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Claressa Shields 20240730 [1296x729] (Credit: Terrell Groggins/Getty Images)

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Claressa Shields is currently holding world titles in three weight classes after winning the WBC heavyweight belt and the WBO light heavyweight belt -- on the same night -- Saturday in Detroit.

Shields 15-0, 3 KOs) defeated Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse by second-round TKO in a dominant performance in front of her hometown fans. In women's boxing, the WBC's heavyweight division is for fighters 175 pounds and over. The WBO doesn't sanction a heavyweight division, but its light heavyweight is also for fighters 175 pounds and over. For that reason, Shields is now a champion at heavyweight (WBC), light heavyweight (WBO) and middleweight, where she's the undisputed champion.

"Wherever I campaign, I can find a fight," Shields said after the fight about what division she wants to be active in moving forward. "I'm going to talk to my team and decide if we want to go down and defend my middleweight titles or stay at heavyweight and chase more world titles.

With the win, Shields takes over the 175-pound and up division, while maintaining her top spot at 160 pounds.

Rankings will be updated every Tuesday. They'll be based on recent bouts, head-to-head competition and the quality of opponent. As with almost everything, until fighters square off against one another, there is a layer of subjectivity to it. Fighters who haven't fought in 18 months and don't have a fight scheduled will be removed from the rankings until they fight again.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For women's P4P rankings, click here.

175+ pounds - Super middleweight - Middleweight - Junior middleweight - Welterweight - Junior welterweight - Lightweight - Junior lightweight - Featherweight - Junior featherweight - Bantamweight - Junior bantamweight - Flyweight - Junior flyweight - Strawweight - Atomweight

 

175+ POUNDS 1. Claressa Shields*       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 15-0, 3 KO Last: W (KO2) Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, July 27 Next: TBA

2. Lani Daniels**       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 11-2-2, 1 KOs Last: W (UD10) Bolatito Oluwole, Sept. 7 Next: TBA

3. Che Kenneally***       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 14-4-3, 7 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Angie Paola Rocha, July 20 Next: TBA

4. Raquel Miller       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs Last: W (TKO1) Angie Paola Rocha, March 10 Next: TBA

5. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 7-2, 2 KO Last: L (KO2) Claressa Shields, July 27 Next: TBA

*Editor's note: Claressa Shields is the WBC heavyweight champion and the WBO light heavyweight champion.

**Editor's note: Lani Daniels is the IBF light heavyweight champion.

***Editor's note: Che Kenneally is the WBA light heavyweight champion.

 

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds) 1. Savannah Marshall       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 13-1, 10 KOs Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1 Next: TBA

2. Franchon Crews-Dezurn       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 9-2, 2 KOs Last: W (UD10) Shadasia Green, Dec. 15 Next: TBA

3. Shadasia Green       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 13-1, 11 KOs Last: W (UD10) Natasha Spence, July 20 Next: July 20 vs. Natasha Spence

4. Abril Argentina Vidal       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 10-2, 4 KOs Last: L (SD10) Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, March 7 Next: TBA

5. Olivia Curry       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 7-2-1, 2 KOs Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27 Next: TBA

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds) 1. Claressa Shields       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 15-0, 3 KOs Last: W (KO2) Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, July 27 Next: TBA

2. Savannah Marshall       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-1, 10 KOs Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1 Next: TBA

3. Mapule Ngubane       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 12-8-3, 2 KOs Last: W (UD10) Rita Mrwebi, Dec. 9 Next: TBA

4. Olivia Curry       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 7-1, 2 KOs Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27 Next: TBA

5. Melinda Watpool       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 6-0, 2 KO Last: W (UD8) Adriana Dos Santos Araujo, April 13 Next: TBA

 

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds) 1. Terri Harper       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-2-2, 6 KOs Last: L (MD10) Sandy Ryan, March 23 Next: Sept. 28 vs. Rhiannon Dixon

2. Ema Kozin       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 24-1-1, 12 KOs Last: W (SD10) Hannah Rankin, Nov. 18 Next: TBA

3. Femke Hermans       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 18-4, 7 KOs Last: W (UD6) Ester Konecna, Jan. 13 Next: TBA

4. Cecilia Braekhus       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 37-2-1, 9 KOs Last: Draw (MD10) Terri Harper, Oct. 7 Next: TBA

5. Dilara Yucel       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 16-0, 11 KOs Last: W (KO1) Sonja Pilipovic, June 22 Next: TBA

Editor's note: Natasha Jonas relinquished her No. 1 spot after moving to welterweight.

