Women's divisional rankings: Watpool cracks middleweight top 5 with KO win

Sep 22, 2026, 07:48 AM ET Melinda Watpool defeated Maria Dolores Hernandez Garcia in her middleweight debut in the main event of a boxing card in Brampton, Canada, on Saturday. Watpool, who moved down from super middleweight, dropped Hernandez Garcia in Round 2 before forcing referee Floyd Porter to stop the fight at 23 seconds of Round 3. It was Watpool's second consecutive stoppage victory since losing a split decision to Shadasia Green in November 2024 while challenging for the WBO super middleweight title. With the victory, Watpool enters the middleweight rankings at No. 4. 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 . HEAVYWEIGHT (OVER 175+ POUNDS) 1. Claressa Shields, Undisputed champion Record: 19-0, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Kaye Scott, Aug. 15Next: TBA 2. Danielle Perkins Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22Next: TBA 3. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse Record: 8-2, 2 KOsLast: W (UD) Sonya Dreiling, Dec. 11, 2025Next: TBA 4. Franchon Crews Dezurn Record: 10-3, 2 KOsLast: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22Next: TBA 5. Minellis Blanco Record: 8-0, 8 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Paulina Cardona, Aug. 31Next: TBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS) 1. Sarah Scheurich, IBF champion Record: 7-0, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 6, 2025Next: 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: 9-1, 9 KOsLast: W (TKO5) Dorcas Emmanuel, Aug. 15Next: 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: TBA5. Raquel Miller Previous ranking: NR Record: 14-0, 6 KOs Last: W (UD6) Adriana Araujo, April 17 Next: TBA MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS) 1. Claressa Shields, WBA and WBC champion Record: 19-0, 4 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Kaye Scott, Aug. 15Next: TBA 2. Tamm Thibeault, WBO and IBF champion Record: 5-0, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Desley Robinson, Aug. 8Next: TBA 3. Desley Robinson Record: 12-4, 4 KOsLast: L (UD10) Tamm Thibeault, Aug. 8Next: TBA4. Melinda Watpool Previous ranking NR Record: 9-1, 4 KOs Last: w (TKO3) Maria Dolores Hernandez Garcia, Sep. 19 Next: TBA 5. Kaye Scott Previous ranking: 4 Record: 5-2-1, 0 KOs Last: L (TKO6) Claressa Shields, Aug. 15 Next: TBA JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS) 1. Chantelle Cameron, WBO, WBA and WBC champion Record: 23-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, Aug. 29Next: TBA 2. Mikaela Mayer Record: 22-3, 5 KOsLast: L (UD10) Chantelle Cameron, Aug. 29Next: TBA 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: TBA 5. Elia Carranza Record: 11-2-1, 3 KOsLast: Draw (Split draw 10) Oshae Jones, June 13Next: 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: 22-3, 5 KOsLast: L (UD10) Chantelle Cameron, Aug. 29Next: TBA 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. Dilara Yucel Record: 17-0, 11 KOsLast: W (SD6) Bianka Nagy, Nov. 8, 2025Next: TBA JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS) 1. Sandy Ryan, WBC champion in recess Previous ranking: 2 Record: 9-3-1, 3 KOs Last: W (MD10) Karla Ramos Zamora, Feb. 21 Next: TBA 2. Terri Harper Previous ranking: 3 Previous ranking: NR Record: 17-3-2, 7 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Miranda Reyes, Aug. 29 Next: TBA 3. Litzy Adilene Vazquez Ochoa Previous ranking: 4 Record: 9-0, 6 KOs Last: W (MD10) Edith Soledad Matthysse, July 11 Next: TBA 4. Flora Pili Previous ranking: 5 Record: 12-1, 2 KOs Last: L (UD10) Katie Taylor, Sept. 5 Next: TBA 5. Katharina Thanderz Previous ranking: NR Record: 17-2, 2 KOs Last: W (SD6) Michaele Nogue, July 18 Next: TBA LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS) 1. Caroline Dubois, WBO and WBC champion Record: 14-0-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Amelia Moore, Aug. 29Next: TBA 2. Stephanie Han, WBA champion Record: 13-0, 3 KOsLast: W (MD10) Holly Holm, May 30Next: TBA 3. Elif Nur Turhan, IBF champion Record: 14-0, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Gabriela Tellez, June 13Next: Nov. 8 vs. Alycia Baumgardner 4. Terri Harper Record: 17-3-2, 7 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Miranda Reyes, Aug. 29Next: TBA 5. Estelle Mossely Record: 13-0-1, 1 KOLast: W (SD10) Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, July 4Next: 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: Nov. 8 vs. Elif Nur Turhan 2. Leila Beaudoin Record: 15-2, 2 KOsLast: W (UD10) Paulina Angel, June 11Next: Oct. 8 vs. Brisa Abigail Rosario Alfonzo 3. Bernice Ferreira, WBC champion Record: 11-0, 4 KOsLast: W (DQ8) Caroline Veyre, Aug. 15Next: TBA 4. Maira Moneo Record: 18-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Nahir Aymara Erlin, Aug. 1Next: TBA 5. Caroline Veyre Record: 11-2, 0 KOsLast: L (DQ8) Bernice Ferreira, Aug. 15Next: TBA FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS) 1. Amanda Serrano, WBO and WBA champion Record: 50-4-1, 32 KOsLast: W (MD12) Lucrecia Manzur, Aug. 21Next: TBA 2. Tiara Brown, WBC champion Record: 21-0, 11 KOsLast: W (UD10) Hannah Rapp, June 13Next: Nov. 8 vs. Ellie Scotney 3. Nina Meinke, IBF champion Record: 21-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Dyana Vargas, March 20Next: TBA 4. Erika Cruz Record: 19-2-1, 4 KOsLast: W (UD8) Joana Chavarria Lopez, Feb. 26Next: TBA 5. Lucrecia Manzur Record: 14-5, 7 KOsLast: L (MD12) Amanda Serrano, Aug. 21Next: TBA JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS) 1. Ellie Scotney Record: 11-0, 0 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mayelli Flores Rosquero, April 5Next: Nov. 8 vs. Tiara Brown 2. Skye Nicolson, WBC champion Record: 16-1, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mariah Turner, April 29Next: Nov. 8 vs. Miyo Yoshida 3. Yamileth Mercado Record: 25-4, 6 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Flor Rodriguez, May 21Next: TBA 4. Melissa Mortensen, WBA champion Record: 10-0, 5 KOsLast: W (SD10) Mayelli Flores, Aug. 21Next: TBA 5. Mayelli Flores Record: 13-3-1, 4 KOsLast: L (SD10) Melissa Mortensen, Aug. 21Next: TBA BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS) 1. Dina Thorslund, Undisputed champion Record: 25-0, 9 KOsLast: W (UD10) Cherneka Johnson, Aug. 8Next: TBA 2. Cherneka Johnson Record: 19-3, 8 KOsLast: L (UD10) Dina Thorslund, Aug. 8Next: TBA 3. Miyo Yoshida Record: 19-5, 1 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Edith de Jesus Flores, April 25Next: Nov. 8 vs. Skye Nicolson 4. Francesca Hennessy Record: 9-0, 2 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Aurora De Persio, May 30Next: TBA 5. Krystal Rosado-Ortiz Record: 10-1, 2 KOsLast: W (UD8) Alondra Hernandez, Aug. 8Next: TBA JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS) 1. Mizuki Hiruta, WBO champion Record: 11-0, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mai Soliman, May 23Next: TBA 2. Irma Garcia, IBF champion Record: 26-5-1, 6 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Emma Dolan, April 5Next: TBA 3. Adelaida Maria Ruiz, WBC champion Record: 19-1-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Ginny Fuchs, July 18Next: TBA 4. Nataly Delgado, WBA champion Record: 21-7-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Jasmine Artiga, June 13Next: TBA 5. Amanda Galle Record: 13-1-1, 1 KOsLast: W (UD8) Shurretta Metcalf, Aug. 8Next: TBA 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. Diana Laura Fernandez Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOsLast: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14Next: TBA 5. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz Record: 20-2, 7 KOsLast: W (UD10) Lizeth Noemi Romero Martinez, June 5Next: TBA JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS) 1. Lourdes Juarez, WBC champion Record: 40-4, 5 KOsLast: W (SD10) Yokasta Valle, May 30Next: TBA 2. Estefany Alegria, WBO, IBF and WBA champion Record: 15-1, 4 KOsLast: W (UD10) Evelin Bermudez, June 13Next: TBA 3. Jessica Nery Plata Record: 31-3, 3 KOsLast: W (UD10) Brook Sibrian, May 30Next: TBA 4. Evelin Bermudez Record: 22-2-1, 8 KOsLast: L (UD10) Estefany Alegria, June 13Next: TBA 5. Sara Bailey Record: 7-1, 0 KOsLast: W (UD10) Mariela Ribera Valverde, April 11Next: 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: 11-2-2, 3 KOsLast: L (SD10) Mercedes Rocio Reyna, Sept. 12Next: 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: 15-0, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10) Perla Perez, Aug. 22Next: TBA 4. Isabel Rivero, WBA champion Record: 13-3-1, 1 KOsLast: W (UD10) Watcharaporn Namphon, May 17Next: TBA 5. Gabriela Timar Record: 16-2, 3 KOsLast: W (MD10) Marina Loreto, Dec. 26, 2025Next: Oct. 3 vs. Sothita Sitthichai