“Be a professional,” Albright said in a recording later released by DAZN Boxing.
The lack of weight immediately sparked a backlash online, as Davis has dealt with weight issues before. Last year, Davis lost his WBO lightweight title after losing more than four pounds ahead of his scheduled defense against Edwin De Los Santos.
Friday also marked the second time Davis has failed to make weight in his last three fights.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum admitted that Davis was having difficulty gaining 140 pounds and suggested that the problem may still exist.
“Well, obviously he has issues at 140,” Arum told Fighthype. “The problem is the next category is seven pounds. That’s a gigantic difference.”
Arum also compared Friday’s setback to the loss of Davis, who was previously more than four pounds compact before his canceled fight with De Los Santos last year.
“It was inexcusable because he was five pounds overweight,” Arum said.
“He is now 0.1 weight off which he will improve and get down to 140 or less.”
Keyshawn was later asked by DAZN what he told Albright during Friday’s matchup.
“I didn’t say anything,” Davis said. “That’s what I do. I knock people out.”
When asked what kind of performance he expected in the rematch, Keyshawn gave a compact answer.
“An unexpected spectacle.”
There was already bad blood in the rematch after their first fight in October 2023 was later changed to a no-contest after Keyshawn tested positive for marijuana. Their original meeting initially resulted in Keyshawn winning by a majority vote.
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