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Women's boxing divisional rankings: Featherweight division on hold after Serrano-Meinke postponement

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What could have been a very good matchup at featherweight between No. 1-ranked Amanda Serrano and No. 5 Nina Meinke ended with the disappointing news that Serrano had suffered a eye injury 36 hours before the fight, forcing the postponement of the bout for the WBO, IBF and WBA titles.

Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs) was scheduled to headline card in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the first time since becoming undisputed featherweight champion. According to MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian, Serrano's promoter, the champion suffered the injury on Thursday after using a product to braid her hair. Serrano said she was hoping to get better by fight time, but the issue worsened by Friday. She wore black sunglasses for the weigh-in on Friday, made weight, but wasn't cleared by the doctors to fight on Saturday.

"I'm so sorry, I came to fight, I came to put a great show for all you guys," Serrano said in the ring to the crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico. "I gave you guys everything, I put everything on the line for you guys, and I want you guys to be proud of me. I am so sorry from the bottom of my heart."

The fight is expected to be rescheduled.

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: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD8) Blessing Abisoye, Dec. 26
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: No. 1

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


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

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


3. Shadasia Green       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Dec. 15
Next: TBA


4. Raquel Miller       Previous ranking: No. 5

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


5. Olivia Curry       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 7-2, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Shadasia Green, Aug. 5
Next: April 27 vs. 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. Mapule Ngubane       Previous ranking: No. 4

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


4. Desley Robinson       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 5-2, 1 KO
Last: L (MD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 2
Next: March 23 vs. Kaye Scott


5. Jesikah Guerra       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 3-0
Last: W (MD4) Brianna Jimenez, Oct. 26
Next: TBA


 

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

1. Terri Harper       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 14-1-2, 6 KOs
Last: Draw (MD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Oct. 7
Next: March 23 vs. Sandy Ryan


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

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


3. Ema Kozin       Previous ranking: No. 4

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


4. Femke Hermans       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 18-4, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ester Konecna, Jan. 13
Next: TBA


5. Cecilia Braekhus       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 37-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: Draw (MD10) Terri Harper, Oct. 7
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. Jessica McCaskill       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 12-3-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: May 11 vs. Lauren Price


3. Mikaela Mayer       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 19-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Natasha Jonas, Jan. 20
Next: TBA


4. Sandy Ryan       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 6-1-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Jessica McCaskill, Sept. 23
Next: March 23 vs. Terri Harper


5. Maricela Cornejo       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 18-6, 7 KO
Last: W (UD8) Kandi Wyatt, Feb. 2
Next: TBA


 

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: May 11 vs. Lauren Price


4. Sandy Ryan       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 6-1-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Jessica McCaskill, Sept. 23
Next: March 23 vs. Terri Harper


5. Jessica Camara       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 12-4, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Estefania Orozco, Dec. 10
Next: April 27 vs. Hyun Mi Choi

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. Caroline Dubois       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD10) Miranda Reyes, Feb. 3
Next: TBA


3. Estelle Mossely       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 11-0-1, 1 KO
Last: Draw (MD10) Magali Rodriguez, April 28
Next: TBA


4. Maira Moneo       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 14-1, 3 KO
Last: W (UD10) Lizbeth Crespo, Dec. 15
Next: TBA


5. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 5

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: 49-3-1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas, Nov. 6
Next: TBA


2. Elhem Mekhaled       Previous ranking: No. 3

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


3. Beatriz Ferreira       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 4-0, 2 KO
Last: W (KO8) Destiny Jones, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


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

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


5. Hyun Mi Choi       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 20-0-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Vanessa Bradford, Oct. 19
Next: April 27 vs. Jessica Camara

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: 46-2-1, 30 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Danila Ramos, Oct. 27
Next: TBA vs. Nina Meinke


2. Sarah Mahfoud       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 14-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Marcela Acuna, Oct. 7
Next: April 6 vs. Skye Nicolson


3. Skye Nicolson       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 9-0, 1 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Lucy Wildheart, Nov. 25
Next: April 6 vs. Sarah Mahfoud


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 vs. Amanda Serrano

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


 

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)

1. Yamileth Mercado       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 22-3, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Paulette Valenzuela, Aug. 26
Next: TBA


2. Ellie Scotney       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 8-0, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Laura Soledad Griffa, Sept. 30
Next: April 13 vs. Segolene Lefebvre


3. Erika Cruz       Previous ranking: No 4

Record: 17-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Mayerlin Rivas, Nov. 18
Next: TBA


4. Segolene Lefebvre       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 18-0, 1 KO
Last: W (MD10) Tysie Gallagher, Nov. 24
Next: April 13 vs. Ellie Scotney


5. Mea Motu       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 18-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Chandni Mehra, Dec. 2
Next: April 26 vs. Noppaket Srisawas


 

BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)

1. Dina Thorslund       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Mary Romero, Feb. 24
Next: TBA


2. Diana Laura Fernandez       Previous ranking: No. 5

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


3. Yuliahn Luna Avila       Previous ranking: No. 2

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


4. Miyo Yoshida       Previous ranking: No. 3

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


5. Nina Hughes       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 6-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Katie Healy, June 10
Next: May 11 vs. Cherneka Johnson


 

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. Micaela Lujan       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 14-1-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Vanesa Lorena Taborda, Nov. 25
Next: TBA


4. Irma Garcia       Previous ranking: No. 5

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


5. Adelaida Ruiz       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 15-0-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Mayela Perez, Dec. 9
Next: TBA


 

FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)

1. Marlen Esparza       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-1, 1 KO
Last: W (MD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, July 8
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. 5

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


4. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 14-1, 6 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Marlen Esparza, July 8
Next: TBA


5. Arely Mucino       Previous ranking: No. 4

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: 19-1-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Kim Clavel, Oct. 7
Next: TBA


3. Sarah Bormann       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 17-1, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco


4. Kim Clavel       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 17-2, 3 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Evelin Bermudez, Oct. 7
Next: April 4 vs. TBA


5. Tania Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 4

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: 25-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Leonela Yudica, July 28
Next: March 29 vs. Yokasta Valle


2. Yokasta Valle       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 30-2, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Anabel Ortiz, Nov. 4
Next: March 29 vs. Seniesa Estrada


3. Sarah Bormann       Previous ranking: No. 3

Record: 17-0, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco


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: N/R

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


2. Sumire Yamanaka       Previous ranking: N/R

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


3. Tina Rupprecht       Previous ranking: N/R

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


4. Yuko Kuroki       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 22-8-2, 9 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Eri Matsuda, Jan. 12
Next: TBA


5. Fabiana Bytyqi       Previous ranking: No. 4

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

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