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Women’s boxing rankings per pound: Gabriela Fundora’s dominance fuels her rise
Another fight and another victory by knockout for Gabriela Fundora, who successfully defended her undisputed flyweight title for the third time on Saturday.
Fundora (18-0, 10 KO) brilliantly defeated Viviana Ruiz Corredor (10-3, 5 KO), the mandatory challenger for the WBA title, securing a sixth-round knockout in her first 2026 appearance. After mastering the action from the first bell, Fundora defeated Ruiz Corredor in the fifth round with a powerful left hand. A round later, with Ruiz Corredor trapped on the ropes and taking unanswered punches, referee Ray Corona stepped in to stop the fight.
The victory marked Fundora’s fourth straight stoppage and sixth in her last seven fights, further cementing her status as one of the sport’s most unsafe rising champions. The victory moves her up one spot to No. 3 in the women’s pound-for-pound rankings, passing Amanda Serrano.
Here are the current top 10.
1. CLARESSA TRICKS
RECORD: 18-0, 3 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed heavyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, February 22
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
2. KATIE TAYLOR
RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified junior welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
3. GABRIELA FUNDORAPrevious ranking: 4
RECORD: 18-0, 10 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
4. AMANDA SERRANO
Previous ranking: 3
RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Reina Tellez, January 3
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
5. CHANTELLE CAMERON
RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Junior welterweight
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11
NEXT FIGHT: April 5 vs. Michaela Kotaskova
6. MIKAELA MAYER
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 BAUMGARDNER
RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified junior lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Leila Beaudoin, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: April 17 vs. Bo Mi Re Shin
8. LAUREN PRICE
RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
NEXT FIGHT: April 4 vs. Stephanie Pineiro Aquino
9. FROM YOKA TO THE VALLEY
RECORD: 34-3, 10 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Strawweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (MD10) Yadira Bustillos, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
10. ELIF NUR TURHAN
RECORD: 13-0, 8 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (SD10) Taylah Gentzen, January 31
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 (7), Shadasia Green (4), Cherneka Johnson (3), Hyun Choi (2), Jessica Nery Plata (1), Caroline Dubois (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. Scotney
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. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Price, 8. Johnson, 9. Valley, 10. Dubois
James Regan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Cameron, 7. Baumgardner, 8. unnecessarily, 9. Price, 10. Scotney
Bernardo Pilate: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Fundora, 5. Serrano, 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. Fundora, 5. Cameron, 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 (8)
Second place: Taylor (7), Fundora (1)
Third place: Serrano (3), Fundora (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1)
Fourth place: Fundora (4), Serrano (4)
Fifth place: Cameron (3), Mayer (3), Fundora (1), Serrano (1)
Sixth place: Baumgardner (5), Cameron (1), Mayer (1), Turhan (1)
Seventh place: Mayer (4), Baumgardner (2), Cameron (1), Price (1)
Eighth place: Price (4), Valle (2), Turhan (1), Johnson (1)
Ninth place: Valle (2), Green (2), Baumgardner (1), Price (1), Scotney (1), Choi (1)
10th place: Scotney (5), Turhan (1), Dubois (1), Nery Plata (1)
David Morrell says his career isn’t over after his knockout loss to Zak Chelli last Saturday in England, but questions are already being raised about whether Morrell should return to 168 pounds after another tough run at lithe heavyweight.
Morrell was stopped in the 10th and final round after a competitive bout on the Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois heavyweight undercard. The defeat was Morrell’s second defeat in his last three fights following a decision loss to David Benavidez in February 2025.
“This doesn’t mean David Morrell’s career is over,” Morrell said on the I shownstagram. We must take this as a lesson and move on with greater strength.
“We’ll be back soon and we’ll have more news for you.”
Morrell also assured fans that he was recovering quickly from the knockout.
“For those who are worried: thank God, I am well and robust.
“A person is not measured by the number of times he falls, but by the number of times he gets up.
“This is the beginning of a fresh stage, not the end of the race.”
The loss to Chelli increased criticism of Morrell’s move to 175 pounds. Since moving up from super middleweight in August 2024, Morrell entered 2025 undefeated, but has now lost two of his last three fights since moving up to lithe heavyweight.
Morrell dropped a split decision victory over previously undefeated Imam Khataev last July before losing to David Benavidez and being stopped by Zak Chelli.
Boxing analyst Chris Mannix was among those who suggested Morrell may need to rebuild at super middleweight after the defeat.
The 28-year-old Cuban currently has a record of 12-2 with nine knockouts, having entered 2025 undefeated and viewed as one of the most perilous newborn fighters in boxing.
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