Top Women Boxers In The World – Discover the elite world of women’s boxing with our authoritative list of the top ten female fighters currently dominating the worldwide arena. From uncontested champs to rising stars, these incredible athletes demonstrate unrivaled talent, determination, and resilience in the ring. Each fighter on our list has built a fearsome reputation by combining strength, finesse, and strategic prowess to captivate fans all around the world. Whether it’s Claressa Shields’ unrivaled versatility or Amanda Serrano’s unwavering aggression, these ladies embody brilliance in the sweet science. Join us in celebrating the trailblazers and game changers who are changing the future of women’s boxing.
Top 10 Women Boxers In The World
1. Marlen Esparza
Marlen Esparza is the queen of flyweights, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring championships.
After winning bronze at the 2012 Olympics, Esparza turned professional in 2017 and made an immediate impact. While she lost the interim WBA flyweight title to Seniesa Estrada in 2019, she bounced back with seven consecutive victories. During that run, Esparza defeated Ibeth Zamora Silva for the WBC flyweight title in 2021, Naoko Fujioka for the WBA title in 2022, and Gabriela Celeste Alaniz for the WBO title in July.
Esparza’s last fighter to conquer and become unchallenged is the IBF champion.
2. Mikaela Mayer
Mayer is friendly and has an engaging smile, but this California-based former champion is all business.
The 32-year-old pressure fighter helped to unify the 130-pound division before taking on WBC counterpart Alycia Baumgardner in a unification contest. Last October, Baumgardner won a tough fight in London via a 10-round split decision. It was a disheartening defeat for Mayer, who promised to regroup.
Mayer’s career-best victories include Ewa Brodnicka (UD 10), Erika Farias (UD 10), and Maiva Hamadouche.
She recently debuted at 140 pounds and has been linked to a battle against Natasha Jonas.
3. Delfine Persoon
Persoon defended the WBC lightweight championship nine times, although she is best recognized for pushing Katie Taylor to the limit in June 2019.
Many believed the Belgium-based volume puncher lost a 10-round split decision when the two faced off in an undisputed title fight. Taylor subsequently won a hard-fought unanimous decision in the rematch, dropping Persoon to 130 pounds.
While she is nearing the conclusion of her career rather than the beginning, the 38-year-old former champion remains a formidable opponent at super featherweight.
4. Savannah Marshall
Although Amanda Serrano may disagree, Marshall is often recognized as the most powerful pound-for-pound puncher in the women’s game. The former champion boasts an impressive 77% knockout ratio, and some of her stoppages have been incredibly devastating.
Marshall, 31, recently lost her unbeaten record to former amateur opponent and pound-for-pound champion Claressa Shields (UD 10), but she came back strong to dethrone undisputed super middleweight queen Franchon Crews-Dezurn.
5. Dina Thorslund
This Danish star has been competing at the highest level for almost five years and is only getting stronger.
After earning and defending the vacant WBO bantamweight title three times, Thorslund decided to drop down in weight and pursue further bantamweight gold. She won the WBO championship after defeating Jasseth Noriega and went on to defend it three more times before adding the WBC and Ring crowns at the expense of Yuliahn Luna Avila.
6. Yakosta Valle
Valle, a multiple world title winner in two weight classes from Costa Rica, is an extraordinary craftsman with a championship bout record of 11-2.
After capturing the IBF atomweight title, Valle advanced to light flyweight and overcame two setbacks to claim the IBF title at 105 pounds. Valle has defended the championship nine times since then, including the WBO version.
A prospective battle with WBA, WBC, and Ring champion Seniesa Estrada is one of the most anticipated in women’s boxing.
7. Natasha Jonas
What a story this is! Jonas, a former Olympian, was held to a draw by then-WBC super-featherweight champion Terri Harper and nearly defeated by lightweight champion Katie Taylor.
When faced with a lack of options, the Liverpool star chose to take a chance at junior middleweight.
The gamble paid off for the friendly lefty, who has grown from strength to strength. Jonas, 38, defeated Chris Namus (TKO 2), Patricia Berghult (UD 10) and Marie Eve Dicaire over the last year to become the 154-pound unified champion.
In her most recent fight, Jonas defeated Kandi Wyatt to win the IBF welterweight title.
8. Seniesa Estrada
Estrada is nicknamed as “Super Bad,” and in her 12-year professional career, she has lived up to her ring name. The undefeated Los Angeles native recorded the fastest knockout in women’s boxing history, knocking out the helpless Miranda Adkins in just seven seconds.
The 30-year-old boxer-puncher, who formerly held a world title at light-flyweight, has defeated Marlen Esparza (TD 9), Anabel Ortiz (UD 10), Tenkai Tsunami (UD 10), and Tina Rupprecht (UD 10).
9. Chantelle Cameron
Cameron was outstanding in defeating Katie Taylor for the first time in her professional career in May, and she was quite competitive in the second match. Regardless of the loss, “Il Capo” is an elite-level operator who will be back mixing with the best by 2024.
In 2020, the Northampton star began competing as a super lightweight. She established her status in 2022, defeating Victoria Bustos and welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill to earn the undisputed super lightweight belt.
10. Amanda Serrano
Serrano has won seven divisions and holds the Guinness World Record for female boxers. Since her professional debut in 2009, “The Real Deal” has progressed up and down weight classes with amazing success.
She is one world title away from tying Manny Pacquiao’s record for most title wins in various weight classes. Despite having her 28-fight victory streak interrupted by Taylor in an instant classic, Serrano demonstrated that her years of hard work had paid off.
The champion has bounced back with wins against Sarah Mahfoud, Erika Cruz Hernandez, and Heather Hardy in a rematch. Serrano, the first featherweight champion ever, made more history by battling Danila Ramos over 12 three-minute rounds (the first female bout scheduled for that distance since 2007) in October.