[Sport] Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Claressa Shields still on top; Chantelle Cameron makes a big jump

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Claressa Shields showed once again why she's the best women's fighter in the world by dominating Maricela Cornejo in a 10-round unanimous decision win to retain her undisputed middleweight championship. And while Cornejo was a late replacement for Hanna Gabriels, who tested positive for a banned substance and was removed from the card, it was more about the way Shields dominated Cornejo and how she looked unbeatable. With the victory, Shields keeps the top spot. All our panelists voted Shields at No. 1, with Chantelle Cameron getting some consideration after her victory over Katie Taylor to keep her junior welterweight undisputed championship. "Shields was once again dominant -- as expected -- and she remained No. 1 for me in the latest pound-for-pound rankings," said boxing writer Michael Rothstein. "But it was a close decision. What Cameron accomplished last month in beating Taylor, and beating her somewhat decisively in Taylor's homecoming fight in Ireland, was a truly special performance. So Cameron jumped up to No. 2 for me based off what she's done so far and the massive win over Taylor. "Shields remains at No. 1 because of her level of skill and her continued tremendous ability as a defensive fighter. She's shown improvements fight over fight, from sitting on her punches to some of her combination work, and she has some of the best defense in the sport." Despite the loss, Taylor kept her No, 2 spot over Amanda Serrano, while Cameron moves to No. 4. Seniesa Estrada also moves up after an impressive victory over Tina Rupprecht which unified two strawweight world titles.

 

Here's the current top 10.

 

1. CLARESSA SHIELDS    Previous ranking: No. 1

 

2. KATIE TAYLOR    Previous ranking: No. 2

 

3. AMANDA SERRANO    Previous ranking: No. 3

 

4. CHANTELLE CAMERON    Previous ranking: No. 7

 

5. ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER    Previous ranking: No. 5

 

6. SENIESA ESTRADA    Previous ranking: No. 8

 

7. MIKAELA MAYER    Previous ranking: No. 6

 

8. JESSICA MCCASKILL    Previous ranking: No. 5

 

9. FRANCHON CREWS-DEZURN    Previous ranking: No. 9

 

10. SAVANNAH MARSHALL    Previous ranking: N/R

 

The formula The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving nine points and so on. Others receiving votes: Natasha Jonas (7), Delfine Persoon (6), Christina Hammer (5), Hyun Choi (1), Yokasta Valle (1), Terri Harper (1), Jessica Nery Plata (1).

 

How our experts voted Michael Rothstein: 1. Shields, 2. Cameron, 3. Taylor, 4. Serrano, 5. Estrada, 6. Baumgardner, 7. McCaskill, 8. Mayer, 9. Jonas, 10. Valle Timothy Bradley Jr.: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Baumgardner, 5. Estrada, 6. Cameron, 7. Mayer, 8. McCaskill, 9. Jonas, 10. Crews-Dezurn Nick Parkinson: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Baumgardner, 6. Mayer, 7. Marshall, 8. McCaskill, 9. Estrada, 10. Harper Salvador Rodriguez: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Cameron, 5. Baumgardner, 6. Estrada, 7. Mayer, 8. Crews-Dezurn, 9. Jonas, 10. Nery Plata Bernardo Pilatti: 1. Shields, 2. Taylor, 3. Serrano, 4. Baumgardner, 5. Cameron, 6. McCaskill, 7. Marshall, 8. Hammer, 9. Persoon, 10. Estrada Charlie Moynihan: 1. Shield, 2. Serrano, 3. Baumgardner, 4. Mayer, 5. Cameron, 6. Taylor, 7. Persoon, 8. Estrada, 9. Hammer, 10. Choi

Kel Dansby: 1. Shields, 2. Cameron, 3. Taylor, 4. Serrano, 5. Bumgarnder, 6. McCaskill, 7. Crews-Dezur, 8. Estrada, 9. Mayer, 10. Jonas

 

ESPN experts' poll First place: Shields (7) Second place: Taylor (4), Cameron (2), Serrano (1) Third place: Serrano (4), Taylor (2), Baumgardner (1) Fourth place: Serrano (2), Cameron (2), Baumgardner (2), Mayer (1) Fifth place: Baumgardner (3), Cameron (2), Estrada (2) Sixth place: McCaskill (2), Taylor (1), Cameron (1), Baumgardner (1), Estrada (1), Mayer (1) Seventh place: Mayer (2), Marshall (2), McCaskill (1), Crews-Dezurn (1), Persoon (1) Eighth place: Estrada (2), McCaskill (2), Crews-Dezurn (1), Mayer (1), Hammer (1) Ninth place: Jonas (3), Estrada (1), Mayer (1), Persoon (1), Hammer (1) 10th place: Estrada (1), Crews-Dezurn (1), Jonas (1), Harper (1), Choi (1) Valle (1), Nery Plata (1)

 

Source: https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/37806106/women-boxing-pound-pound-rankings-claressa-shields-top-chantelle-cameron-makes-big-jump