December 2021 Ratings – Updates
* The Lineal Boxing Champion monthly ratings are produced by an international panel of 10 boxing analysts. Boxers are ranked according to ability and accomplishments in their respective weight classes. When our ratings began in April 2019 (the first non-computerised monthly rankings to have ever been produced in women’s boxing), fighters who had been inactive for 12 months, with still no fights scheduled, were removed from the ratings. As the 2020-21 pandemic severely interfered with the boxing schedule for approximately one year, it seems only fair to lengthen our inactivity rule to 24 months. By the middle of 2022, the inactivity rule will once again return to 12 months.
Flyweight
Arely Mucino enters at #4 following her split decision victory over Jacky Calvo on November 13. Jessica Plata exits, and Maria Salinas drops a place, to #5.
Bantamweight
In October, WBO titlist Dina Thorslund was hovering just outside of the bantamweight top 5, but her KO of #3 ranked Zulina Munoz on November 13th, coupled with Luna Avila’s reluctance to face top level opposition, means Denmark’s undefeated bantamweight zooms to the top of our rankings, budging Luna to #2. Roman also drops a spot, and 34-year-old Zulina, who hasn’t had a convincing win in almost two years, exits the rankings.
Junior Lightweight
Alycia Baumgardner’s spectacular KO of Terri Harper puts her straight in at #2, just behind Mikaela Mayer – a clash between the pair would crown the true champ at 130lbs. Harper falls to #5, while Hyun Choi exits.
Junior Welterweight
Jessica Camara pushed Kali Reis to a split decision and was unlucky not to get the victory in the eyes of many – Camara enters at #4, while Reis hangs onto her #3 spot. Kandi Wyatt, who took a 7-round battering from Jessica McCaskill at welterweight on December 4, exits the ratings.
Junior Featherweight
Segolene Lefebvre moves to #4 following her win unanimous decision over Paulette Valenzuela on November 20. Nazarena Romero drops to #5.
Featherweight
Debora Dionicius outpointed 45-year-old veteran Marcela Acuna – the first person to defeat Marcela since Daniela Bermudez in 2018. Dionicius enters at #4, nudging Nina Meinke to #5 and Jelena Mrdjenovich out of the ratings.
Pound-For-Pound:
No changes.
Ratings Panel
David Avila: 2019 Inductee IWBHF. Journalist at The Sweet Science. California, USA. @AvilaBoxing
Anthony Cocks: Journalist for Max Boxing, and previous contributions for Boxing Monthly. Australia. @el_pollo_loco
Daniel Yanofsky: Boxing journalist, including articles for FIGHT SPORTS and The Scrap. New York/Florida, USA. @DanYanofskyMMA
Ireneusz Fryszkowski: Boxing Journalist. Poland. @RingBlogpl
Julian Haramoure: Boxing journalist, including articles for Argentina Amateur Deporte and ElRoundFinal.com. Argentina. @JulianFunky
Yuriko Miyata: Boxing journalist, including articles for The Ring and ThePrizeFighters.com. Japan. @Yuriyuri0803
GM Ross: Boxing journalist. Host of Pugilistically Inclined podcast. Canada. @punchingprof
Blanca Gutierrez: Creator of Beautiful Brawlers. 2019 Inductee IWBHF. 2018 Inductee WCBHOF. USA. @bbrawlersboxing
Inaky Arzate: Boxing journalist, including articles for TUDN. Mexico. @inaky_arzate
Adam McMeeking: Member of the International Boxing Research Organisation