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          Women's boxing divisional rankings: Miyo Yoshida reinforces status at 118 pounds

          Miyo Yoshida, above, returned to the ring for the first time in more than a year to defeat Edith de Jesus Flores by sixth-round TKO. Emily Harney/Fightography
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          Women's boxing featured only one ranked fighter over the weekend. No. 3 women's bantamweight Miyo Yoshida handed Edith de Jesus Flores (7-24, 1 KO) her ninth consecutive loss with a sixth-round stoppage in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

          Yoshida (19-5, 1 KO) has now won two fights in a row since losing to Shurretta Metcalf in 2024. This was Yoshida's first career KO victory.

          With the victory, Yoshida stays at No. 3 in the division.

          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 - Light heavyweight - Super middleweight - Middleweight - Junior middleweight - Welterweight - Junior welterweight - Lightweight - Junior lightweight - Featherweight - Junior featherweight - Bantamweight - Junior bantamweight - Flyweight - Junior flyweight - Strawweight - Atomweight

          HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 175+ pounds)

          1. Claressa Shields

          Record: 17-0, 3 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          2. Danielle Perkins

          Record: 6-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          3. Franchon Crews Dezurn

          Record: 10-3, 2 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          4. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse

          Record: 8-2, 2 KO
          Last: W (UD) Sonya Dreiling, Dec. 11, 2025
          Next: TBA

          5. Minellis Blanco

          Record: 7-0, 7 KOs
          Last: W (TKO1) Paola Esther Herrera, Jan. 15
          Next: TBA

          LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (Up to 175 pounds)

          1. Sarah Scheurich

          Record: 7-0, 4 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Lani Daniels, Dec. 6, 2025
          Next: TBA

          2. Danielle Perkins

          Record: 6-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (TKO6) Che Kenneally, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          3. Lani Daniels

          Record: 12-4-2, 2 KOs
          Last: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17
          Next: TBA

          4. Che Kenneally

          Record: 5-1, 2 KOs
          Last: L (TKO6) Danielle Perkins, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          5. Celina Agwu

          Record: 8-1, 8 KOs
          Last: W (TKO4) Latifat Salami, Nov. 15, 2025
          Next: TBA

          SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 168 pounds)

          1. Lani Daniels

          Record: 12-4-2, 2 KOs
          Last: W (TKO9) Shadasia Green, April 17
          Next: TBA

          2. Shadasia Green

          Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
          Last: L (TKO9) Lani Daniels, April 17
          Next: TBA

          3. Savannah Marshall

          Record: 13-2, 10 KO
          Last: L (SD10) Shadasia Green, July 11, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Franchon Crews Dezurn

          Record: 10-3, 2 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Claressa Shields, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          5. Melinda Watpool

          Record: 8-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (TKO2) Szilvia Szabados, Feb. 27
          Next: TBA

          MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 160 pounds)

          1. Desley Robinson

          Record: 11-3, 4 KOs
          Last: W (TKO2) Logan Holler, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: May 30 vs. Mary Spencer

          2. Tamm Thibeault

          Record: 4-0, 3 KOs
          Last: W (TKO1) Cristina Mazzotta, Sept. 27, 2025
          Next: TBA

          3. Kaye Scott

          Record: 5-1-1, 0 KOs
          Last: W (MD10) Olivia Curry, Dec. 20, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Olivia Curry

          Record: 7-3-2, 2 KOs
          Last: L (MD10) Kaye Scott, Dec. 20, 2025
          Next: TBA

          5. Chloe Chaos

          Record: 7-2-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (UD8) Macca Jean, Aug. 23, 2025
          Next: April 29 vs. Arlene Blencowe

          JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (Up to 154 pounds)

          1. Mikaela Mayer

          Record: 22-2, 5 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025
          Next: TBA

          2. Chantelle Cameron

          Record: 22-1, 8 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5
          Next: TBA

          3. Oshae Jones

          Record: 9-0, 3 KOs
          Last: W (SD10) Elia Carranza, July 25, 2025
          Next: June 13 vs. Elia Carranza

          4. Ema Kozin

          Record: 24-2-1, 12 KOs
          Last: L (SD10) Cecilia Braekhus, Oct. 4, 2025
          Next: TBA

          5. Mary Spencer

          Record: 10-3, 6 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Mikaela Mayer, Oct. 30, 2025
          Next: May 30 vs. Desley Robinson

          WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 147 pounds)

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          1. Lauren Price

          Record: 10-0, 2 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Stephanie Pineiro, April 4
          Next: TBA

          2. Mikaela Mayer

          Record: 22-2, 5 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Mary Spencer, Oct. 30, 2025
          Next: TBA

