The junior featherweight division has a new look — not because of anything that happened inside the ring but due to inactivity at the weight class.
Jackie Nava is the new No. 1 in the division after both Dina Thorslund and Daniela Bermudez both had not fought at the weight class since 2020.
This led to the promotion of Nava, who hasn’t lost a fight since 2011, to the top spot. It also bumped up Yamileth Mercado and Segolene Lefebvre up to No. 2 and No. 3.
Mayerlin Rivas, who knocked out Karina Fernandez in the fourth round Friday night to retain her WBA title, moves into the No. 4 spot and Cherneka Johnson, who won the IBF title in March, slides in at No. 5.
This weekend, at bantamweight, Yuliahn Luna Avila is scheduled to defend her WBC title against Jessica Gonzalez on Friday in Mexico. At flyweight, Tamara Elisabet Demarco will defend her WBO title against undefeated Gabriela Celeste Alaniz in Argentina on Saturday.
Rankings will be updated every Tuesday. They’ll be based on recent bouts, head-to-head competition and 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 two years 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.
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. Hanna Gabriels
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 21-2-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Martha Patricia Lara Gaytan, April 17
Next: TBA
2. Danielle Perkins
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 3-0, 1 KO
Last: W (UD8) Monika Harrison, March 5
Next: TBA
3. Angelica Lopez Flores
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 13-1, 7 KOs
Last: L (UD6) Shadasia Green, Jan. 15
Next: TBA
4. Seini Draughn
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 4-0-1, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD4) Monika Harrison, May 22
Next: TBA
5. Lani Daniels
Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 5-2-2, 0 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Sequita Hemingway, April 30
Next: TBA
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)
1. Franchon Crews Dezurn
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 8-1, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Elin Cederroos, April 30
Next: TBA
2. Christina Hammer
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 27-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Daniele Bastieri, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
3. Ema Kozin
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 21-1-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 5
Next: June 4 vs. Szilvia Szabados
4. Elin Cederroos
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 8-1, 4 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Franchon Crews Dezurn, April 30
Next: TBA
5. Shadasia Green
Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 9-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Angelica Lopez Flores, Jan. 15
Next: TBA
MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)
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1. Claressa Shields
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 12-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Ema Kozin, Feb. 5
Next: TBA
2. Savannah Marshall
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 12-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (KO3) Femke Hermans, April 2
Next: TBA
3. Marciela Cornejo
Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 15-5, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD8) Simone Aparecida da Silva, March 25
Next: TBA
4. Ema Kozin
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 21-1-1, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 5
Next: June 4 vs. Szilvia Szabados
5. Raquel Miller
Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 11-0, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Sonya Dreiling, Dec. 2
Next: TBA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)
1. Marie-Eve Dicaire
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 18-1, 1 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Cynthia Lozano, Dec. 17
Next: TBA
2. Patricia Berghult
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 15-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Olivia Belkacem, Nov. 27
Next: Aug. 13 vs. Cecilia Braekhus
3. Hannah Rankin
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 12-5, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Alejandra Ayala, May 13
Next: TBA
4. Natasha Jonas
Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 11-2-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Chris Namus, Feb. 19
Next: TBA
5. Lolita Muzeya
Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 17-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (KO1) Yarkor Chavez Annan, March 6
Next: TBA
WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)
1. Jessica McCaskill
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 12-2, 4 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Kandi Wyatt, Dec. 4
Next: TBA
2. Cecilia Braekhus
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 36-2, 9 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Jessica McCaskill, March 13
Next: Aug. 13 vs. Patricia Berghult
3. Layla McCarter
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 45-13-5, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Halanna dos Santos, March 25
Next: TBA
4. Ewa Piatkowska
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 16-1, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD6) Judy Waguthii, May 14
Next: TBA
5. Alma Ibarra
Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 10-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKo2) Laura Cubos Ramos, April 2
Next: June 25 vs. Jessica McCaskill
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)
1. Chantelle Cameron
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 16-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Victoria Noelia Bustos, May 21
Next: TBA
2. Kali Reis
Previous ranking: No. 2
Record: 19-7-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Jessica Camara, Nov. 19
Next: TBA
3. Mary McGee
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 27-4, 15 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Chantelle Cameron, Oct. 30
Next: TBA
4. Anahi Ester Sanchez
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 20-5, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Maria Soledad Capriolo, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
5. Jessica Camara
Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 8-3, 0 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Kali Reis, Nov. 19
Next: TBA
LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)
1. Katie Taylor
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 21-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (SD10) Amanda Serrano, April 30
Next: TBA
2. Amanda Serrano
Previous ranking: 2
Record: 42-2-1, 30 KOs
Last: L (SD10) Katie Taylor, April 30
Next: TBA
3. Estelle Yoka Mossely
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 10-0, 1 KO
Last: W (SD10) Yanina del Carmen Lescano, March 18
Next: TBA
4. Delfine Persoon
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 47-3, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Elhem Mekhaled, May 21
Next: TBA
5. Jennifer Han
Previous ranking: No. 5
Record: 18-5-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, April 9
Next: TBA
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)
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1. Mikaela Mayer
Previous ranking: No. 1
Record: 17-0, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Jennifer Han, April 9
Next: TBA
2. Alycia Baumgardner
Previous ranking: N/R
Record: 12-1, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Edith Soledad Matthysse, April 16
Next: TBA
3. Delfine Persoon
Previous ranking: 5
Record: 47-3, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Elhem Mekhaled, May 21
Next: TBA
4. Maiva Hamadouche
Previous ranking: No. 3
Record: 22-2, 18 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
5. Hyun Mi Choi
Previous ranking: No. 4
Record: 19-0-1, 5 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Simone Aparecida da Silva, Sept. 18
Next: TBA
FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)
Record: 42-2-1, 30 KOs Record: 14-1, 3 KOs Record: 11-0, 3 KOs Record: 19-3, 5 KOs Record: 18-5-1, 9 KOs Record: 39-4-4, 16 KOs Record: 19-3, 5 KOs Record: 16-0, 1 KO Record: 17-4-2, 11 KOs Record: 14-1, 6 KOs Dina Thorslund, Daniela Bermudez and Yazmin Rivas have been removed due to inactivity. Record: 18-0, 7 KOs Record: 23-3-1, 4 KOs Record: 8-0-2, 5 KOs Record: 22-6-1, 10 KOs Record: 8-1, 3 KOs Record: 34-2, 4 KOs Record: 19-10, 6 KOs Record: 32-5-3, 4 KOs Record: 24-4-1, 4 KOs Record: 10-1-1, 3 KOs Record: 12-1, 1 KO Record: 31-3-2, 11 KOs Record: 19-3-1, 7 KOs Record: 32-7, 12 KOs Record: 19-0-1, 5 KOs Record: 22-0, 9 KOs Record: 15-0, 3 KOs Record: 16-0-1, 6 KOs Record: 28-2, 3 KOs Record: 19-5-3, 6 KOs Record: 22-0, 9 KOs Record: 11-0-1, 3 KOs Record: 24-2, 9 KOs Record: 31-5, 4 KOs Record: 5-0, 1 KO Record: 17-4-2, 0 KOs Record: 16-7-5, 7 KOs Record: 25-9-2, 6 KOs Record: 11-4-1, 1 KO Record: 6-4-3, 2 KOs1. Amanda Serrano
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: L (SD10) Katie Taylor, April 30
Next: TBA
2. Erika Cruz
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: W (SD10) Melissa Esquivel, Nov. 26
Next: TBA
3. Sarah Mahfoud
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (UD10) Nina Meinke, April 21
Next: TBA
4. Yamileth Mercado
