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Women’s boxing rankings per pound: Two fighters debut in the top 10

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After a weekend packed with action in women’s boxing, several top fighters made a robust case to either keep their spots or break into the top 10 of the pound-for-pound rankings – and that’s exactly what two up-to-date fighters did.

Ellie Scotney, 28, became the youngest undisputed champion in British boxing history after a unanimous decision victory over Mayelli Flores on Sunday in London, unifying all four major junior featherweight world titles. The victory puts Scotney in 9th place in the rankings.

In the main event, Caroline Dubois eliminated Terri Harper in round 6 en route to winning a unanimous decision and unifying the two lightweight titles. Dubois’ blend of speed, power and precision continues to stand out, and her performances saw her debut in the rankings in 10th place.

Chantelle Cameron also delivered a composed performance in a tight battle with Michaela Kotaskova, winning convincingly on the scorecards and remaining in fifth place.

A day earlier in Cardiff, Wales, unified welterweight champion Lauren Price overcame adversity – including cuts to her mouth and above her right eye – to earn a unanimous decision victory over Stephanie Pineiro and successfully defend her WBA, WBC and IBF titles.

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

Shields’ historic career continued in February with a major unanimous decision victory in his rematch with Franchon Crews-Dezurn to retain the undisputed heavyweight title. Shields, the undisputed champion of an unprecedented three weight divisions and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, remains the most decorated fighter in men’s and women’s boxing. She has yet to face her rival in the ring and could challenge herself by cutting down in weight to face current unified junior middleweight champion Mikaela Mayer or unified super middleweight champion Shadasia Green.


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

Taylor made a tactical performance to defeat Amanda Serrano by majority decision last July for a 3-0 trilogy win. The undisputed two-division champion said she has one fight left in her career and hopes to fight at home in Dublin, Ireland. No opponent has been announced for this latest fight, but she could be trying to reclaim the WBC title held by Sandy Ryan, who won the belt in February after vacating Taylor last September. Taylor could also move up to 147 pounds to face unified welterweight champion Lauren Price or book a rubber match with the only woman to defeat her, Chantelle Cameron.


3. GABRIELA FUNDORA

RECORD: 18-0, 10 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Fundora continued to torment the lighter weight classes, earning her fourth straight stoppage victory in a one-sided beating of Ruiz Corredora on March 14. Her skill, 5’1″ height and 69″ reach were showcased in her dominance in every fight. What makes her performance even more scary for the competition is that she was being considered in a weight class to challenge unified junior flyweight champion Evelyn Bermudez. Fundora has shown marked improvement each time and is nearing the top of this list.


4. AMANDA SERRANO

RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Reina Tellez, January 3
NEXT FIGHT: May 30 vs. Cheyenne Hanson

Serrano bounced back from her trilogy loss to Katie Taylor with a one-sided win over Reina Tellez in Puerto Rico to start 2026. Although she lost to Taylor 0-3 in close decisions, seven-division champion Serrano can take solace in the knowledge that she helped change women’s boxing with those incredible fights. Serrano has hinted that 2026 could be her last year in boxing, and the unified featherweight champion announced on April 7 that she would defend her belts against Cheyenne Hanson on May 30 in Texas.


5. CHANTELLE CAMERON

RECORD: 22-1, 8 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Michael Kotaskov, April 5
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Cameron couldn’t beat Katie Taylor and decided to move up two divisions to junior middleweight, where she became a two-division champion, defeating Kotaskova for the vacant WBO title. Cameron, the former undisputed junior welterweight champion, remains the only fighter to beat Taylor in the professional ranks, but she may not be able to make a third fight before the Irishwoman retires. However, as the 154-pound titleholder, she could choose to unify the belts with fellow champions Oshae Jones and Mikaela Mayer.


