Women’s Boxing: Fundora Ascends, Turhan Breaks into the Top 10

Claressa Shields Tops Women’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

The undisputed heavyweight champion, Claressa Shields, continues to lead the Alofoke Deportes women’s pound-for-pound ranking. Meanwhile, Amanda Serrano remains in third position after her victory over Reina Tellez on January 3rd. In other ranking news, one boxer moved up, another joined the list, and others consolidated their position in the top 10. Gabriela Fundora moves up one spot, ranking at number 4, and Mikaela Mayer remains in sixth place, after unifying three super lightweight world titles. Alycia Baumgardner and Yokasta Valle also retain their positions after notable victories. The most significant change is the entry of Elif Nur Turhan into the top 10, following her outstanding performance against Beatriz Ferreira, who until then remained undefeated. Turhan achieved a dominant TKO in the fifth round, sending Ferreira to the canvas in the first and fifth rounds before the fight was stopped.

Updated Top 10 Female

Below, the updated top 10, with results up to January 8th:

• 1. CLARESSA SHIELDS

Previous ranking: 1

RECORD: 17-0, 3 KOs DIVISION: Undisputed Heavyweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (UD10) against Lani Daniels, July 26 NEXT FIGHT: February 22 vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn

• 2. KATIE TAYLOR

Previous ranking: 2 RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs DIVISION: Unified super lightweight champion LAST FIGHT: Won (MD10) against Amanda Serrano, July 11th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 3. AMANDA SERRANO

Previous ranking: 3

RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs DIVISION: Unified featherweight champion LAST FIGHT: Won (UD10) against Reina Tellez, January 3rd NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 4. GABRIELA FUNDORA

Previous ranking: 5

RECORD: 17-0, 9 KOs DIVISION: Undisputed Flyweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (KO7) against Alexas Kubicki, September 20th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 5. CHANTELLE CAMERON

Previous ranking: 4 RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs DIVISION: Super Lightweight LAST FIGHT: Won (UD10) against Jessica Camara, July 11 NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 6. MIKAELA MAYER

Previous ranking: 6 RECORD: 22-2, 5 KOs DIVISION: Welterweight Champion and Unified Super Lightweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (UD10) against Mary Spencer, October 30th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 7. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER

Previous ranking: 7 RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs DIVISION: Unified super lightweight champion LAST FIGHT: Won (UD12) against Leila Beaudoin, December 19th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 8. LAUREN PRICE

Previous ranking: 8

RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs DIVISION: Unified Welterweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (UD10) against Natasha Jonas, March 7th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 9. YOKASTA VALLE

Previous ranking: 9

RECORD: 34-3, 10 KOs DIVISION: Minimumweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (MD10) against Yadira Bustillos, December 19th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 10. ELIF NUR TURHAN

Previous ranking: NR RECORD: 12-0, 8 KOs DIVISION: Lightweight Champion LAST FIGHT: Won (TKO5) against Beatriz Ferreira, December 6th NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

Classification Methodology

The rankings are based on a descending point system, where first place receives 10 points, second place 9 points, and so on.

Other boxers who received votes:

• Ellie Scotney (5)

• Shadasia Green (4)

• Cherneka Jonson (3)

• Hyun Choi (2)

• Jessica Nery Plata (1)

• Evelin Nazarena Bermudez (1)

Expert Voting

Andreas Hale: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Green, 10. TurhanNick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Taylor, 4. Serrano, 5. Mayer, 6. Turhan, 7. Cameron, 8. Price, 9. Baumgardner, 10. ScotneySalvador Rodriguez: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Price, 8. Johnson, 9. Valle, 10. BermudezBernardo Pilatti: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Valle, 10. ScotneyAndres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Scotney, 10. TurhanCharlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Funodra, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valle, 9. Choi, 10. Nery PlataDamian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Valle, 9. Green, 10. Scotney

Expert Survey Results

First place: Shields (5), Taylor (2) Second place: Taylor (4), Shields (2), Fundora (1) Third place: Serrano (2), Fundora (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1) Fourth place: Serrano (5), Fundora (1), Cameron (1) Fifth place: Fundora (3), Cameron (2), Mayer (2) Sixth place: Baumgardner (5), Mayer (1), Turhan (1) Seventh place: Mayer (4), Cameron (1), Baumgardner (1), Price (1) Eighth place: Price (4), Valle (2), Johnson (1) Ninth place: Valle (2), Green (2), Baumgardner (1), Scotney (1), Choi (1) Tenth place: Scotney (3), Turhan (2), Bermudez (1), Nery Plata (1)