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last: W (UD10) Isis Vargas Perez, April 2
Next: TBA
5. Brenda Karen Carbajal
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (MD10) Debora Anahi Dionicius, May 13
Next: TBA
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)
1. Jackie Nava
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (UD10) Mariana Juarez, Oct. 30, 2021
Next: TBA
2. Yamileth Mercado
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last: W (UD10) Isis Vargas Perez, April 2
Next: TBA
3. Segolene Lefebvre
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: W (UD10) Melania Sorroche, May 7
Next: TBA
4. Mayerlin Rivas
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (TKO4) Karina Fernandez, June 10
Next: TBA
5. Cherneka Johnson
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (MD10) Melissa Esquivel, April 20
Next: TBA
BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)
1. Dina Thorslund
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (UD10) Niorkis Carreno, April 9
Next: TBA
2. Yulihan Alejandra Luna Avila
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: W (UD10) Mayeli Flores, April 2
Next: June 17 vs. Jessica Gonzalez
3. Jamie Mitchell
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last: W (KO4) Carly Skelly, Feb. 5
Next: TBA
4. Shannon O’Connell
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: W (SD10) Taylah Robertson, Oct. 23
Next: TBA
5. Ebanie Bridges
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (UD10) Maria Cecilia Roman, March 26
Next: TBA
JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)
1. Lourdes Juarez
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (UD10) Debora Vanesa Gomez, June 4
Next: TBA
2. Guadalupe Martinez Guzman
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: L (UD10) Lourdes Juarez, Dec. 12
Next: TBA
3. Yessica Chavez
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (UD8) Susy Kandy Sandoval, July 17
Next: TBA
4. Diana Laura Fernandez
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last: W (SD8) Ana Victoria Polo, Aug. 27
Next: TBA
5. Micaela Milagros Lujan
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: W (UD10) Nataly Delgado, Nov. 26
Next: TBA
FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)
1. Marlen Esparza
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (UD10) Naoko Fujioka, April 9
Next: TBA
2. Arely Mucino
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (TKO2) Marisol Molina Sanchez, Feb. 19
Next: TBA
3. Naoko Fujioka
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: L (UD10) Marlen Esparza, April 9
Next: TBA
4. Ibeth Zamora
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: L (UD10) Marlen Esparza, June 19
Next: TBA
5. Fabiana Bytyqi
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (UD6) Ivanka Ivanova, March 5
Next: TBA
JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds)
1. Seniesa Estrada
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (TKO4) Maria Santizo, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
2. Kim Clavel
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: W (TKO4) Mariela Ribera Valverde, March 11
Next: July 29 vs. Yesenia Gomez
3. Evelin Bermudez
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (TKO5) Debora Rengifo, March 26
Next: TBA
4. Jessica Nery Plata
Previous ranking: NR
Last: W (SD10) Yesica Yolanda Bopp, March 11
Next: TBA
5. Yesenia Gomez
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (MD8) Itzayana Cruz Delgado, Oct. 16
Next: July 29 vs. Kim Clavel
STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)
1. Seniesa Estrada
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (TKO4) Maria Santizo, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
2. Tina Rupprecht
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: W (SD10) Katia Gutierrez, July 24
Next: TBA
3. Yokasta Valle
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last: W (UD10) Sana Hazuki, March 25
Next: TBA
4. Anabel Ortiz
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last: L (UD10) Marlen Esparza, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
5. Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: W (UD10) Etsuko Tada, Oct. 23
Next: TBA
ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)
1. Monserrat Alarcon
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last: W (MD10) Silvia Torres, Dec. 4
Next: TBA
2. Saemi Hanagata
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last: Draw (MD10) Eri Matsuda, March 18, 2021
Next: TBA
3. Ayaka Miyao
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (MD10) Eri Matsuda, Feb. 25
Next: TBA
4. Nanae Suzuki
Previous ranking: N/R
Last: W (SD10) Mika Iwakawa, Feb. 25
Next: TBA
5. Kaori Nagai
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last: L (UD8) Mizuki Chimoto, May 15
Next: TBA