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With Katie Taylor continuing to lead ESPN’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings and Amanda Serrano solidifying her No. 3 spot with a decision win on September 24th, a few upcoming bouts are sure to shake up the top 10. The results.
Taylor will return to the ring on October 29 to defend her lightweight championship. Serrano moved down two weight divisions to tie Sarah Mahfoud for three featherweight world titles. But five other fighters on the P4P roster are fighting over the next seven weeks.
No. 2 Claressa Shields and No. 7 Savannah Marshall will meet on Oct. 15 in London to unify all middleweight world titles. On the same card, No. 5 Mikaela Mayer will face No. 10 Alicia Baumgarner. Three of his four major junior lightweight world titles.
Welterweight undisputed champions, and no. 4 on the pound-for-pound list, Jessica McCaskill will play Chantelle Cameron, who is looking for a place on the list, November 5 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
And in the year On November 12, strawweight champion and No. 6 P4P Senisa Estrada will make her debut in Las Vegas.
After all this action, who will be on the list? For now, here’s the current top 10.
Note: The results are up to September 28.
1. Kathy Taylor
Previous rank: No. 1
Record: 21-0, 6 KOs
Class: Lightweight champion
Final Battle: W (SD10) Amanda Serrano, April 30
Next fight: October 29 with Karen Elizabeth Carabajal
2. Claressa shieldsPrevious Rank: No. 2
Record: 12-0, 2 KOs
Class: Junior middleweight and middleweight undisputed champion
Final Battle: W (UD10) Emma Cozin, February 1999. 5
Next fight: October 15 with Savannah Marshall
3. Amanda SerranoPrevious Rank: No. 3
Record: 42-2-1, 30 KOs
Class: Featherweight Unified Champion
Final Battle: w (UD10) Sarah Mahfoud, sept. 24
Next fight: TBA
4. Jessica MCCASKILLPrevious Rank: Number 4
Record: 12-2, 5 KOs
Class: Undisputed Welterweight Champion
Final Battle: W (TKO3) Alma Ibarra, June 25
Next fight: November 5 with Chantelle Cameron
5. Michaela MeyerPrevious rank: No. 5
Record: 17-0, 5 KOs
Class: Junior Lightweight Unified Champion
Final Battle: W (UD10) Jennifer Hahn, April 9
Next fight: October 15 with Alicia Baumgardner
6. SENIESA ESTRADAPrevious Rank: 9
Record: 22-0, 9 KOs
Class: Strawweight Champion
Final Battle: W (KO4) Maria Santizo, December 18
Next fight: November 12 vs. TBA
7. Savannah MarshallPrevious Rank: 7
Record: 11-0, 9 KOs
Class: Middleweight champion
Final Battle: W (KO3) Femke Hermans, April 2
Next fight: October 15 with Claressa Shields
8. Kill a personPrevious rank: No. 8
Record: 47-3, 19 KOs
Class: Light weight
Final Battle: W (UD10) Elhem Mekhaled, May 14
Next fight: TBA
9. Francine Crews-DezurnPrevious Rank: 9
Record: 8-1, 2 KOs
Class: Undisputed super middleweight champion
Final Battle: W (UD10) Elaine Cederos, April 30
Next fight: TBA
10. CHANTELLE CAMERON
Previous Status: N/R
Record: 16-0, 8 KOs
Class: Junior Welterweight Unified Champion
Final Battle: W (UD10) Victoria Nolia Bustos, May 21
Next fight: November 5 with Jessica McCall
Formula
The ranking is based on a descending point system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving nine points, and so on.
Others receiving votes: Christina Hammer (8), Alicia Baumgardner (4), Terri Harper (3), Callie Reyes (3), Natasha Jonas (2), Hyun Choi (2), Dina Torslund (1), Cecilia Brachus (1), Marlene Esperza. (1)
How our experts voted
Michael Rothstein: 1. Taylor, 2. Serrano, 3. shield, 4. McCaskill, 5. Mayer, 6. Estrada, 7. man, 8. Marshall, 9. Cameron, 10. Thorslund
Nick Parkinson: 1. Taylor, 2. Serrano, 3. shield, 4. McCaskill, 5. Marshall, 6. Mayer, 7. Estrada, 8. Harper, 9. Cameron, 10. Man
Michelle Joy Phelps: 1. Taylor, 2. shield, 3. Serrano, 4. McCaskill, 5. Mayer, 6. Staff-Dejourn, 7. Cameron, 8. Reyes, 9. Marshall, 10. Jonah
Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Taylor, 2. shield, 3. Serrano, 4. McCaskill, 5. Mayer, 6. Staff-Dejourn, 7. Estrada, 8. Marshall, 9. Baumgardner, 10. Jonah
Bernardo Pilates: 1. Taylor, 2. Serrano, 3. shield, 4. McCaskill, 5. Mayer, 6. man, 7. hammer, 8. Estrada, 9. Marshall, 10. Cameron
Charlie Moynihan: 1. Taylor, 2. Serrano, 3. shield, 4. McCaskill, 5. Mayer, 6. man, 7. hammer, 8. Estrada, 9. Choi, 10. Braekhus
Kel Dansby: 1. shield, 2. Taylor, 3. McCaskill, 4. Serrano, 5. Mayer, 6. Estrada, 7. Marshall, 8. Staff-Dejourn, 9. Baumgarten, 10. Esparza
Opinion of ESPN experts
First place: Taylor (6), Shields (1).
Second place: Serrano (4), Shields (2), Taylor (1).
Third place: Shields (4), Serrano (2), McCall (1)
Fourth place: McCaskill (6), Serrano (1).
Fifth place: Meyer (6), Marshall (1).
Sixth place: Estrada (2), Man (2), Crews-Dezurn (2), Meyer (1).
Seventh place: Estrada (2), Hammer (2), Marshall (1), Man (1), Cameron (1)
Eighth place: Estrada (2), Marshall (2), Crouse-Dezurn (1), Harper (1), Reyes (1).
Ninth Place: Marshall (2), Cameron (2), Bumgardner (2), Choi (1).
10th level: Jonas (2), Man (1), Cameron (1), Brachus (1), Esperza (1), Torslund.
