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There was plenty of movement in women's boxing following a busy weekend. Elif Nur Turhan had to dig deep to retain the IBF lightweight title with a narrow decision win over Gabriella Tellez on Saturday in Glendale, Arizona. Turhan relied heavily on her power and experience to slug her way past Tellez to hold on to her title.

There was plenty of movement in women's boxing following a busy weekend. Elif Nur Turhan had to dig deep to retain the IBF lightweight title with a narrow decision win over Gabriella Tellez on Saturday in Glendale, Arizona. Turhan relied heavily on her power and experience to slug her way past Tellez to hold on to her title. Although Turhan remains unbeaten, she slides one spot in the lightweight rankings to No. 3, behind Stephanie Han, after being challenged for the second consecutive time. In Orlando, Florida, also on Saturday, Nataly Delgado outworked Jasmine Artiga to pull off the upset, securing a unanimous decision to claim the WBA junior bantamweight title. Delgado enters the rankings at No. 4, while Artiga slides out of the top 5 and is replaced by Shannon Ryan. That wasn't the only upset in Orlando as Esttfany Alegria dominated Evelin Bermudez to take a wide unanimous decision and nab the WBA, WBO and IBF junior flyweight titles. Alegria enters the rankings at No. 2 with the win, while Bermudez tumbles to No. 4 with the loss. On the same card, Tiara Brown retained her WBC featherweight title with a win to keep the No. 2 spot in the division, and junior middleweight Oshae Jones ran into yet another controversial decision as she appeared to do enough to beat Elia Carranza but had to settle for a split draw in a rematch of their 2025 meeting. Jones stays at No. 3, while Carranza enters the rankings at No. 5. On Thursday in Quebec City, Leila Beaudoin scored a unanimous decision win against Paulina Angel to retain her WBA interim junior lightweight title and the No. 2 spot in the division. 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. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here . For women's P4P rankings, click here . Jump to weight classes with changes: Junior middleweight | Lightweight | Junior bantamweight | Junior flyweight HEAVYWEIGHT (OVER 175+ POUNDS) 1. Claressa Shields, Undisputed champion Record: 17-0, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Feb. 22Next: TBA 2. Danielle Perkins Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22Next: TBA 3. Franchon Crews Dezurn Record: 10-3, 2 KOsLast: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22Next: TBA 4. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse Record: 8-2, 2 KOsLast: W (UD) Sonya Dreiling, Dec. 11, 2025Next: TBA 5. Minellis Blanco Record: 7-0, 7 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Paola Esther Herrera, Jan. 15Next: TBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS) 1. Sarah Scheurich, IBF champion Record: 7-0, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 6, 2025Next: July 3 vs. TBA 2. Danielle Perkins, WBA champion Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22Next: TBA 3. Lani Daniels Record: 12-4-2, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17Next: TBA 4. Che Kenneally Record: 5-1, 2 KOsLast: L (TKO6) Danielle Perkins, Feb. 22Next: TBA 5. Celina Agwu Record: 8-1, 8 KOsLast: W (TKO4) Latifat Salami, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS) 1. Lani Daniels, WBO and IBF champion Record: 12-4-1, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17Next: TBA 2. Shadasia Green Record: 16-2, 11 KOsLast: L (TKO9) Lani Daniels, April 17Next: TBA 3. Savannah Marshall Record: 13-2, 10 KOsLast: L (SD10) Shadasia Green, July 11, 2025Next: TBA 4. Franchon Crews Dezurn, WBA and WBC champion Record: 10-3, 2 KOsLast: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22Next: TBA 5. Melinda Watpool Record: 8-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Szilvia Szabados, Feb. 27Next: TBA MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS) 1. Desley Robinson, WBO and IBF champion Record: 12-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, May 30Next: TBA 2. Tamm Thibeault Record: 4-0, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Cristina Mazzotta, Sept. 27, 2025Next: TBA 3. Kaye Scott, WBA and WBC champion Record: 5-1-1, 0 KOsLast: W (MD10) Olivia Curry, Dec. 20, 2025Next: TBA 4. Olivia Curry Record: 7-3-2, 2 KOsLast: L (MD10) Kaye Scott, Dec. 20, 2025Next: TBA 5. Chloe Chaos Record: 7-2-2, 3 KOsLast: