Adam McMeeking

April 2, 2023

Women's Monthly Rankings: April 2nd 2023

Adam McMeeking

April 2, 2023

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.

Junior Flyweight

Evelin Bermudez’s unanimous decision win over Tania Enriquez on March 10th, moves her to #1 in the ratings.

Junior Middleweight

Marie Eve Dicaire’s retirement announcement means Hermans and Spencer each move up a place, creating space for Patricia Berghult to renter at #5.

Heavyweight

Hanna Gabriels was allowed extra time to stay in our ratings due to her August 13 2022 fight (Vs Angie Rocha) getting postponed and then cancelled, but now it’s been two years since she had a fight, therefore Gabriels exits the ratings.

Lani Daniels moves to #1, following her unanimous decision over Sequita Hemingway on March 10 – Daniels’ only two losses came several years ago, to former Lineal Heavyweight Champion, Geovana Peres. Hemingway, exits.

Oxandia Castillo – a former junior welterweight - has not fought for over a year, and that was only a four rounder against 7-8-3, Mery Rancier – prior to this, Oxandia hasn’t beaten anyone with a win on their record since 2016. Castillo drops to #4.

Unbeaten American, Raquel Miller, 13-0, enters the ratimgs at #2 following her first-round KO of Angie Rocha on March 10th – for this bout, both women weighed in at 185lb. Miller has previously been ranked in both our junior middleweight and middleweight ratings.

Alrie Meleisea moves to #3 – the New Zealander deserves credit for being a genuine heavyweight, having had all eight of her bouts at heavyweight, and having fought recently; an 8-round points win over Sequita Hemingway, in December 2022.

Razel Mohammed, enters at #5.

Former heavyweight #1, Danielle Perkins, is due to fight on April 27th.

Lani Daniels is scheduled to fight Alrie Meleisea on May 27th.

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 for The Sporting News. New York, 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. @CanadianBoxiana

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

Benjamin Thomas Watt: BoxRec editor and boxing judge. New Zealand. @Bennyaha

Adam McMeeking: Member of the International Boxing Research Organization, and Editor of LinealBoxingChampion.com. United Kingdom. @TripleJabBoxing

Adam McMeeking

March 4, 2023

Women's Monthly Rankings: March 4th 2023

Adam McMeeking

March 4, 2023

UPDATES

Strawweight

Seniesa Estrada (WBA titlist) is scheduled to take on Tina Rupprecht (WBC titlist) on March 25th. Although Estrada is the clear No.1 at 105lb, this bout is not for the vacant Lineal Championship, as all independent ratings in boxing have Yokasta Valle (WBO/IBF titlist) ranked as Estrada’s chief rival, not Rupprecht. Since July 2021, Rupprecht has had just one fight and that was against Rocio Gaspar, a woman who has never beaten an opponent with a winning record – Rupprecht has only had two fights in the last three years. Rupprecht did win a close decision over Valle nearly five years ago, but since then Valle has won 14 consecutive fights, including beating Thi Nguyen (who was ranked #4 at the time, following her October 2021 victory over #2 ranked, Etsuko Tada) and Evelin Bermudez in her last two bouts.

Boxing ratings, as of March 4, 2023:

LBC: Estrada (#1), Valle (#2), Rupprecht (#3). Ring: Estrada (#1), Valle (#2), Rupprecht (#3). ESPN: Estrada (#1), Valle (#2), Rupprecht (#3). BoxRec: Estrada (#1), Valle (#2), Rupprecht (#3).

Katia Gutierrez exits due to inactivity. Germany’s 15-0, Sarah Bormann, enters at #5.

Junior Bantamweight

Yessica Chavez has not fought since July 2021, therefore exits the ratings. American, Adelaida Ruiz, 12-0-1, enters at #5.

Featherweight

Amanda Serrano Vs Erika Cruz filled Lineal vacancy at 126lb. Serrano’s 10-round unanimous decision victory over the Mexican means she is now the true Lineal Champion of the weight class. Cruz, Mahfoud, Carabajal and Meinke each move up a spot, making way for Raven Chapman, who enters at #5.

Super Middleweight

Shadasia Green’s 6th round TKO of Elin Cederroos on February 4th, moves her up a place to #2 in the ratings; Cederroos drops to #3.