Baumgardner's win shakes up women's pound-for-pound rankings

Alycia Baumgardner accomplished a few things thanks to defeating Elif Nur Turhan on Sunday. She won the IBF lightweight title, became a two-division world champion, and climbed in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings.

Baumgardner moved up in weight and dominated Turhan en route to a unanimous decision victory in Arlington, Texas. All three judges scored the fight 100-90, giving Baumgardner every round on their scorecards.

Baumgardner, who remains the WBO, IBF and WBA junior lightweight champion, could stay at 135 pounds to pursue a four-belt unification fight against the winner of the February bout between Caroline Dubois and Stephanie Han, who will fight for the WBO, WBA and WBC lightweight titles.

Amanda Serrano, who is scheduled to make her final boxing appearance in January against Skye Falzon, drops one spot to No. 5 to make room for Baumgardner at No. 4.

Baumgardner's rise in the rankings also led to changes near the bottom of the list. Ellie Scotney and Dina Thorslund each move up, while Mikaela Mayer falls to No. 9.

Here's the top 10.

Note: Results are current through Nov. 12.

1. CLARESSA SHIELDS

RECORD: 19-0, 4 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed heavyweight champion; unified middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO6) Kaye Scott, Aug. 15
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Another fight, another win for Shields. This time, the undisputed heavyweight champion moved down to middleweight and defeated Scott by TKO to reclaim the WBC and WBA world titles. Shields is looking to defend her 160-pound titles against unified welterweight champion Lauren Price, or recently crowned unified middleweight champion Tamm Thibeault.

2. GABRIELA FUNDORA

RECORD: 18-0, 10 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed flyweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14
NEXT FIGHT: Nov. 20 vs. Jasmina Zapotoczna

Fundora is dominating the competition at flyweight. She stopped Ruiz Corredor in the sixth round in March to extend her KO streak to four fights. At 5-foot-9 with a 69-inch reach, Fundora presents a difficult matchup for anyone in the division. After her next fight against Zapotoczna, Fundora could make her way down one weight class to challenge unified junior flyweight champion Estefania Alegria, who dethroned Evelin Bermudez to win the WBO, IBF and WBA titles.

3. CHANTELLE CAMERON

RECORD: 23-1, 8 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior middleweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, Aug. 29
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Cameron, the only fighter to defeat Katie Taylor in the pro ranks, is a two-division champion and former undisputed junior welterweight champion. She currently holds the WBA, WBO and WBC junior middleweight belts following her unanimous decision victory against Mayer. With Taylor retiring after her Sept. 5 fight, Cameron, who is 1-1 against Taylor, won't have a chance for a trilogy fight with Taylor, but a rematch with Mayer or a unification fight against IBF champion Oshae Jones could be next for her.

4. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER     Previous ranking: 5

RECORD: 19-1-1 NC, 7 KOs
DIVISION: Unified junior lightweight champion and lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Elif Nur Turhan, Nov. 8
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Baumgardner won her first junior lightweight world title against Terri Harper in 2021 and has fought exclusively in title bouts since. She became the undisputed junior lightweight champion by defeating Elhem Mekhaled in February 2023 and made three successful defenses before vacating the WBC belt to fight 12 three-minute rounds against Leila Beaudoin in December 2025. With little left to accomplish at 130 pounds, Baumgardner moved up in weight and dominated Turhan to win the IBF lightweight title and become a two-division champion.

5. AMANDA SERRANO     Previous ranking: 4

RECORD: 50-4-1, 32 KOs
DIVISION: Unified featherweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (MD12) Lucrecia Manzur, Aug. 21
NEXT FIGHT: Jan. 9 vs. Skye Falzon

Serrano is arguably the most accomplished female fighter in professional boxing. She has won world titles in seven divisions, from junior flyweight (108 pounds) to junior welterweight (140 pounds). In May, Serrano scored a second-round TKO of Cheyenne Hanson in her second fight of 2026, tying Christy Martin's record with 32 knockouts. Serrano had a chance to break the record against Manzur, but settled for a majority decision victory. Serrano will get another chance when she faces Falzon in what would be the last fight of her Hall of Fame career.

6. LAUREN PRICE     Previous ranking: 7

RECORD: 10-0, 2 KOs
DIVISION: Unified welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Stephanie Pineiro, April 4
NEXT FIGHT: Nov. 20 vs. Michaela Kotaskova

Price, a gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, has just 10 professional fights but she has taken full advantage of every opportunity. Price defeated Jessica McCaskill in May 2024 to become the WBA welterweight champion and added the WBC and IBF belts in a dominant performance against Natasha Jonas in March 2025 before defending the belts against Pineiro. Price will face mandatory challenger Kotaskova next, but a megafight against Claressa Shields could happen next year if Price decides to move up in weight.