          3. Natasha Jonas

          Record: 16-3-1, 9 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Lauren Price, March 7, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Layla McCarter

          Record: 48-13-5, 14 KOs
          Last: W (TKO7) Liliana Palmera, Oct. 26, 2025
          Next: TBA

          5. Ivana Habazin

          Record: 23-6, 7 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Natasha Jonas, Dec. 14, 2024
          Next: TBA

          JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (Up to 140 pounds)

          1. Katie Taylor

          Record: 25-1, 6 KOs
          Last: W (MD10) Amanda Serrano, July 11, 2025
          Next: TBA

          2. Chantelle Cameron

          Record: 22-1, 8 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Michaela Kotaskova, April 5
          Next: TBA

          3. Amanda Serrano

          Record: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, Jan. 3
          Next: May 30 vs. Cheyenne Hanson

          4. Sandy Ryan

          Record: 9-3-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (MD10) Karla Ramos Zamora, Feb. 21
          Next: TBA

          5. Edith Soledad Matthysse

          Record: 21-16-1, 4 KOs
          Last: W (TKO8) Samantha Worthington, Feb. 22
          Next: TBA

          LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)

          1. Caroline Dubois

          Record: 13-0-1, 5 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Terri Harper, April 5
          Next: TBA

          2. Elif Nur Turhan

          Record: 13-0, 8 KOs
          Last: W (SD10) Taylah Gentzen, Jan. 31
          Next: TBA

          3. Stephanie Han

          Record: 12-0, 3 KOs
          Last: W (Tech. UD10) Holly Holm, Jan. 3
          Next: May 30 vs. Holly Holm

          4. Terri Harper

          Record: 16-3-2, 6 KO
          Last: L (UD10) Caroline Dubois, April 5
          Next: TBA

          5. Beatriz Ferreira

          Record: 8-1, 2 KO
          Last: L (TKO5) Elif Nur Turhan, Dec. 6, 2025
          Next: TBA

          JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 130 pounds)

          1. Alycia Baumgardner

          Record: 18-1, 1 NC, 7 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Bo Mi Re Shin, April 17
          Next: TBA

          2. Leila Beaudoin

          Record: 14-2, 2 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Victoria Noelia Bustos, April 9
          Next: TBA

          3. Caroline Veyre

          Record: 11-1, 0 KOs
          Last: W (TKO6) Delfine Persoon, Feb. 10
          Next: TBA

          4. Maira Moneo

          Record: 17-3, 4 KOs
          Last: W (TKO2) Micaela Soledad Dominguez, Feb. 21
          Next: TBA

          5. Mea Motu

          Record: 24-1, 11 KOs
          Last: W (TKO1) Siriphon Chanbuala, Feb. 8
          Next: TBA

          FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 126 pounds)

          1. Amanda Serrano

          Record: 48-4-1, 31 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Reina Tellez, Jan. 3
          Next: May 30 vs. Cheyenne Hanson

          2. Tiara Brown

          Record: 20-0, 11 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Emma Gongora, Sept. 20, 2025
          Next: June 13 vs. Hannah Rapp

          3. Dina Thorslund

          Record: 24-0, 9 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Almudena Alvarez, Jan. 31
          Next: TBA

          4. Nina Meinke

          Record: 21-3, 4 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Dyana Vargas, March 20
          Next: TBA

          5. Sarah Mahfoud

          Record: 15-2, 3 KOs
          Last: W (MD10) Danila Ramos, Nov. 29, 2024
          Next: TBA

          JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (Up to 122 pounds)

          1. Ellie Scotney

          Record: 11-0, 0 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Mayelli Flores, April 5
          Next: TBA

          2. Mayelli Flores Rosquero

          Record: 13-2-1, 4 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Ellie Scotney, April 5
          Next: TBA

          3. Skye Nicolson

          Record: 15-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Yuliahn Luna Avila, Dec. 13, 2025
          Next: April 29 vs. Mariah Turner

          4. Erika Cruz

          Record: 19-2-1, 4 KOs
          Last: W (UD8) Joana Chavarria Lopez, Feb. 6
          Next: TBA

          5. Jelena Mrdjenovich

          Record: 44-12-2, 19 KOs
          Last: W (UD8) Liliana Martinez, Sept. 19, 2025
          Next: TBA

          BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 118 pounds)

          1. Cherneka Johnson

          Record: 19-2, 8 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Amanda Galle, Dec. 19, 2025
          Next: TBA

          2. Shurretta Metcalf

          Record: 15-5-1, 2 KOs
          Last: W (UD8) Krystal Rosado-Ortiz, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: TBA

