Women’s boxing pound-for-pound standings: A consensus selection for the top position
Claressa Shields reinforced her status at the top of the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings with a commanding unanimous decision win over Franchon Crews-Dezurn on February 22 in Detroit. She was equally clear in the voting, receiving all first-place votes from the ESPN panel.
Shields is among only two boxers in the four-belt era to achieve undisputed status in three weight classes, with Terence Crawford being the other. She unified all four major women’s heavyweight titles on February 2, 2025, by defeating Danielle Perkins and has since successfully defended her titles twice.
Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) has claimed championships in five divisions, in addition to winning Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016 while representing the United States.
Katie Taylor announced on Wednesday her desire for one final fight, preferably in Dublin, before her retirement. Currently, she holds the No. 2 position in the rankings.
While the top 10 remains unchanged, several skilled fighters are gaining attention and receiving votes, including unified junior featherweight champion Ellie Scotney, unified super middleweight champion Shadasia Green, and undisputed bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson.
Here is the current top 10.
Note: Results are accurate as of February 26.
1. CLARESSA SHIELDS 
Previous ranking: 1
RECORD: 18-0, 3 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed heavyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, February 22
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
2. KATIE TAYLOR 
Previous ranking: 2
RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
3. AMANDA SERRANO 
Previous ranking: 3
RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
DIVISION: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, January 3
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
4. GABRIELA FUNDORA 
Previous ranking: 4
RECORD: 17-0, 9 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (KO7) Alexas Kubicki, September 20
NEXT FIGHT: March 14 vs. Viviana Ruiz Corredor
5. CHANTELLE CAMERON 
Previous ranking: 5
RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Junior welterweight
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11
NEXT FIGHT: April 5 vs. Michaela Kotaskova
6. MIKAELA MAYER 
Previous ranking: 6
RECORD: 22-2, 5 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight champion and unified junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, October 30
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
7. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER 
Previous ranking: 7
RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Leila Beaudoin, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
8. LAUREN PRICE 
Previous ranking: 8
RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs
DIVISION: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
NEXT FIGHT: April 4 vs. Stephanie Pineiro Aquino
9. YOKASTA VALLE 
Previous ranking: 9
RECORD: 34-3, 10 KOs
DIVISION: Strawweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (MD10) Yadira Bustillos, December 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
10. ELIF NUR TURHAN 
Previous ranking: 10
RECORD: 13-0, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (SD10) Taylah Gentzen, January 31
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
The formula
The rankings utilize a descending points system, where a first-place vote is awarded 10 points, a second-place vote receives nine points, and so forth.
Others receiving 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. Turhan, 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. Valle, 10. Dubois
James Regan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Cameron, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Turhan, 9. Price, 10. Scotney
Bernardo Pilatti: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Valle, 10. Scotney
Andres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Scotney, 10. Turhan
Charlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Fundora, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valle, 9. Choi, 10. Nery Plata
Damian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Valle, 9. Green, 10. Scotney
ESPN experts poll
First place: Shields (8)
Second place: Taylor (7), Fundora (1)
Third place: Serrano (3), Fundora (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1)
Fourth place: Serrano (5), Fundora (2), Cameron (1)
Fifth place: Fundora (3), Mayer (3), Cameron (2)
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)
