Women’s boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the divisions and to make it easier for boxing fans, below is a chart of who holds each of the titles and secondary belts.
For a list of the best fighters regardless of weight class, check ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Heavyweight (Weight limit varies)
WBO (over 200 lbs.): Vacant
IBF (over 200 lbs.): Vacant
WBA: N/A
WBC (over 168 lbs.): Claressa Shields
Light heavyweight (175 lbs.)
WBO: Claressa Shields
IBF: Lani Daniels
WBA: Che Kenneally
WBC: N/A
Super middleweight (168 lbs.)
WBO: Shadasia Green
IBF: Savannah Marshall
WBA: Franchon Crews Dezurn
WBC: Franchon Crews Dezurn
Middleweight (160 lbs.)
WBO: Vacant
IBF: Desley Robinson
WBA: Claressa Shields
WBC: Claressa Shields
Junior middleweight (154 lbs.)
WBO: Ema Kozin
IBF: Oshae Jones
WBA: Mary Spencer
WBC: Ema Kozin*
*Cecilia Braekhus is the WBC interim junior middleweight champion
Welterweight (147 lbs.)
WBO: Mikaela Mayer
IBF: Natasha Jonas
WBA: Lauren Price
WBC: Natasha Jonas
Junior welterweight (140 lbs.)
WBO: Katie Taylor
IBF: Katie Taylor
WBA: Katie Taylor
WBC: Katie Taylor*
*Chantelle Cameron is the WBC interim junior welterweight champion
Lightweight (135 lbs.)
WBO: Terri Harper
IBF: Beatriz Ferreira
WBA: Katie Taylor
WBC: Caroline Dubois
Junior lightweight (130 lbs.)
WBO: Alycia Baumgardner
IBF: Alycia Baumgardner
WBA: Alycia Baumgardner
WBC: Alycia Baumgardner
Featherweight (126 lbs.)
WBO: Amanda Serrano
IBF: Nina Meinke
WBA: Amanda Serrano*
WBC: Skye Nicolson
*Jennifer Miranda is the WBA interim featherweight champion
Junior featherweight (122 lbs.)
WBO: Ellie Scotney
IBF: Ellie Scotney
WBA: Nazarena Romero
WBC: Yamileth Mercado
Bantamweight (118 lbs.)
WBO: Dina Thorslund
IBF: Shurretta Metcalf
WBA: Cherneka Johnson
WBC: Dina Thorslund
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)
WBO: Mizuki Hiruta
IBF: Irma Garcia
WBA: Clara Lescurat
WBC: Asley Gonzalez*
*Ginny Fuchs is the WBC junior bantamweight interim champion
Flyweight (112 lbs.)
WBO: Gabriela Fundora
IBF: Gabriela Fundora
WBA: Gabriela Fundora*
WBC: Gabriela Fundora
*Maria Magdalena Rivera is the WBA flyweight interim champion
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)
WBO: Evelyn Bermudez
IBF: Evelyn Bermudez
WBA: Sara Bailey
WBC: Lourdes Juarez
Strawweight (105 lbs.)
WBO: Vacant
IBF: Vacant
WBA: Vacant
WBC: Yokasta Valle*
*Umi Ishikawa is the WBC strawweight interim champion
Atomweight (102 lbs.)
WBO: Eri Matsuda
IBF: Sumire Yamanaka
WBA: Tina Rupprecht
WBC: Tina Rupprecht
Source: espn.com