Women's boxing divisional rankings: Chapman wins again; Daniels dominates at light heavyweight

Lani Daniels showed why she is the best fighter in the higher divisions by defeating Desley Robinson in a tough fight -- scorecards of 95-95, 96-94 and 97-93 -- to win the vacant IBF light heavyweight title Saturday night in New Zealand. Daniels (10-2-2, 1 KO) is also the IBF heavyweight champion.

After two consecutive draws against Tessa Tualevao in middleweight fights in 2019, Daniels has won six consecutive bouts at light heavyweight and heavyweight. She retains the top spot in the 175+ pound division. Robinson (5-2, 1 KO) was making her light heavyweight debut after fighting at junior middleweight and middleweight.

Also on the card, junior featherweight contender Mea Motu continued her incredible winning streak by defeating Chandni Mehra by unanimous decision. Motu (18-0, 6 KOs) takes the No. 5 spot at 122 pounds.

Last Friday, featherweight contender Raven Chapman dominated Lucie Sedlackova in a 10-round battle at the York Hall in London, winning a unanimous decision by scorecards of 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93. Chapman (8-0, 2 KOs) stays outside of the top 5 -- for now -- but she's getting closer to a meaningful match in the 126-pound division in 2024.

This Saturday, ESPN's No. 4 junior lightweight Beatriz Ferreira takes on Destiny Jones on the Devin Haney-Regis Prograis undercard in San Francisco. And on Sunday, in Bournemouth, England, ESPN's No. 5 welterweight Lauren Price faces Silvia Bortot, who's moving up in weight for the fight. Bortot is coming off a one-sided points loss to Mikaela Mayer in a junior welterweight bout in September.

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. Lani Daniels     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 10-2-2, 1 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Desley Robinson, Dec. 2
Next: TBA

2. Alrie Meleisea     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 6-2-1, 0 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Lani Daniels, May 27
Next: TBA

3. Raquel Miller     Previous ranking: N/R

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

4. Angie Paola Rocha     Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 14-4-3, 7 KOs
Last: L (TKO1) Raquel Miller, March 10
Next: TBA

5. Bolatito Oluwole     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 8-0, 3 KO
Last: W (UD8) Celina Agwu, Sept. 24
Next: TBA

Editor's note: Hanna Gabriels, Danielle Perkins and Oxandia Castillo have been removed for inactivity.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)

1. Savannah Marshall     Previous ranking: N/R

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

2. Shadasia Green     Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Olivia Curry, Aug. 5
Next: Dec. 15 vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn

3. Franchon Crews-Dezurn     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 8-2, 2 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Savannah Marshall, July 1
Next: Dec. 15 vs. Shadasia Green

4. Christina Hammer     Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 28-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Luiza Davydova, May 7, 2022
Next: TBA

5. Raquel Miller     Previous ranking: N/R

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

Editor's note: Christina Hammer has been removed for inactivity.

MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)

1. Claressa Shields     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maricela Cornejo, June 3
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. Olivia Curry     Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 7-2, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Shadasia Green, Aug. 5
Next: TBA

4. Mapule Ngubane     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 11-8-3, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Rushda Mallick, Aug. 23
Next: TBA

5. Desley Robinson     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 5-2, 1 KO
Last: L (MD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 2
Next: TBA

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

1. Natasha Jonas     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-2-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Kandi Wyatt, July 1
Next: Jan. 20 vs. Mikaela Mayer

2. Terri Harper     Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 14-1-2, 6 KOs
Last: Draw (MD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Oct. 7
Next: TBA

3. Marie-Eve Dicaire     Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 18-2, 1 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Nov. 12
Next: TBA

4. Ema Kozin     Previous ranking: N/R

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

5. Femke Hermans     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 17-4, 7 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 11
Next: Jan. 13 vs. TBA

WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)

1. Jessica McCaskill     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 12-3-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: TBA

2. Natasha Jonas     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 14-2-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Kandi Wyatt, July 1
Next: Jan. 20 vs. Mikaela Mayer

3. Sandy Ryan     Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 6-1-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Jessica McCaskill, Sept. 23
Next: TBA

4. Mikaela Mayer     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 19-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Silvia Bortot, Sept. 2
Next: Jan. 20 vs. Natasha Jonas

5. Lauren Price     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 5-0, 1 KO
Last: W (TD6) Lolita Muzeya, Sept. 2
Next: Dec. 10 vs. Silvia Bortot, Dec. 10

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)

1. Katie Taylor     Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 23-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25
Next: TBA

2. Chantelle Cameron     Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 18-1, 8 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, Nov. 25
Next: TBA

3. Jessica McCaskill     Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 12-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: TBA

4. Sandy Ryan     Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 6-1-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Jessica McCaskill, Sept. 23
Next: TBA

5. Oshin Derieuw     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 19-0, 7 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Francia Elena Bravo, Feb. 4
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: TBA

2. Estelle Mossely     Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 11-0, 1 KO
Last: W (UD10) Anisha Basheel, Feb. 17
Next: TBA

3. Caroline Dubois     Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 8-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD10) Magali Rodriguez, Sept. 30
Next: TBA

4. Maira Moneo     Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 13-1, 3 KO
Last: W (TKO8) Alys Sanchez, July 1
Next: TBA

5. Elhem Mekhaled     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 16-2, 3 KO
Last: W (UD8) Yuliya Kutsenko, May 28
Next: TBA

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)

1. Delfine Persoon     Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 48-3-1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Bo Mi Re Shin, May 28
Next: TBA

2. Elhem Mekhaled     Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 16-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Yuliia Kutsenko, May 28
Next: TBA

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

Record: 15-2-3, 8 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Delfine Persoon, May 28
Next: TBA

4. Beatriz Ferreira     Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 3-0, 1 KO
Last: W (UD8) Karla Ramos Zamora, July 1
Next: Dec. 9 vs. Destiny Jones

5. Hyun Mi Choi     Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 20-0-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Vanessa Bradford, Oct. 19
Next: TBA

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

FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)