Women’s Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: January 2026
1- Katie Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs), super-lightweight, Ireland
2- Mikaela Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), welterweight, super-welterweight, USA
3- Claressa Shields (17-0, 3 KOs), heavyweight, USA
4- Gabriela Fundora (17-0, 9 KOs), flyweight, USA
5- Dina Thorslund (23-0, 9 KOs), bantamweight, Denmark
6- Chantelle Cameron (21-1, 8 KOs), super-lightweight, England
7- Amanda Serrano (48-4-1, 31 KOs), featherweight, USA/Puerto Rico
8- Ellie Scotney (11-0, 0 KOs), super-bantamweight, England
9- Cherneka Johnson (18-2, 8 KOs), bantamweight, Australia
10- Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs), lightweight, England
11- Yokasta Valle (34-3, 10 KOs), minimumweight, Costa Rica
12- Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs), super-featherweight, USA
13- Evelin Nazarena Bermudez (22-1-1, 8 KOs), light-flyweight, Argentina
14- Lauren Price (9-0, 2 KOs), welterweight, Wales
15- Mizuki Hiruta (10-0, 2 KOs) super-flyweight, Japan
16- Lourdes Juarez (39-4, 5 KOs) light-flyweight, Mexico
17- Tiara Brown (20-0, 11 KOs), featherweight, USA
18- Elif Nur Turhan (12-0, 8 KOs) lightweight, super-featherweight, Turkey
19- Skye Nicolson (15-1, 3 KOs) super-bantamweight, Australia
20- Sandy Ryan (8-3-1, 3 KOs) welterweight, England
*Best of the rest: Terri Harper, Stephanie Han, Natasha Jonas, Desley Robinson, Beatriz Ferreira, Camila Zamorano, Yesica Nery Plata, Yamileth Mercado, Delfine Persoon, Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Oshae Jones, Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Segolene Lefebvre, Kim Clavel, Savannah Marshall, Shadasia Green, Tamm Thibeault, Emma Dolan, Stephanie Pineiro, Sarah Scheurich, and Sumire Yamanaka.
* Boxers placed in this category are listed in no particular order
Photo Credit: Sam Chinkes
Continuous monthly rankings since April 2011