UPDATES
* The Lineal Boxing Champion monthly ratings are produced by an international panel of 10 boxing analysts. Boxers are ranked according to ability and accomplishments in their respective weight classes. Fighters may be removed if they have been inactive for over 18 months and still have no fights scheduled.
Atomweight
Ayaka Miyao (#5 last month), exits the ratings after formally announcing her retirement from boxing. Fabiana Bytyqi enters at #5.
Junior Flyweight
Yokasta Valle enters at #4, after outpointing Bermudez by 10-round majority decision on November 26. Bermudez falls to #5 and Tenkai exits.
Bantamweight
Nina Hughes enters at #4, after unanimously outpointing Jamie Mitchell on November 26th. Mitchell exits the ratings.
Featherweight
Nina Meinke enters at #5, following her win over Edoth Matthysse on November 5. Debora Dionicius, whose last fight was at junior featherweight, exits the ratings.
Junior Welterweight*
Sandy Ryan unanimously outpointed veteran, Anahi Sanchez, over 10 rounds on November 26, resulting in her climbing the ratings to #3. Bustos and Camara each drop down a place.
Junior Middleweight
Natasha Jonas defeated Marie Eve Dicaire over 10 rounds on. Incidentally, in this fight Jonas won the vacant Ring title. However, Claressa Shields remains the true, Lineal Champion at 154lbs, having beaten Dicaire in a “#1 Vs #1 match-up,” in 2021. On November 22, 2022 (Shields/Twitter), the American challenged Jonas to a fight, saying: “Tasha Jonas, if you think you can beat me…or that I lack skill wise somewhere…prove it. Let’s fight.” In response to Jonas suggesting that Shields’ boxing schedule was getting delayed by her MMA career, Shields declared: “I have at least two more fights before I pause boxing for the year. So ain’t nothing stopping a fight from being made between you and I or me and anyone else.” (November 23, Shields/Twitter). Shields was already eyeing a return to junior middleweight, before Jonas/Dicaire had taken place, saying, “Women at 154 right now have the names and the fans, and they’re both from the UK, Natasha Jonas and Terri Harper. I think those fights would be great for the sport again.” (Keith Idec, reporting for Boxing Scene on November 11, 2022). On November 12, 2022, Boxing Scene (Cliff Rold) reported: “The winner (of Jonas/Dicaire) will be recognised by Ring Magazine as world champion though LineaBoxingChampion.com correctly still lists Shields as the rightful champion of the class.”
*Update made on December 9th, 2022
Pound-for-Pound
Chantelle Cameron’s unanimous decision victory over Lineal Welterweight Champion, Jessica McCaskill, in a bout that was fought at 140lbs, resulted in the Briton climbing to #4 on our P4P list, with McCaskill, falling to #7. Estrada drops a place, to #5, and Baumagrdner rises to #6.
Ratings Panel
David Avila: 2019 Inductee IWBHF. Journalist at The Sweet Science. California, USA. @AvilaBoxing
Anthony Cocks: Journalist for Max Boxing, and previous contributions for Boxing Monthly. Australia. @el_pollo_loco
Daniel Yanofsky: Boxing journalist, including articles for The Sporting News and The Scrap. New York/Florida, USA. @DanYanofsky
Ireneusz Fryszkowski: Boxing Journalist. Poland. @RingBlogpl
Julian Haramoure: Boxing journalist, including articles for Argentina Amateur Deporte and ElRoundFinal.com. Argentina. @JulianFunky
Yuriko Miyata: Boxing journalist, including articles for The Ring and ThePrizeFighters.com. Japan. @Yuriyuri0803
GM Ross: Boxing journalist. Host of Pugilistically Inclined podcast. Canada. @punchingprof
Blanca Gutierrez: Creator of Beautiful Brawlers. 2019 Inductee IWBHF. 2018 Inductee WCBHOF. USA. @bbrawlersboxing
Inaky Arzate: Boxing journalist, including articles for TUDN. Mexico. @inaky_arzate
Adam McMeeking: Member of the International Boxing Research Organisation, and Editor of LinealBoxingChampion.com. United Kingdom. @LinealBoxChamp