 

WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds) 1. Natasha Jonas       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 15-2-1, 8 KOs Last: W (SD10) Mikaela Mayer, Jan. 20 Next: TBA

2. Sandy Ryan       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 7-1-1, 3 KOs Last: W (TKO4) Terri Harper, March 23 Next: Sept. 27 vs. Mikaela Mayer

3. Lauren Price       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 7-0, 1 KO Last: W (TD9) Jessica McCaskill, May 11 Next: TBA

4. Ivana Habazin       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 23-5, 7 KOs Last: W (UD10) Kinga Magyar, April 20 Next: TBA

5. Mikaela Mayer       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 19-2, 5 KOs Last: L (SD10) Natasha Jonas, Jan. 20 Next: Sept. 27 vs. Mikaela Mayer

 

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds) 1. Katie Taylor       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 23-1, 6 KOs Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25 Next: Nov. 15 vs. Amanda Serrano

2. Chantelle Cameron       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 19-1, 8 KOs Last: W (MD10) Elhem Mekhaled, July 20 Next: TBA

3. Amanda Serrano       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 47-2-1, 31 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Stevie Morgan, July 20 Next: TBA

4. Jessica McCaskill       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 12-4, 5 KOs Last: L (UD10) Lauren Price, May 11 Next: TBA

5. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 17-3, 3 KOs Last: L (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, July 20 Next: TBA

Editor's note: Kali Reis has been removed due to inactivity.

 

LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds) 1. Katie Taylor       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 23-1, 6 KOs Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25 Next: Nov. 15 vs. Amanda Serrano

2. Rhiannon Dixon       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 10-0, 1 KO Last: W (UD10) Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, April 13 Next: Sept. 28 vs. Terri Harper

3. Caroline Dubois       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 10-0, 5 KO Last: W (UD10) Maria Moneo, Aug. 3 Next: TBA

4. Jessica Camara       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 13-4, 3 KOs Last: W (MD10) Hyun Mi Choi, April 27 Next: Sept. 14 vs. Bonnie Hunter

T-5. Beatriz Fereira       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 5-0, 2 KO Last: W (TUD6) Yanina del Carmen Lescano, April 27 Next: TBA

T-5. Maira Moneo       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 14-2, 3 KO Last: L (UD10) Caroline Dubois, Aug. 3 Next: TBA

 

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds) 1. Delfine Persoon       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 49-3-1 NC, 19 KOs Last: W (UD6) Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas, Nov. 6 Next: Sept. 27 vs. Alycia Baumgardner

2. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 16-3, 3 KOs Last: L (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, July 20 Next: TBA

3. Beatriz Ferreira       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 5-0, 2 KO Last: W (TUD6) Yanina del Carmen Lescano, April 27 Next: TBA

4. Bo Mi Re Shin       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 16-2-3, 9 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Pattarawan Thaosuwan, Oct. 8 Next: TBA

5. Christina Linardatou       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 14-3, 6 KOs Last: L (UD10) Alycia Baumgardner, July 15 Next: TBA

Editor's note: Alycia Baumgardner has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.

 

FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds) 1. Amanda Serrano       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 47-2-1, 31 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Stevie Morgan, July 20 Next: TBA

2. Skye Nicolson       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 11-0, 1 KOs Last: W (UD10) Dyana Vargas, July 13 Next: TBA

3. Sarah Mahfoud       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 14-2, 3 KOs Last: L (UD10) Skye Nicolson, April 6 Next: TBA

4. Daniela Romina Bermudez       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 32-4-3, 12 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Lucrecia Manzur, Sept. 23 Next: TBA

5. Nina Meinke       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 18-3, 4 KOs Last: W (UD10) Laura Ledezma, Oct. 28 Next: TBA

Editor's note: Erika Cruz moved down to junior featherweight.

