Ellie Scotney became a unified junior featherweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Segolene Lefebvre Saturday in Manchester, England. Scotney (9-0) entered the fight with the IBF title she previously won against Cherneka Johnson last June. Lefebvre (18-1, 1 KO) was making the fourth defense of the WBO belt she won against Paulette Cuesta in November 2021. After a back-and-forth fight, Scotney won by scorecards of 96-94, 99-91 and 97-93.
Scotney solidified her No. 2 spot in the division behind WBC champion Yamileth Mercado. Lefebvre falls one spot to No. 5
Also on the card, Rhiannon Dixon won the vacant WBO lightweight world title by defeating Karen Elizabeth Carabajal by unanimous decision (98-91, 96-93 and 97-92).
Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) suffered a cut on her forehead, but was able to drop Carabajal in Round 3. Carbajal (22-2, 3 KOs) also suffered a cut over her right eye. With the victory, Dixon makes her ranking's debut at No. 4.
Rankings will be updated every Tuesday. They'll be 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. Lani Daniels Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 10-2-2, 1 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Desley Robinson, Dec. 2
Next: TBA
2. Alrie Meleisea Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 6-2-1, 0 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Lani Daniels, May 27
Next: TBA
3. Raquel Miller Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Angie Paola Rocha, March 10
Next: TBA
4. Angie Paola Rocha Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 14-4-3, 7 KOs
Last: L (TKO1) Raquel Miller, March 10
Next: TBA
5. Bolatito Oluwole Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD8) Blessing Abisoye, Dec. 26
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Hanna Gabriels, Danielle Perkins and Oxandia Castillo have been removed for inactivity.
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. Franchon Crews-Dezurn Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 9-2, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Shadasia Green, Dec. 15
Next: TBA
3. Shadasia Green Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 13-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Dec. 15
Next: TBA
4. Raquel Miller Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Angie Paola Rocha, March 10
Next: TBA
5. Olivia Curry Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 7-2, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Shadasia Green, Aug. 5
Next: April 27 vs. TBA
Editor's note: Christina Hammer has been removed for inactivity.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)
1. Claressa Shields Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 14-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maricela Cornejo, June 3
Next: TBA
2. Savannah Marshall Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 13-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, July 1
Next: TBA
3. Mapule Ngubane Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 12-8-3, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Rita Mrwebi, Dec. 9
Next: TBA
4. Desley Robinson Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 5-2, 1 KO
Last: L (MD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 2
Next: March 23 vs. Kaye Scott
5. Jesikah Guerra Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 3-0
Last: W (MD4) Brianna Jimenez, Oct. 26
Next: TBA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)
1. Terri Harper Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 14-2-2, 6 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Sandy Ryan, March 23
Next: TBA
2. Marie-Eve Dicaire Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 18-2, 1 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Nov. 12
Next: TBA
3. Ema Kozin Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 24-1-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Hannah Rankin, Nov. 18
Next: TBA
4. Femke Hermans Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 18-4, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ester Konecna, Jan. 13
Next: TBA
5. Cecilia Braekhus Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 37-2-1, 9 KOs
Last: Draw (MD10) Terri Harper, Oct. 7
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Natasha Jonas relinquished her No. 1 spot after moving to welterweight.
WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)
Natasha Jonas keeps her IBF title via split decision vs. Mikaela Mayer Saturday night in England.
1. Natasha Jonas Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 15-2-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Mikaela Mayer, Jan. 20
Next: TBA
2. Sandy Ryan Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 7-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Terri Harper, March 23
Next: TBA
3. Jessica McCaskill Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 12-3-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: May 11 vs. Lauren Price
4. Mikaela Mayer Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 19-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Natasha Jonas, Jan. 20
Next: TBA
5. Maricela Cornejo Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 18-6, 7 KO
Last: W (UD8) Kandi Wyatt, Feb. 2
Next: TBA
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)
1. Katie Taylor Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 23-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25
Next: July 20 vs. Amanda Serrano
2. Chantelle Cameron Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 18-1, 8 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Katie Taylor, Nov. 25
Next: TBA
3. Jessica McCaskill Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 12-1, 5 KOs
Last: Draw (SD10) Sandy Ryan, Sept. 23
Next: May 11 vs. Lauren Price
4. Jessica Camara Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 12-4, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Estefania Orozco, Dec. 10
Next: April 27 vs. Hyun Mi Choi
5. Anahi Ester Sanchez Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 23-6, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Marisa Joana Portillo, Nov. 11
Next: TBA
Editor's note: Kali Reis has been removed due to inactivity. Sandy Ryan moved to welterweight.
LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)
1. Katie Taylor Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 23-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 25
Next: July 20 vs. Amanda Serrano
2. Caroline Dubois Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 9-0, 5 KO
Last: W (UD10) Miranda Reyes, Feb. 3
Next: TBA
3. Estelle Mossely Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 11-0-1, 1 KO
Last: Draw (MD10) Magali Rodriguez, April 28
Next: TBA
4. Rhiannon Dixon Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 10-0, 1 KO
Last: W (UD10) Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, April 13
Next: TBA
5. Maira Moneo Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 14-1, 3 KO
Last: W (UD10) Lizbeth Crespo, Dec. 15
Next: TBA
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)
1. Delfine Persoon Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 49-3-1 NC, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas, Nov. 6
Next: TBA
2. Elhem Mekhaled Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 16-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Yuliia Kutsenko, May 28
Next: TBA
3. Beatriz Ferreira Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 4-0, 2 KO
Last: W (KO8) Destiny Jones, Dec. 9
Next: TBA
4. Bo Mi Re Shin Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 16-2-3, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Pattarawan Thaosuwan, Oct. 8
Next: TBA
5. Hyun Mi Choi Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 20-0-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Vanessa Bradford, Oct. 19
Next: April 27 vs. Jessica Camara
Editor's note: Alycia Baumgardner has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.
FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)
1. Amanda Serrano Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 46-2-1, 30 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Danila Ramos, Oct. 27
Next: July 20 vs. Katie Taylor
2. Sarah Mahfoud Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 14-2, 3 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Skye Nicolson, April 6
Next: TBA
3. Skye Nicolson Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 10-0, 1 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Sarah Mahfoud, April 6
Next: TBA
4. Daniela Romina Bermudez Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 32-4-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Lucrecia Manzur, Sept. 23
Next: TBA
5. Nina Meinke Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 18-3, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Laura Ledezma, Oct. 28
Next: TBA vs. Amanda Serrano
Editor's note: Erika Cruz moved down to junior featherweight.
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)
1. Yamileth Mercado Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 22-3, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Paulette Valenzuela, Aug. 26
Next: April 27 vs. Linda Laura Lecca
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, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Mayerlin Rivas, Nov. 18
Next: May 11 vs. Nazarena Romero
4. Segolene Lefebvre Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 18-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 13
Next: TBA
5. Mea Motu Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 18-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Chandni Mehra, Dec. 2
Next: April 26 vs. Noppaket Srisawas
BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)
1. Dina Thorslund Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Mary Romero, Feb. 24
Next: May 25 vs. Seren Cetin
2. Diana Laura Fernandez Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8
Next: TBA
3. Yuliahn Luna Avila Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 25-4-1, 4 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Dina Thorslund, Sept. 1
Next: TBA
4. Miyo Yoshida Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 17-4, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ebanie Bridges, Dec. 9
Next: TBA
5. Nina Hughes Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 6-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Katie Healy, June 10
Next: May 11 vs. Cherneka Johnson
JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)
1. Diana Laura Fernandez Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 31-4-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Soledad del Valle Frias, March 8
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. Micaela Lujan Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 14-1-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Vanesa Lorena Taborda, Nov. 25
Next: TBA
4. Irma Garcia Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 23-5-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Stephanie Silva, Nov. 11
Next: TBA
5. Adelaida Ruiz Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 15-0-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Mayela Perez, Dec. 9
Next: TBA
FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)
1. Marlen Esparza Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 14-1, 1 KO
Last: W (MD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, July 8
Next: TBA
2. Gabriela Fundora Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Christina Cruz, Jan. 27
Next: TBA
3. Kenia Enriquez Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 28-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maria Salinas, Feb. 2
Next: TBA
4. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 14-1, 6 KOs
Last: L (MD10) Marlen Esparza, July 8
Next: TBA
5. Arely Mucino Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 32-4-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Gabriela Fundora, Oct. 21
Next: TBA
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: 19-1-1, 6 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Kim Clavel, Oct. 7
Next: TBA
3. Sarah Bormann Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 17-1, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco
4. Kim Clavel Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 17-2, 3 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Evelin Bermudez, Oct. 7
Next: April 4 vs. TBA
5. Tania Enriquez Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 21-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Cecilia Nino Rodriguez, July 29
Next: TBA
STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)
1. Seniesa Estrada Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 26-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Yokasta Valle, March 29
Next: TBA
2. Yokasta Valle Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 30-3, 9 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Seniesa Estrada, March 29
Next: TBA
3. Sarah Bormann Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 17-0, 7 KO
Last: L (SD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Dec. 16
Next: May 4 vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco
4. Tina Rupprecht Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13
Next: TBA
5. Anabel Ortiz Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 33-6, 4 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Yokasta Valle, Nov. 4
Next: TBA
ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)
1. Eri Matsuda Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 7-1-1, 1 KO
Last: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Jan. 12
Next: TBA
2. Sumire Yamanaka Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 8-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Mika Iwakawa, Jan. 12
Next: TBA
3. Tina Rupprecht Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 13-1-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Fabiana Bytyqi, Jan. 13
Next: TBA
4. Yuko Kuroki Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 22-8-2, 9 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Eri Matsuda, Jan. 12
Next: TBA
5. Fabiana Bytyqi Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 20-1-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, Jan. 13
Next: TBA