After one more amazing triumph to turn into the undisputed featherweight champion, Amanda Serrano, who has come out on top for championships in seven different weight classes, set her No. 3 positioning behind Claressa Safeguards and Katie Taylor in ESPN’s most recent pound-for-pound rankings. The triumph likewise sets up the eagerly awaited rematch among Serrano and Taylor that will occur on May 20 in Ireland.
Serrano won with scorecards of 98-92, 98-92, 97-93, however Saturday’s battle against Erika Cruz was a nearby, engaging volatile fight.
“She’s a Mexican boss and that’s what we knew,” Serrano said of Cruz after the battle. “Also, I expressed it all along: I realized she won’t simply allow me to take her belt. She buckled down for this. I buckled down for mine and that is the thing we anticipated. We prepared for that
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On a similar card in New York’s Madison Square Nursery, No. 4-positioned Alycia Baumgardner scored two knockdowns of Elhem Mekhaled to procure a consistent choice success to turn into the undisputed junior lightweight boss. Be that as it may, the triumph wasn’t sufficient to overwhelm Serrano at No. 3 in our rankings.
“Alycia Baumgardner might have looked worn out close to the furthest limit of her battle, yet she destroyed out a success and thumped down a decent contender in Mekhaled – – two times,” ESPN essayist Michael Rothstein said about climbing Baumgardner on his rundown. “She and Chantelle Cameron are exceptionally near each other in the second level of first class contenders, however the manner in which she took care of her most recent presentation gives her a slight edge over Cameron.”
The triumph likewise places Baumgardner in an extraordinary spot for the future, with expected battles in various divisions.
“At this moment we need the huge battles, we need the megafights,” Baumgardner said. “This battle showed me that, you know, there are levels to this and I need to keep on climbing. We need Katie Taylor, we need those megafights. We need those huge battles. I need that test. I need to challenge myself. That is the main way I will know where I am and the way in which I can be better. Furthermore, that’s what I need.”
Here is the ongoing top 10.
1. CLARESSA SHIELDS Previous ranking: No. 1
RECORD: 13-0, 2 KOs DIVISION: Middleweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Savannah Marshall, Oct. 15 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
2. KATIE TAYLOR Previous ranking: No. 2
RECORD: 22-0, 6 KOs DIVISION: Lightweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, Oct. 29 NEXT FIGHT: May 20 vs. Chantelle Cameron
3. AMANDA SERRANO Previous ranking: No. 3
RECORD: 44-2-1, 30 KOs DIVISION: Featherweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Erika Cruz, Feb. 4 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
4. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER Previous ranking: No. 4
RECORD: 14-1, 7 KOs DIVISION: Junior lightweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Elhem Mekhaled, Feb. 4 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
5. JESSICA MCCASKILL Previous ranking: No. 5
RECORD: 12-3, 5 KOs DIVISION: Welterweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: L (TKO3) Chantelle Cameron, Nov. 5 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
6. MIKAELA MAYER Previous ranking: No. 7
RECORD: 17-1, 5 KOs DIVISION: Junior lightweight LAST FIGHT: L (SD10) Alycia Baumgardner, Oct. 15 NEXT FIGHT: April 15 vs. Christina Linardatou
7. CHANTELLE CAMERON Previous ranking: No. 5
RECORD: 17-0, 8 KOs DIVISION: Junior welterweight unified champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Jessica McCaskill, Nov. 5 NEXT FIGHT: May 20 vs. Katie Taylor
8. SENIESA ESTRADA Previous ranking: No. 8
RECORD: 24-0, 9 KOs DIVISION: Strawweight champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Tina Rupprecht, March 25 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
9. FRANCHON CREWS-DEZURN Previous ranking: No. 9
RECORD: 8-1, 2 KOs DIVISION: Super middleweight undisputed champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Elin Cederroos, April 30 NEXT FIGHT: TBA
10. NATASHA JONAS Previous ranking: No. 10
RECORD: 13-2-1, 8 KOs DIVISION: Junior middleweight unified champion LAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Marie-Eve Dicaire, Nov. 12 NEXT FIGHT: TBA