Tina Rupprecht became a three-belt unified atomweight champion with a unanimous-decision victory over Eri Matsuda on Saturday in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Rupprecht (14-1-1, 3 KOs), of Bayern, Germany, dropped Matsuda in Round 1 and then kept her away the rest of the fight to win by scorecards of 97-92, 96-93 and 96-93. The victory was Rupprecht's seventh defense of the WBC belt.
Matsuda (7-2-1, 1 KO), of Miyazaki, Japan, entered the fight as the WBA and WBO champion. Matsuda was making the third defense of the WBO belt and the first of the WBA title she had won with a majority decision over Monserrat Alarcon in August 2023.
With the victory, Rupprecht takes the No. 1 spot in the division, while Matsuda drops one place to No. 2.
On Friday in Atlanta, Georgia, 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Oshae Jones earned a split-decision victory against Femke Hermans to win the IBF junior middleweight title. Jones won by scorecards of 96-94, 97-93 and 93-97.
Jones (8-0, 3 KOs), of Toledo, Ohio, makes her debut in the 154-pound rankings at No. 4, while Hermans (18-5, 7 KOs), from Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, drops two spots to No. 5.
Rankings are updated every Tuesday. They're 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.
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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: Feb. 2 vs. Danielle Perkins
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. Shadasia Green Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 15-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Melinda Watpool,Nov. 15
Next: TBA
3. Franchon Crews-Dezurn Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 9-2, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Shadasia Green, Dec. 15
Next: TBA
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: Feb. 2 vs. Danielle Perkins
2. Savannah Marshall Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 13-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1
Next: TBA
3. Melinda Watpool Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 7-1, 2 KO
Last: L (UD10) Shadasia Green, Nov. 15
Next: TBA
4. Desley Robinson Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 9-3, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Kaye Scott, Dec. 13
Next: TBA
5. Olivia Curry Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 7-2-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27
Next: TBA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)
1. Terri Harper Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 15-2-2, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Rhiannon Dixon, Sept. 28
Next: TBA
2. Ema Kozin Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 24-1-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Hannah Rankin, Nov. 18
Next: TBA
3. Cecilia Braekhus Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 38-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maricela Cornejo, Aug. 10
Next: TBA
4. Oshae Jones Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 8-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Femke Hermans, Nov. 22
Next: TBA
5. Femke Hermans Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 18-5, 7 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Oshae Jones, Nov. 22
Next: TBA
WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)
Mikaela Mayer wins the main event via majority decision to upset Sandy Ryan and become the new women's WBO welterweight champion.
1. Natasha Jonas Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 16-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ivana Habazin, Dec. 14
Next: TBA
2. Mikaela Mayer Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 20-2, 5 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 27
Next: TBA
3. Sandy Ryan Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 7-2-1, 3 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Mikaela Mayer, Sept. 27
Next: TBA
4. Lauren Price Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 8-0, 2 KO
Last: W (TKO3) Bexcy Mateus, Dec. 14
Next: TBA
5. Ivana Habazin Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 23-6, 7 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Dec. 14
Next: TBA
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano to remain undisputed champion at AT&T Stadium.