          3. Miyo Yoshida

          Record: 19-5, 1 KO
          Last: W (TKO6) Edith de Jesus Flores, April 25
          Next: TBA

          4. Francesca Hennessy

          Record: 8-0, 1 KO
          Last: W (MD10) Ellie Bouttell, Jan. 31
          Next: TBA

          5. Shannon Courtenay

          Record: 11-3, 4 KOs
          Last: W (TKO3) Sasha Booker, April 5
          Next: TBA

          JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (Up to 115 pounds)

          1. Mizuki Hiruta

          Record: 10-0, 2 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Gloria Gallardo, Nov. 22, 2025
          Next: May 23 vs. Mai Soliman

          2. Diana Laura Fernandez

          Previous ranking: 3
          Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14
          Next: TBA

          3. Irma Garcia

          Record: 26-5-1, 6 KOs
          Last: W (TKO3) Emma Dolan, April 5
          Next: TBA

          4. Jasmine Artiga

          Record: 15-0-1, 7 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Stephanie Silva, Dec. 13, 2025
          Next: June 13 vs. TBA

          5. Shannon Courtenay

          Record: 11-3, 4 KOs
          Last: W (TKO3) Sasha Booker, April 5
          Next: TBA

          Editor's note: Florencia Ayelen Juarez has been removed for inactivity.

          FLYWEIGHT (Up to 112 pounds)

          1. Gabriela Fundora

          Record: 18-0, 10 KOs
          Last: W (KO6) Viviana Ruiz Corredor, March 14
          Next: TBA

          2. Marilyn Badillo Amaya

          Record: 19-1-1, 3 KOs
          Last: L (KO7) Gabriela Fundora, April 19, 2025
          Next: TBA

          3. Gabriela Sanchez Saavedra

          Record: 12-6, 1 KOs
          Last: No-contest (NC2) Tamara Elisabeth Demarco, Nov. 8, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Laura Wollenmann

          Record: 11-2, 3 KOs
          Last: L (UD10) Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Oct. 29, 2025
          Next: May 9 vs. Alexas Kubicki

          5. Diana Laura Fernandez

          Record: 37-4-1, 5 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Tenkai Tsunami, March 14
          Next: TBA

          JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (Up to 108 pounds)

          1. Evelin Bermudez

          Record: 22-1-1, 8 KOs
          Last: W (TKO1) Sara Bailey, Sept. 20, 2025
          Next: June 13 vs. Estefany Alegria

          2. Lourdes Juarez

          Record: 39-4, 5 KOs
          Last: W (MD10) Yesica Nery Plata, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: May 30 vs. Yokasta Valle

          3. Jessica Nery Plata

          Record: 30-3, 3 KOs
          Last: L (MD10) Lourdes Juarez, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Sara Bailey

          Record: 7-1, 0 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Mariela Ribera Valverde, April 11
          Next: TBA

          5. Maria Luz Peral

          Record: 8-0-1, 1 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Federica Macri, April 11
          Next: TBA

          STRAWWEIGHT (Up to 105 pounds)

          1. Yokasta Valle

          Record: 34-3, 10 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Yadira Bustillos, Dec. 19, 2025
          Next: May 30 vs. Lourdes Juarez

          2. Sarah Bormann

          Record: 21-1, 7 KOs
          Last: W (SD10) Yuko Kuroki, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: TBA

          3. Kim Clavel

          Record: 22-2, 3 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Sol Cudos, Sept. 27, 2025
          Next: TBA

          4. Yuko Kuroki

          Record: 25-9-2, 10 KOs
          Last: L (SD10) Sarah Bormann, Oct. 18, 2025
          Next: TBA

          5. Sol Cudos

          Record: 11-1-2, 3 KOs
          Last: W (UD10) Daiana Jackeline Ortiz, March 7
          Next: TBA

          ATOMWEIGHT (Up to 102 pounds)

          1. Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos

          Record: 13-0-1, 1 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Eri Matsuda, April 185
          Next: TBA

          2. Sumire Yamanaka

          Record: 10-1, 3 KOs
          Last: W (SD10) Nao Ugawa, April 7
          Next: TBA

          3. Camila Zamorano

          Record: 14-0, 1 KO
          Last: W (UD10) Claudia Veronica Ruiz, Feb. 21
          Next: TBA

          4. Eri Matsuda

          Record: 8-3-1, 1 KO
          Last: L (UD10) Esneidy Rodriguez Olmos, April 18
          Next: TBA

          5. Isabel Rivero

          Record: 12-3-1, 1 KO
          Last: W (MD10) Silvia Torres, Nov. 21, 2025
          Next: May 17 vs. Watcharaporn Namphon