Draw (SD8) Arlene Blencowe, April 29Next: TBA JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS) 1. Mikaela Mayer, WBA and WBC champion Record: 22-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025Next: Aug. 29 vs. Chantelle Cameron 2. Chantelle Cameron, WBO champion Record: 22-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5Next: Aug. 29 vs. Mikaela Mayer 3. Oshae Jones, IBF champion Record: 10-0, 3 KOsLast: Draw (Split draw 10) Elia Carranza, June 13Next: TBA 4. Ema Kozin Record: 24-2-1, 12 KOsLast: L (SD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Oct. 4, 2025Next: TBA5. Elia Carranza Previous ranking: NR Record: 11-2-1, 3 KOs Last: Draw (Split draw 10) Oshae Jones, June 13 Next: TBA WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS) 1. Lauren Price, IBF, WBA and WBC champion Record: 10-0, 2 KOsLast: W (UD10) Stephanie Pineiro, April 4Next: TBA 2. Mikaela Mayer, WBO champion Record: 22-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025Next: Aug. 29 vs. Chantelle Cameron 3. Natasha Jonas Record: 16-3-1, 9 KOsLast: L (UD10) Lauren Price, March 7, 2025Next: TBA 4. Layla McCarter Record: 48-13-5, 14 KOsLast: W (TKO7) Liliana Palmera, Oct. 26, 2025Next: TBA 5. Ivana Habazin Record: 23-6, 7 KOsLast: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Dec. 14, 2024Next: TBA JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS) 1. Katie Taylor, WBO, IBF and WBA champion Record: 25-1, 6 KOsLast: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025Next: Sept. 5 vs. Flora Pili 2. Chantelle Cameron Record: 22-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Michaela Kotaskova, April 5Next: Aug. 29 vs. Mikaela Mayer 3. Amanda Serrano Record: 49-4-1, 32 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Cheyenne Hanson, May 30Next: TBA 4. Sandy Ryan, WBC champion in recess Record: 9-3-1, 3 KOsLast: W (MD10) Karla Ramos Zamora, Feb. 21Next: TBA 5. Edith Soledad Matthysse Record: 21-16-1, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO8) Samantha Worthington, Feb. 22Next: TBA LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS) 1. Caroline Dubois, WBO and WBC champion Record: 13-0-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5Next: TBA2. Stephanie Han, WBA champion Previous ranking: 3 Record: 13-0, 3 KOs Last: W (MD10) Holly Holm, May 30 Next: TBA 3. Elif Nur Turhan, IBF champion Previous ranking: 2 Record: 14-0, 8 KOs Last: W (UD10) Gabriela Tellez, June 13 Next: TBA 4. Terri Harper Record: 16-3-2, 6 KOsLast: L (UD10) Caroline Dubois, April 5Next: TBA 5. Holly Holm Record: 34-4-3, 9 KOsLast: L (MD10) Stephanie Han, May 30Next: TBA JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS) 1. Alycia Baumgardner, WBO, IBF and WBA champion Record: 18-1, 1 NC, 7 KOsLast: W (UD10) Bo Mi Re Shin, April 17Next: TBA 2. Leila Beaudoin Record: 15-2, 2 KOsLast: W (UD10) Paulina Angel, June 11Next: TBA 3. Caroline Veyre, WBC champion Record: 11-1, 0 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Delfine Persoon, Feb. 10Next: TBA 4. Maira Moneo Record: 17-3, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Micaela Soledad Dominguez, Feb. 21Next: TBA 5. Mea Motu Record: 24-1, 11 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Siriphon Chanbuala, Feb. 8Next: TBA FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS) 1. Amanda Serrano, WBO and WBA champion Record: 49-4-1, 32 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Cheyenne Hanson, May 30Next: TBA 2. Tiara Brown, WBC champion Record: 21-0, 11 KOsLast: W (UD10) Hannah Rapp, June 13Next: TBA 3. Dina Thorslund Record: 24-0, 9 KOsLast: W (UD10) Almudena Alvarez, Jan. 31Next: Aug. 8 vs. Cherneka Johnson 4. Nina Meinke, IBF champion Record: 21-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Dyana Vargas, March 20Next: TBA 5. Reina Tellez Record: 13-1-1, 5 KOsLast: L (UD10) Amanda Serrano, Jan. 3Next: TBANote: Sarah Mahfoud was removed due to inactivity. JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS) 1. Ellie Scotney Record: 11-0, 0 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mayelli Flores Rosquero, April 5Next: TBA 2. Mayelli Flores Rosquero Record: 13-2-1, 4 KOsLast: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 5Next: TBA 3. Skye Nicolson, WBC champion Record: 16-1, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mariah Turner, April 29Next: TBA 4. Erika Cruz Record: 19-2-1, 4 KOsLast: W (UD8) Joana Chavarria Lopez, Feb. 6Next: TBA 5. Jelena Mrdjenovich Record: 44-12-2, 19 KOsLast: W (UD8) Liliana Martinez, Sept. 19, 