Claressa Shields reinforced her status at the top of the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings following a commanding unanimous decision win over Franchon Crews-Dezurn on Feb. 22 in Detroit. The voting mirrored her performance, as she received every first-place vote from the ESPN panel.
Shields stands out as one of just two boxers in the four-belt era to achieve undisputed status across three weight classes—Terence Crawford being the other. She unified all four major women’s heavyweight titles on Feb. 2, 2025, with a victory over Danielle Perkins and has successfully defended her titles twice since then.
With a record of 15-0 and 3 KOs, Shields has captured titles in five different divisions, alongside Olympic gold medals from 2012 and 2016 as a representative of the U.S.
Katie Taylor revealed on Wednesday that she is looking for one final fight—preferably in Dublin—before hanging up her gloves. As it stands, she remains at No. 2 in the rankings.
While the top 10 remains unchanged, several skilled fighters are gaining attention and receiving votes, such as unified junior featherweight champion Ellie Scotney, unified super middleweight champion Shadasia Green, and undisputed bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson.
Here’s the latest top 10.
Note: Rankings are accurate as of Feb. 26.
1. CLARESSA SHIELDS 
Previous ranking: 1
RECORD: 18-0, 3 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed heavyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Feb. 22
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
2. KATIE TAYLOR Previous ranking: 2
RECORD: 25-1, 6 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
3. AMANDA SERRANO Previous ranking: 3
RECORD: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
DIVISION: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, Jan. 3
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
4. GABRIELA FUNDORA Previous ranking: 4
RECORD: 17-0, 9 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (KO7) Alexas Kubicki, Sept. 20
NEXT FIGHT: March 14 vs. Viviana Ruiz Corredor
5. CHANTELLE CAMERON Previous ranking: 5
RECORD: 21-1, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Junior welterweight
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Jessica Camara, July 11
NEXT FIGHT: April 5 vs. Michaela Kotaskova
6. MIKAELA MAYER Previous ranking: 6
RECORD: 22-2, 5 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight champion and unified junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
7. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER Previous ranking: 7
RECORD: 17-1, 7 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Leila Beaudoin, Dec. 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
8. LAUREN PRICE Previous ranking: 8
RECORD: 9-0, 2 KOs
DIVISION: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Natasha Jonas, March 7
NEXT FIGHT: April 4 vs. Stephanie Pineiro Aquino
9. YOKASTA VALLE Previous ranking: 9
RECORD: 34-3, 10 KOs
DIVISION: Strawweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (MD10) Yadira Bustillos, Dec. 19
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
10. ELIF NUR TURHAN Previous ranking: 10
RECORD: 13-0, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (SD10) Taylah Gentzen, Jan. 31
NEXT FIGHT: TBA
The methodology
The rankings derive from a points system, awarding 10 points for a first-place vote, nine for second, and so forth.
Other fighters receiving votes: Ellie Scotney (7), Shadasia Green (4), Cherneka Johnson (3), Hyun Choi (2), Jessica Nery Plata (1), Caroline Dubois (1).
Expert Opinions
Andreas Hale: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Green, 10. Scotney
Nick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Taylor, 4. Serrano, 5. Mayer, 6. Turhan, 7. Cameron, 8. Price, 9. Baumgardner, 10. Scotney
Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Price, 8. Johnson, 9. Valle, 10. Dubois
James Regan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Fundora, 5. Mayer, 6. Cameron, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Turhan, 9. Price, 10. Scotney
Bernardo Pilatti: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Valle, 10. Scotney
Andres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Fundora, 4. Serrano, 5. Cameron, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Price, 9. Scotney, 10. Turhan
Charlie Moynihan: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Funodra, 6. Mayer, 7. Baumgardner, 8. Valle, 9. Choi, 10. Nery Plata
Damian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Cameron, 4. Serrano, 5. Fundora, 6. Baumgardner, 7. Mayer, 8. Valle, 9. Green, 10. Scotney
ESPN Expert Poll Results
First place: Shields (8)
Second place: Taylor (7), Fundora (1)
Third place: Serrano (3), Fundora (2), Cameron (2), Taylor (1)
Fourth place: Serrano (5), Fundora (2), Cameron (1)
Fifth place: Fundora (3), Mayer (3), Cameron (2)
Sixth place: Baumgardner (5), Cameron (1), Mayer (1), Turhan (1)
Seventh place: Mayer (4), Baumgardner (2), Cameron (1), Price (1)
Eighth place: Price (4), Valle (2), Turhan (1), Johnson (1)
Ninth place: Valle (2), Green (2), Baumgardner (1), Price (1), Scotney (1), Choi (1)
10th place: Scotney (5), Turhan (1), Dubois (1), Nery Plata (1)
