Women's boxing divisional rankings: A new No. 1 at flyweight and two new faces at lightweight

Gabriela Celeste Alaniz defeated Marlen Esparza in their rematch to win the WBC, WBO and WBA flyweight titles Saturday night inside the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California.

Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs), from Buenos Aires, Argentina, traveled to fight in the U.S. for the first time last July and loss a majority decision to Esparza in a close fight -- the only loss of her career. The rematch was ordered and this time, Esparza struggled to make weight and was two pounds over at the official weigh-in, losing her belts on the scales. Only Alaniz was eligible to win the titles, and she did with scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 92-98.

"I'm very happy. The belts are coming back to Argentina," Alaniz said after the fight. "The secret to winning against her was just knowing her. Right now, I just want to go home and celebrate with my family until whatever is next."

Esparza (14-2, 1 KO) was coming off a seven-fight winning streak, and thought she'd done enough to edge another victory.

"I thought the scorecards would be like last time, in my favor," Esparza said. "She doesn't really do much and I thought I was ahead of her. I want the rematch with Alaniz. And if I am successful, I would like to go after a fight with [strawweight undisputed champion] Seniesa Estrada. ... I'll be back, I know I will."

Alaniz takes the No. 1 spot, with Estrada falling two places to No. 3 after the loss.

Also on Saturday, but in Liverpool, England, Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira defeated Yanina del Carmen Lescano to win the vacant IBF lightweight title.

Ferreira (5-0, 2 KOs) was dominating the fight when in the fifth round, Lescano suffered a cut over her left eye due to an accidental clash of heads. The fight was stopped in the sixth round and Ferreira won a technical unanimous decision, 59-55, 59-55 and 58-55. Ferreira enters the 135-pound rankings at No. 4.

In China, Jessica Camara, of Montreal, continued her activity with her fourth fight in 13 months with a split decision victory over former junior welterweight champion Hyun Mi Choi.

Camara (13-4, 3 KOs) outboxed Choi during the fight to win by scorecards of 98-92, 96-94 and 94-96. With the victory, Camara becomes champion Katie Taylor's WBA mandatory challenger. She takes the No. 5 spot at 135 pounds.

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: 7-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27
Next: 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. Olivia Curry       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 7-1, 2 KOs
Last: Draw (SD16) Melody Popravak, April 27
Next: April 27 vs. TBA

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)

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: 13-4, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Hyun Mi Choi, April 27
Next: TBA

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. Rhiannon Dixon       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 10-0, 1 KO
Last: W (UD10) Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, April 13
Next: TBA

4. Beatriz Fereira       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 5-0, 2 KO
Last: W (TUD6) Yanina del Carmen Lescano, April 27
Next: TBA

5. Jessica Camara       Previous ranking: N/R

Record: 13-4, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Hyun Mi Choi, April 27
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: 5-0, 2 KO
Last: W (TUD6) Yanina del Carmen Lescano, April 27
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. Mea Motu       Previous ranking: No. 5

Record: 19-0, 7 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Noppaket Srisawas, April 26
Next: TBA

5. Segolene Lefebvre       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 18-1, 1 KO
Last: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 13
Next: TBA

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. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 15-1, 6 KOs
Last: w (MD10) Marlen Esparza, April 27
Next: TBA

2. Gabriela Fundora       Previous ranking: No. 2

Record: 13-0, 6 KOs
Last: W (TKO10) Christina Cruz, Jan. 27
Next: TBA

3. Marlen Esparza       Previous ranking: No. 1

Record: 14-2, 1 KO
Last: L (MD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, April 27
Next: TBA

4. Kenia Enriquez       Previous ranking: No. 4

Record: 28-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Maria Salinas, Feb. 2
Next: TBA

5. Arely Mucino       Previous ranking: No. 5

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: 18-2, 3 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Fara El Bousairi, April 4
Next: May 16 vs. Katherine Renee Lindenmuth

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