Women’s Boxing: Taylor and Serrano in the Pound-for-Pound Ranking After Epic Card

Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano for the third time, closing an epic trilogy between two of the most outstanding female boxers in history. Taylor defeated Serrano by majority decision at Madison Square Garden in New York, in a card that included five women’s title fights with 17 titles at stake. With this victory, Taylor maintains her second place in the ranking, just two points behind Claressa Shields, who will defend her undisputed heavyweight championship against Lani Daniels on July 26. Serrano remains in third place, surpassing Chantelle Cameron by one point, who defeated Jessica Camara on the July 11th card. Cameron, the only boxer who has beaten Taylor, defended her WBC interim super lightweight belt, potentially setting up a trilogy fight with Taylor. Alycia Baumgardner retained her undisputed junior lightweight championship in a tough battle against Jennifer Miranda and moves up one spot, ranking at number 7. Ellie Scotney, who defeated Yamileth Mercado to unify three junior featherweight titles, debuts in the ranking at number 10.

Updated Top 10

Note: The results are up to July 17th.

• 1. CLARESSA SHIELDS     Previous Ranking: 1
• RECORD: 16-0, 3 KOs
• DIVISION: Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Danielle Perkins, Feb. 2
• NEXT FIGHT: July 26 vs. Lani Daniels

• 2. KATIE TAYLOR     Previous Ranking: 2
• RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs
• DIVISION: Undisputed Super Lightweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 3. AMANDA SERRANO     Previous Ranking: 3
• RECORD: 47-4-1, 31 KOs
• DIVISION: Unified Featherweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, July 11th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 4. CHANTELLE CAMERON     Previous Ranking: 4
• RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs
• DIVISION: Interim Super Lightweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 5. GABRIELA FUNDORA     Previous Ranking: 5
• RECORD: 16-0, 8 KOs
• DIVISION: Undisputed Flyweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (TKO7) Marilyn Badillo, April 19th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

• 6. MIKAELA MAYER     Previous Ranking: 6
• RECORD: 21-2, 5 KOs
• DIVISION: Welterweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Sandy Ryan, March 29th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 7. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER     Previous ranking: 8
• RECORD: 16-1, 7 KOs
• DIVISION: Undisputed super lightweight champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Jennifer Miranda, July 11th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 8. LAUREN PRICE     Previous ranking: 7
• RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs
• DIVISION: Unified welterweight champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 9. YOKASTA VALLE     Previous Ranking: 9
• RECORD: 33-3, 10 KOs
• DIVISION: Strawweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (SD10) Marlen Esparza, March 29th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be defined

• 10. ELLIE SCOTNEY     Previous Ranking: NR
• RECORD: 11-0, 0 KOs
• DIVISION: Undisputed Junior Featherweight Champion
• LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Yamileth Mercado, July 11th
• NEXT FIGHT: To be determined

Classification Methodology

The ranking is based on a descending points system, where first place receives 10 points, second place 9 points, and so on.

Other boxers who received votes:

• Shadasia Green (6)
• Jessica Nery Plata (3)
• Dina Thorslund (2)
• Hyun Choi (2)
• Cherneka Jonson (2)

Expert Voting

Andreas Hale: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Green, 10. ScotneyNick Parkinson: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Fundora, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Price, 9. Scotney, 10. JohnsonSalvador Rodriguez: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Cameron, 7. Price, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Scotney, 10. JohnsonBernardo Pilatti: 1. Taylor, 2. Shields, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Price, 6. Fundora, 7. Mayer, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Thorslund, 10. ValleClaudia Trejos: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Fundora, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Scotney, 9. Green, 10. ValleAndres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Fundora, 5. Serrano, 6. Price, 7. Mayer, 8. Baumgardner, 9. Valle, 10. ScotneyCharlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Mayer, 6. Fundora, 7. Valle, 8. Nery Plata, 9. Choi, 10. BaumgardnerDamian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valle, 9. Green, 10. Scotney

Expert Survey Results

First place: Shields (5), Taylor (3)Second place: Taylor (5), Shields (3)Third place: Serrano (4), Cameron (4)Fourth place: Serrano (3), Cameron (3), Fundora (2)Fifth place: Fundora (4), Mayer (2), Serrano (1), Price (1)Sixth place: Mayer (3), Fundora (2), Cameron (1), Baumgardner (1), Price (1)Seventh place: Mayer (3), Baumgardner (3), Price (1), Valle (1)

Eighth place: Baumgardner (3), Price (2), Valle (1), Scotney (1), Nery Plata (1)

Ninth place: Green (3), Scotney (2), (Valle (1), Thorslund (1), Choi (1)

Tenth place: Scotney (3), Valle (2), Johnson (2), Baumgardner (1)