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Women's boxing divisional rankings: Shields takes over another division

Claressa Shields is currently holding world titles in three weight classes, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Terrell Groggins/Getty Images

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)

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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