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

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

  • 2009–present, a boxer who holds the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO world titles simultaneously.[1][2][3]

Heavyweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division. The WBA does not have a heavyweight title for female boxers.

Super middleweight

WBA–WBC era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Natascha Ragosina
(def. Akondaye Fountain) 		15 December 2007 – 2009 3
Ragosina's undisputed reign ended when she retired in 2009

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Franchón Crews-Dezurn
(def. Elin Cederroos) 		30 April 2022 – 1 July 2023 0
2 Savannah Marshall
(def. Franchón Crews-Dezurn) 		1 July 2023 – present 0

Middleweight

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Claressa Shields
(def. Christina Hammer) 		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.[4]
2 Claressa Shields (2)
(def. Savannah Marshall) 		15 October 2022 – present 1

Light middleweight

WBA–WBC era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Jisselle Salandy
(def. Elizabeth Mooney) 		15 September 2006 – 4 January 2009 5
Salandy's undisputed reign ended when she died in a vehicular accident.[5]

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Claressa Shields
(def. Marie-Éve Dicaire) 		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.[6]

Welterweight

WBA–WBC era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Holly Holm
(def. Ann Saccurato) 		22 March 2007 – 2007 0
Holm's undisputed reign ended when she vacated the WBA title.

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Cecilia Brækhus
(def. Ivana Habazin) 		14 September 2014 10
2 Jessica McCaskill 15 August 2020 – 2023 3
McCaskill's undisputed reign ended when she vacated the WBO title.

Light welterweight

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Chantelle Cameron
(def. Jessica McCaskill) 		5 November 2022 – 25 November 2023 1
2 Katie Taylor 25 November 2023 – present 0

Lightweight

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Katie Taylor
(def. Delfine Persoon) 		1 June 2019 – present 7

Super featherweight

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Alycia Baumgardner
(def. Elhem Mekhaled) 		4 February 2023 – present 1

Featherweight

WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Amanda Serrano
(def. Erika Cruz) 		4 February 2023 – 5 December 2023 1

Super bantamweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

Bantamweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

Super flyweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

Flyweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

Light flyweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

Mini flyweight

To date, there has never been an undisputed champion in this division.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "IBF Ratings". IBF. February 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Associated Press (January 4, 2009). "Salandy, 21, dies in car accident". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Berghult wins WBC super welterweight title". WBC. November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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