6. MIKAELA MAYER

RECORD: 22-2, 5 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Welterweight champion; junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Mary Spencer, October 30, 2025
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Mayer performed admirably in dismantling Mary Spencer in October, and after signing with Most Valuable Promotions in March, he has plenty of options for his next move. With the world titles at welterweight and junior middleweight, Mayer could gain undisputed status in both weight classes by fighting Lauren Price or Oshae Jones, respectively, but a possible clash with Claressa Shields – if they can agree on weight – would be one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing.


7. ALICE BAUMGARDNER

RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified junior lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Leila Beaudoin, December 19, 2025
NEXT FIGHT: April 17 vs. Bo Mi Re Shin

Baumgardner gave up her undisputed status to compete in championship fights lasting 12 rounds, 3 minutes per round, and handled the workload with ease, turning over Leila Beaudoin in December. Baumgardner has been considered the future face of Most Valuable Promotions women’s boxing and will be looking to make an impression when she headlines Bo Mi Re Shin on April 17 in Modern York.


8. LAUREN PRICE

RECORD: 10-0, 2 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Stephanie Pineiro, April 4
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Price won a bloody affair with Pineiro and defended her WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight titles. In just 10 professional fights, the Welsh boxer has already defeated top fighters such as Natasha Jonas, Jessica McCaskill and Pineiro. While she initially appeared to be on a collision course with Mikaela Mayer to crown the undisputed champion, her victory on Saturday saw her come face to face with Claressa Shields. Price seems to have plenty of room to climb up the P4P list.


9. ELLIE SCOTNEYPrevious ranking: NO

RECORD: 12-0, 0 KOs
DEPARTMENT: The undisputed junior featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Mayella Flores, April 5
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Scotney became the youngest undisputed women’s champion in British history with a hugely entertaining unanimous decision victory over Flores. Scotney, 28, has impressed since her professional debut in 2020, scoring victories over current undisputed bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson and former WBC junior featherweight champion Yamileth Mercado. She could hold the fort in her division against opponents like Skye Nicolson and Erika Cruz, or move up to featherweight where Amanda Serrano, Dina Thorslund and Tiara Brown would pose a sedate challenge.


10. KAROLINA DUBOISPrevious ranking: NO

RECORD: 13-0-1, 5 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Unified lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: In (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Dubois made an excellent pick for Harper at the inaugural MVPW gala in London. After working Harper out, Dubois knocked her down with a left hand in round 6 and dominated the rest of the fight. 21-year-old Dubois is strongly preparing to fight Alycia Baumgardner – who is a weight class lower than her – but a unification fight with the winner of Stephanie Han vs. seems more likely. Holly Holm 2. Dubois is extremely talented and could be knocking on the door at the top of the list in a year or two.


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: Yokasta Valle (4), Shadasia Green (4), Cherneka Johnson (3), Hyun Choi (1).


How our experts voted

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

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

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

James Regan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Cameron, 5. Serrano, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Scotney, 9. Price, 10. Dubois

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

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

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

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


ESPN expert poll

First place: Shields (8)

Second place: Taylor (7), Fundora (1)

Third place: Fundora (3), Serrano (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1)

Fourth place: Serrano (4), Fundora (3), Cameron (1)

Fifth place: Cameron (4), Fundora (1), Serrano (1), Mayer (1), Price (1)

Sixth place: Baumgardner (4), Mayer (3), Price (1)

Seventh place: Mayer (3), Baumgardner (3), Serrano (1), Price (1)

Eighth place: Scotney (2), Mayer (1), Price (1), Dubois (1), Valle (1), Johnson (1), Green (1)

Ninth place: Scotney (5), Price (3)

10th place: Dubois (4), Baumgardner (1), Valle (1), Green (1), Choi (1)

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Teofimo Lopez Targets Next Opponent After WBA Welterweight Title Victory Over Rolly Romero

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Teofimo Lopez already has his next target in mind following his victory over Rolly Romero.

Lopez claimed the WBA welterweight title with a majority decision win over Romero at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, becoming a three-division world champion in the process.