1. Katie Taylor Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 24-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Amanda Serrano, Nov. 15
Next: TBA
2. Amanda Serrano Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 47-3-1, 31 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Katie Taylor, Nov. 15
Next: TBA
3. Chantelle Cameron Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 20-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Patricia Berghult, Nov. 2
Next: TBA
4. Jessica McCaskill Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 12-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Lauren Price, May 11
Next: TBA
5. Elhem Mekhaled Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 17-3, 3 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, July 20
Next: TBA
LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)
1. Katie Taylor Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 24-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Amanda Serrano, Nov. 15
Next: TBA
2. Caroline Dubois Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 10-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD10) Maria Moneo, Aug. 3
Next: TBA
3. Terri Harper Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 15-2-2, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Rhiannon Dixon, Sept. 28
Next: TBA
4. Rhiannon Dixon Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 10-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Terri Harper, Sept. 28
Next: TBA
5. Beatriz Fereira Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 6-0, 2 KO
Last: W (UD10) Licia Boudersa, Dec. 14
Next: TBA
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)
1. Alycia Baumgardner Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 15-1, 1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: No contest (NC4) Delfine Persoon, Sept. 27
Next: TBA
2. Delfine Persoon Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 49-3, 19 KOs
Last: No contest (NC4) Alycia Baumgardner, Sept. 27
Next: TBA
3. Bo Mi Re Shin Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 16-2-3, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Pattarawan Thaosuwan, Oct. 8
Next: TBA
4. Leila Beaudoin Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 12-1, 1 KO
Last: W (UD10) Lizbeth Crespo, Aug. 17
Next: TBA
5. Christina Linardatou Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 14-3, 6 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Alycia Baumgardner, July 15
Next: TBA
FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)
1. Amanda Serrano Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 47-3-1, 31 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Katie Taylor, Nov. 15
Next: TBA
2. Skye Nicolson Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 12-0, 1 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Raven Chapman, Oct. 12
Next: TBA
3. Nina Meinke Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 19-3, 4 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Daniela Romina Bermudez, Sept. 21
Next: TBA
4. Sarah Mahfoud Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 14-2, 3 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Skye Nicolson, April 6
Next: TBA
5. Daniela Romina Bermudez Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 32-5-3, 12 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Nina Meinke, Sept. 21
Next: TBA
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: 20-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Shannon O'Connell, Oct. 4
Next: TBA
5. Phannarai Netisri Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 15-0, 6 KO
Last: W (UD10) Maria Magdalena Rivera, April 13
Next: TBA
BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)
1. Dina Thorslund Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 23-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Terumi Nuki, Oct. 25
Next: TBA
2. Diana Laura Fernandez Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 32-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Sayda Mosquera, June 7
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: 27-4-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Elizabeth Chavez Espinoza, July 13
Next: TBA
5. Miyo Yoshida Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 17-5, 0 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Shurretta Metcalf, Oct. 23
Next: TBA
JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)
1. Carla Ayelen Merino Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 14-2, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Micaela Milagros Lujan, April 27
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 Fundora Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 15-0, 7 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Nov. 2
Next: TBA
2. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 15-2, 6 KOs
Last: L (TKO7) Gabriela Fundora, Nov. 2
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: Dec. 14 vs. Arely Mucino
5. Arely Mucino Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 32-4-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Gabriela Fundora, Oct. 21
Next: Dec. 14 vs. Marlen Esparza
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: 20-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mayela Perez, Nov. 14
Next: TBA
5. Aldana Florencia Lopez Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 11-0, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Veronica Ruiz, Aug. 31
Next: TBA
STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)
1. Yokasta Valle Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 31-3, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Ramandeep Kaur, July 20
Next: TBA
2. Sarah Bormann Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 18-1, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Tamara Elisabet Demarco, May 4
Next: TBA
3. Louisa Hawton Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 12-2, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, Sept. 7
Next: TBA
4. Tenkai Tsunami Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 32-13-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Siriporn Taweesuk, June 10
Next: TBA
5. Sol Cudos Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 9-0-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Johana Zuniga, Oct. 26
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Seniesa Estrada announced retirement on Oct. 23 and was removed from the rankings.
ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)
1. Tina Rupprecht Previous ranking: No 2
Record: 14-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Eri Matsuda, Nov. 23
Next: TBA
2. Eri Matsuda Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 7-2-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, Nov. 23
Next: TBA
3. Anabel Ortiz Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 34-6, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Montserrat Alarcon, Aug. 31
Next: Dec. 12 vs. Sara Bailey
4. Sumire Yamanaka Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 8-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mika Iwakawa, Jan. 12
Next: TBA
5. Montserrat Alarcon Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 19-6-2, 0 KOs
Last: L (UD8) Anabel Ortiz, Aug. 31
Next: TBA