 

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds) 1. Yamileth Mercado       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 24-3, 5 KOs Last: W (UD10) Ramla Ali, June 29 Next: TBA

2. Ellie Scotney       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 9-0, 0 KOs Last: W (UD10) Segolene Lefebvre, April 13 Next: TBA

3. Erika Cruz       Previous ranking: No 3

Record: 17-2-1, 3 KOs Last: Draw (SD10) Nazarena Romero, May 11 Next: TBA

4. Mea Motu       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 19-0, 7 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Noppaket Srisawas, April 26 Next: TBA

5. Segolene Lefebvre       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 18-1, 1 KO Last: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 13 Next: TBA

 

BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds) 1. Dina Thorslund       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 22-0, 9 KOs Last: W (UD10) Seren Cetin, May 25 Next: Aug. 30 vs. Terumi Nuki

2. Diana Laura Fernandez       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8 Next: TBA

3. Cherneka Johnson       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 16-2, 6 KOs Last: W (MD10) Nina Hughes, May 11 Next: TBA

4. Yuliahn Luna Avila       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 25-4-1, 4 KOs Last: L (UD10) Dina Thorslund, Sept. 1 Next: TBA

5. Miyo Yoshida       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 17-4, 0 KOs Last: W (UD10) Ebanie Bridges, Dec. 9 Next: TBA

 

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds) 1. Diana Laura Fernandez       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8 Next: TBA

2. Asley Gonzalez Macias       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 16-2, 7 KOs Last: W (SD10) Lourdes Juarez, March 25 Next: TBA

3. Irma Garcia       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 23-5-1, 4 KOs Last: W (UD10) Stephanie Silva, Nov. 11 Next: TBA

4. Mizuki Hiruta       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 6-0, 2 KOs Last: W (TKO6) Ji Hyun Park, Jan. 12 Next: TBA

5. Clara Lescurat       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 11-0, 4 KOs Last: W (UD10) Linn Sandstrom, April 24 Next: TBA

 

FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds) 1. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 15-1, 6 KOs Last: w (MD10) Marlen Esparza, April 27 Next: TBA

2. Gabriela Fundora       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs Last: W (TKO10) Christina Cruz, Jan. 27 Next: TBA

3. Kenia Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 28-1, 11 KOs Last: W (UD10) Maria Salinas, Feb. 2 Next: TBA

4. Marlen Esparza       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 14-2, 1 KO Last: L (MD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, April 27 Next: TBA

5. Arely Mucino       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 32-4-2, 11 KOs Last: L (KO5) Gabriela Fundora, Oct. 21 Next: TBA

 

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds) 1. Jessica Nery Plata       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 30-2, 3 KOs Last: W (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Dec. 16 Next: TBA

2. Evelin Bermudez       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 20-1-1, 7 KOs Last: W (TKO8) Jessica Basulto Salazar, May 4 Next: TBA

3. Yesica Yolanda Bopp       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 39-3, 17 KOs Last: W (UD10) Roxana Maria Colmenarez, Dec. 16 Next: TBA

4. Kim Clavel       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 19-2, 3 KOs Last: W (UD10) Katherine Renee Lindenmuth, May 16 Next: TBA

5. Tania Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 21-1, 10 KOs Last: W (TKO1) Cecilia Nino Rodriguez, July 29 Next: TBA

 

STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds) 1. Seniesa Estrada       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 26-0, 9 KOs Last: W (UD10) Yokasta Valle, March 29 Next: TBA

2. Yokasta Valle       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 30-3, 9 KOs Last: L (UD10) Seniesa Estrada, March 29 Next: TBA

3. Sarah Bormann       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 18-1, 7 KO Last: W (UD10) Tamara Elisabet Demarco, May 4 Next: TBA

4. Tina Rupprecht       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13 Next: TBA

5. Anabel Ortiz       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 33-6, 4 KOs Last: L (UD10) Yokasta Valle, Nov. 4 Next: TBA

 

ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds) 1. Eri Matsuda       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 7-1-1, 1 KO Last: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Jan. 12 Next: TBA

2. Sumire Yamanaka       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 8-0, 3 KOs Last: W (UD10) Mika Iwakawa, Jan. 12 Next: TBA

3. Tina Rupprecht       Previous ranking: No 3

Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13 Next: TBA

4. Montserrat Alarcon       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 19-5-2, 0 KOs Last: W (UD8) Cecilia Mendoza, Oct. 27 Next: TBA

5. Fabiana Bytyqi       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 20-1-2, 5 KOs Last: L (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, Jan. 13 Next: TBA