Fans have already began to speculate over who Lopez may turn his attention to next, and it didn’t take ‘The Takeover’ long to make his intentions perfectly clear.

Speaking in his post-fight press conferenceLopez revealed that he is looking to face the winner of next month’s WBC welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.

“September 12th you’ve got Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn. We’ll see what happens there, we’ll watch. Obviously Keith Connolly [Lopez’s manager] manages Conor Benn so if he wins it’s a great fight to take across the pond, and I’m rooting for it anyway.”

Lopez also admitted he could be interested in a battle with IBF champion Liam Paro, but explained why he wouldn’t want to take on WBO champion Devin Haney just yet.

“I’d rather wait for Devin at the end, and the only reason why is to reclaim the whole situation with undisputed, not undisputed. We’ll see what Devin does on that end, so it’ll either be Liam Paro next or the winner of Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.”

Lopez is referring to when he campaigned at lightweight and insisted he was undisputed champion following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, only for Haney to be recognised as the legitimate WBC titleholder, meaning there is plenty of history between the pair.

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Shakur Stevenson Analyzes Rolly Romero After Teofimo Lopezs Victory in World Title Fight

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"Shakur Stevenson Analyzes Rolly Romero After Teofimo Lopez's Victory in World Title Fight"

Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero to win the WBA welterweight title on Saturday and now Shakur Stevenson has shared his reaction.

Lopez appeared to be in control for the majority of the bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, though the scorecards had it much closer than people expected, with ‘The Takeover’ only getting the nod by majority decision after scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.

Romero did have a successful fifth round where he was able to rock Lopezbut other than that he failed to get any real foothold in the fight, as he lost his WBA crown and Lopez claimed world honours in a third division after previous reigns at 135lbs and 140lbs.

It was back in January when his time as WBO super-lightweight champion came to an end, suffering a one-sided unanimous decision defeat to the aforementioned Stevenson at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Stevenson has now posted on social media with his verdict on the win from ‘The Takeover’, praising his former rival for becoming world champion in his first bout at 147lbs.

“Yea Teofimo 3 division champ that’s 🔥”

Stevenson also paid tribute to Romero, saying he had ‘respect’ for the former champion for taking on anyone.

“Respect to Rolly a champion who will fight anybody Respect champ!!!”

Lopez now may look towards potential unification fights at 147lbs following his victory, with the winner of next month’s WBC title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn a possible option, along with battles against WBO champion Devin Haney or IBF champion Liam Paro.

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Zab Judahs Final Prediction on Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez: The Impact of KOing Sparring Partners

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Zab Judah's Final Prediction on Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez: The Impact of KOing Sparring Partners

Zab Judah has made a bold prediction ahead of tonight’s world title battle between Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez.

Romero defends his WBA welterweight title against Lopez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this evening, competing for the first time since his unanimous decision victory over Ryan Garcia in May 2025.

Lopez is attempting to become a three-division world champion after previously holding world honours at lightweight and super-lightweight, but his reign at 140lbs came to an end in January when he lost his WBO crown to Shakur Stevenson.

One man who knows what it is like to be world champion at both 140lbs and 147lbs is Judah, who notably became undisputed at welterweight back in 2005.

Speaking to MillCity BoxingJudah revealed that he is backing Romero to claim the upset victory tonight and successfully defend his belt against Lopez.

“In the past when we’ve seen Rolly in preparation for a fight, he was always on the internet saying crazy s**t, doing crazy things, this time we don’t see any of that. He’s locked in, he’s training, and I predict that Rolly Romero is going to beat Teofimo Lopez.

“From what I’ve been hearing about him in training, he’s been doing good and knocking people out.”

The winner of tonight’s bout has already been linked to a unification fight against the victor of the upcoming WBC welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn, while there are also possible match-ups with WBO champion Devin Haney or IBF champion Liam Paro.

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