T-7. ELLIE SCOTNEY     Previous ranking: 8

RECORD: 12-0, 0 KOs
DIVISION: Featherweight
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Mayelli Flores, April 5
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Scotney continued her rise in the pound-for-pound rankings with a dominant performance against Flores to become the youngest undisputed champion in U.K. boxing (men or women) in the four-belt era. In May, Scotney vacated all of her belts with the intention of moving up in weight and becoming a two-division champion. She was forced to withdraw from a title fight against WBC featherweight champion Tiara Brown scheduled for Nov. 8 due to injury.

T-7. DINA THORSLUND     Previous ranking: 9

RECORD: 25-0, 9 KOs
DIVISION: Undisputed bantamweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Cherneka Johnson, Aug. 8
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

After taking time away from boxing because of pregnancy and an eventual miscarriage, Thorslund, a former bantamweight champion, returned as a featherweight and defeated Almudena Alvarez in January. She then moved back down once again to bantamweight and became the undisputed champion by dominating Johnson, winning every round on all three judges' scorecards. Thorslund's movement, footwork and combination of speed and power make her a difficult matchup for anyone in the division.

9. MIKAELA MAYER     Previous ranking: 6

RECORD: 22-3, 5 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight champion
LAST FIGHT: L (UD10) Chantelle Cameron, Aug. 29
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

Following her unanimous decision over Mary Spencer, Mayer signed a promotional deal with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions in March. Her first fight under the MVP banner took place in the U.K. against Cameron in a three-belt junior middleweight unification bout. Mayer lost a unanimous decision in a close fight. Her only losses came fighting in the U.K., against Alycia Baumgardner, Natasha Jonas and Cameron.

10. CAROLINE DUBOIS

RECORD: 14-0-1, 5 KOs
DIVISION: Unified lightweight champion
LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Amelia Moore, Aug. 29
NEXT FIGHT: Feb. 20 vs. Stephanie Han

Dubois returned to the top 10 following her victory over Moore. With the WBO and WBC lightweight titles in her possession, Dubois is now set to unify against fellow champion Han, who holds the WBA belt. Alycia Baumgardner is now the IBF champion and if Dubois defeats Han, a fight against Baumgardner would be an entertaining matchup for the undisputed championship at 135 pounds.

The formula

The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving nine points and so on.

Others receiving votes: Lourdes Juarez (1).

How our experts voted

Nick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Baumgardner, 6. Price, 7. Mayer, 8. Thorslund, 9. Scotney, 10. Dubois

Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Shields, 2. Serrano, 3. Fundora, 4. Cameron, 5. Baumgardner, 6. Thorslund, 7. Price, 8. Scotney, 9. Dubois. 10. Juarez

James Regan: 1. Shields, 2. Cameron, 3. Fundora, 4. Baumgardner, 5. Serrano, 6. Mayer, 7. Scotney, 8. Thorslund, 9. Price, 10. Dubois

Bernardo Pilatti: 1. Shields, 2. Cameron, 3. Baumgardner, 4. Fundora, 5. Price, 6. Dubois, 7. Serrano, 8. Scotney, 9. Thorslund, 10. Mayer

Andres Ferrari: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Cameron, 4. Baumgardner, 5. Serrano, 6. Mayer, 7. Scotney, 8. Thorslund, 9. Price, 10. Dubois

Damian Delgado Averhoff: 1. Shields, 2. Cameron, 3. Baumgardner, 4. Fundora, 5. Serrano, 6. Scotney, 7. Dubois, 8. Thorslund, 9. Price, 10. Mayer

German Garcia: 1. Shields, 2. Fundora, 3. Baumgardner, 4. Cameron, 5. Serrano, 6. Mayer, 7. Price, 8. Thorslund, 9. Dubois, 10. Scotney

ESPN experts poll

First place: Shields (7)

Second place: Fundora (3), Cameron (3), Serrano (1)

Third place: Baumgardner (3), Fundora (2), Cameron (1), Serrano (1)

Fourth place: Cameron (3), Fundora (2), Baumgardner (2)

Fifth place: Serrano (4), Baumgardner (2), Price (1)

Sixth place: Mayer (3), Price (1), Scotney (1), Thorslund (1), Dubois (1)

Seventh place: Scotney (2), Serrano (1), Price (1), Mayer (1), Dubois (1)

Eighth place: Thorslund (5), Scotney (2)

Ninth place: Price (3), Dubois (2), Scotney (1), Thorslund (1)