List of female undisputed world boxing champions
This is a list of female undisputed champions in professional boxing. Eras that aren't listed means that it doesn't have any undisputed champions.
| Current undisputed champion | |
| Most consecutive title defenses |
Championship recognition
[edit]Titles have been awarded by:
- World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA); re-named as the WBA in 1962
- World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983
- World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988
- International Boxing Organization (IBO), founded in 1992
Criteria
[edit]Heavyweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claressa Shields (def. Danielle Perkins)[4] |
2 February 2025 – present | 1 |
Super middleweight
[edit]WBA–WBC era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natascha Ragosina (def. Akondaye Fountain)[5] |
15 December 2007 – 2009 | 3 |
| Ragosina's undisputed reign ended when she retired in 2009[6] | |||
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn (def. Elin Cederroos)[7] |
30 April 2022 – 1 July 2023 | 0 |
| 2 | Savannah Marshall (def. Franchón Crews-Dezurn)[8] |
1 July 2023 – present | 0 |
Middleweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claressa Shields (def. Christina Hammer)[9] |
13 April 2019 – 16 September 2020 | 0 |
| Shields' undisputed ended when she vacated the WBO title. The title was vacated when a bout for the vacant title was announced on 16 September.[10] | |||
| 2 | Claressa Shields (2) (def. Savannah Marshall)[11] |
15 October 2022 – December 13, 2024 | 1 |
Light middleweight
[edit]WBA–WBC era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jisselle Salandy (def. Elizabeth Mooney)[12] |
15 September 2006 – 4 January 2009 | 5 |
| Salandy's undisputed reign ended when she died in a vehicular accident.[13] | |||
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claressa Shields (def. Marie-Éve Dicaire)[14] |
5 March 2021 – 26 November 2021 | 0 |
| Shields' undisputed status ended when she vacated the WBC title. The title was vacated when Patricia Berghult fought and won the vacant title.[15] | |||
Welterweight
[edit]WBA–WBC era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly Holm (def. Ann Saccurato)[16] |
22 March 2007 – 2007 | 0 |
| Holm's undisputed reign ended when she vacated the WBA title. | |||
WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilia Brækhus (def. Ivana Habazin)[17] |
14 September 2014 | 10 |
| 2 | Jessica McCaskill (def. Cecilia Brækhus)[18] |
15 August 2020 – 2023 | 3 |
| McCaskill's undisputed reign ended when she vacated the WBO title. | |||
Light welterweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chantelle Cameron (def. Jessica McCaskill)[19] |
5 November 2022 – 25 November 2023 | 1 |
| 2 | Katie Taylor (def. Chantelle Cameron)[20] |
25 November 2023 – present | 1 |
Lightweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Taylor (def. Delfine Persoon)[21] |
1 June 2019 – present | 7 |
Super featherweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alycia Baumgardner (def. Elhem Mekhaled)[22] |
4 February 2023 – present | 1 |
Featherweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Serrano (def. Erika Cruz)[23] |
4 February 2023 – 5 December 2023 | 1 |
Super bantamweight
[edit]To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Bantamweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherneka Johnson (def. Shurretta Metcalf)[24][25] |
11 July 2025 – present | 0 |
Super flyweight
[edit]To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Flyweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriela Fundora (def. Gabriela Celeste Alaniz)[26] |
2 Nov 2024 – present | 1 |
Light flyweight
[edit]To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.
Mini flyweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seniesa Estrada (def. Yokasta Valle)[27] |
29 March – 23 October 2024 | 0 |
| Estrada retires. | |||
Atomweight
[edit]WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era
[edit]| No. | Name | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Rupprecht (def. Sumire Yamanaka)[28] |
5 April 2025 – present | 0 |
See also
[edit]- List of current world boxing champions
- List of current female world boxing champions
- List of WBA female world champions
- List of WBC female world champions
- List of IBF female world champions
- List of WBO female world champions
References
[edit]- ^ Compare
"WBC Bantamweight Ratings (incl. WBO)". WBC. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
and
"WBC Bantamweight Ratings (excl. WBO)". WBC. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2008. - ^
"IBF/USBA Rules Governing Championship Contests" (PDF). IBF. May 2006. pp. 10–11. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
For the purpose of unification of titles, the Champions of the World Boxing Association ('WBA') and the World Boxing Council ('WBC') may be designated as 'elite contenders' and may be permitted to fight for the unified title. Unification bouts with other organizations will be considered on a case to case basis.
- ^ "IBF Ratings". IBF. February 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ "Shields becomes undisputed three-weight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Natascha Ragosina vs Akondaye Fountain". boxrec.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Mayweather, Calzaghe, Adams: 21 boxers who retired undefeated champions". givemesport.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Franchon Crews-Dezurn Busts Up Elin Cederroos, Wins Decision To Become Undisputed". Boxing Scene. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Savannah Marshall: Briton beats Franchon Crews-Dezurn to win undisputed super-middleweight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Shields beats up Hammer, wins undisputed title". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Savannah Marshall Meets Glasgow's Former World Champion Hannah Rankin For The Vacant WBO Middleweight World Title". WBO. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Claressa Shields beats Savannah Marshall in historic fight to unify world titles". CNN. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "11 Years Ago... A Talented Multi-World Champion Who's Life was Cut Short in January of 2009: Remembering Giselle Salandy". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Associated Press (January 4, 2009). "Salandy, 21, dies in car accident". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Claressa Shields: Boxing history made in Marie-Eve Dicaire fight". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Berghult wins WBC super welterweight title". WBC. November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Holly Holm vs Ann Saccurato". boxrec.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Cecilia Brækhus unifies division". wboboxing.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Jessica McCaskill beats Cecilia Braekhus to become undisputed world welterweight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Chantelle Cameron beats Jessica McCaskill to become the undisputed light-welterweight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Katie Taylor defeats Chantelle Cameron to become two-weight undisputed champion in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Katie Taylor becomes undisputed champion in epic scrap with Delfine Persoon". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Alycia Baumgardner easily outpoints Elhem Mekhaled to become undisputed 130-pound champ". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Serrano Defeats Cruz To Become Undisputed – Boxing Results". boxing247.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Cherneka Johnson stops Shurretta Metcalf to earn undisputed at 118". Boxing Scene. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Cherneka Johnson dominates at MSG to become new undisputed bantamweight champion". The Sporting News. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Boxing results: Foster regains title, Cameron cruises and Fundora becomes youngest undisputed champ". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (March 30, 2024). "Seniesa Estrada bests Yokasta Valle to land undisputed title". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Title Fights From Around the World: Tina Rupprecht Becomes Undisputed". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
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