2025Next: TBA BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS) 1. Cherneka Johnson, Undisputed champion Record: 19-2, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Amanda Galle, Dec. 19, 2025Next: Aug. 8 vs. Dina Thorslund 2. Shurretta Metcalf Record: 15-5-1, 2 KOsLast: W (UD8) Krystal Rosado-Ortiz, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA 3. Francesca Hennessy Record: 9-0, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Aurora De Persio, May 30Next: TBA 4. Miyo Yoshida Record: 19-5, 1 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Edith de Jesus Flores, April 25Next: TBA 5. Shannon Courtenay Record: 11-3, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Sasha Booker, April 5Next: TBA JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS) 1. Mizuki Hiruta, WBO champion Record: 11-0, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mai Soliman, May 23Next: TBA2. Diana Laura Fernandez Previous ranking: 3 Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOs Last: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14 Next: TBA 3. Irma Garcia, IBF champion Previous ranking: 4 Record: 26-5-1, 6 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Emma Dolan, April 5 Next: TBA 4. Nataly Delgado, WBA champion Previous ranking: NR Record: 21-7-2, 5 KOs Last: W (UD10) Jasmine Artiga, June 13 Next: TBA 5. Shannon Ryan Previous ranking: NR Record: 11-1, 2 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Nicola Hopewell, May 2 Next: TBA Note: Asley Gonzalez Macias was removed due to inactivity. FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS) 1. Gabriela Fundora, Undisputed champion Record: 18-0, 10 KOsLast: W (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14Next: TBA 2. Marilyn Badillo Amaya Record: 19-1-1, 3 KOsLast: L (KO7) Gabriela Fundora, April 19, 2025Next: TBA 3. Gabriela Sanchez Saavedra Record: 13-6, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10 Tamara Elisabeth Demarco, March 28Next: TBA 4. Laura Wollenmann Record: 11-2, 3 KOsLast: L (UD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Oct. 29, 2025Next: TBA 5. Diana Laura Fernandez Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14Next: TBA JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS) 1. Lourdes Juarez, WBC champion Previous ranking: 2 Record: 40-4, 5 KOs Last: W (SD10) Yokasta Valle, May 30 Next: TBA 2. Estefany Alegria, WBO, IBF and WBA champion Previous ranking: NR Record: 15-1, 4 KOs Last: W (UD10) Evelin Bermudez, June 13 Next: TBA 3. Jessica Nery Plata Record: 31-3, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Brook Sibrian, May 30Next: TBA4. Evelin Bermudez Previous ranking: 1 Record: 22-2-1, 8 KOs Last: L (UD10) Estefany Alegria, June 13 Next: TBA 5. Yokasta Valle Previous ranking: 4 Record: 34-4, 10 KOs Last: L (SD10) Lourdes Juarez, May 30 Next: TBA STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS) 1. Yokasta Valle, WBC champion Record: 22-1-1, 8 KOsLast: L (SD10) Lourdes Juarez, May 30Next: TBA 2. Sarah Bormann, WBO and WBA champion Record: 21-1, 7 KOsLast: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA 3. Kim Clavel, IBF champion Record: 22-2, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Sol Cudos, Sept. 27, 2025Next: TBA 4. Yuko Kuroki Record: 25-9-2, 10 KOsLast: L (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Oct. 18, 2025Next: TBA 5. Sol Cudos Record: 11-1-2, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Daiana Jackeline Ortiz, March 7Next: TBA ATOMWEIGHT (UP TO 102 POUNDS) 1. Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos Record: 13-0-1, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10) Eri Matsuda, April 18Next: TBA 2. Sumire Yamanaka, IBF champion Record: 10-1, 3 KOsLast: W (SD10) Nao Ugawa, April 7Next: TBA 3. Camila Zamorano, WBC champion Record: 14-0, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10) Claudia Veronica Ruiz, Feb. 21Next: TBA 4. Eri Matsuda Record: 8-3-1, 1 KOsLast: L (UD10) Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos, April 18Next: TBA 5. Isabel Rivero, WBA champion Record: 13-3-1, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10) Watcharaporn Namphon, May 17Next: TBA
Estefany Alegria's (ORG) wi (LOCATION) Elif Nur Turhan (PERSON) IBF (ORG) Gabriella Tellez (PERSON) Glendale (LOCATION) Arizona (LOCATION) Turhan (LOCATION) Tellez (PERSON) Stephanie Han (PERSON) Orlando (LOCATION) Florida (LOCATION) Nataly Delgado (PERSON) Jasmine Artiga (PERSON) WBA (ORG)
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