There are some incredibly powerful and exciting women to watch this year in boxing; I don’t know who will successfully find match-ups, but I hope most of them will. Look for especially dynamic possibilities among the Lightweights and Featherweights; the amount of explosive talent and sheer experience in those classes makes my head spin. Oh, and a note about the weights — I’ve tried to get people in their main weights, but they will move around a bit for fights; Ragozina (who just won a Heavyweight title, but otherwise fights in the Middleweight class) is a good example of that. Martin has also dominated two classes in the course of her career. And so on.
So, set your alerts. It’s gonna be a great year for women’s pro boxing.
Heavyweight
Carlette Ewell (13-7-0)
Laila Ali (24-0-0) — possibly retired
Middleweight
Christy Martin (49-5-3)
Natalia Ragozina (22-0-0)
Ijeoma Egbunine (16-2-0)
Welterweight
Holly Holm (26-1-3)
Jaime Clampitt (20-4-1)
Myriam Lamare (17-3-0)
Lightweight
Mia St. John (45-10-2)
Layla McCarter (32-13-5)
Chevelle Hallback (27-5-2)
Belinda Laracuente (24-25-3)
Ann Marie Saccurato (15-4-2)
Featherweight
Kelsey Jeffries (41-10-1)
Ina Menzer (25-0-0)
Jackie Nava (20-3-2)
Lisa Brown (16-4-3)
Alicia Ashley (14-9-1)
Maureen Shea (13-2-0)
Olive Gerula (12-10-2)
Melissa Hernandez (11-1-2)
Ana Julaton (6-1-1)
Bantamweight
Melinda Cooper (20-0-0)
Ana Maria Torres (20-3-2)
Kaleisha West (11-1-0)
Flyweight
Carina Moreno (21-2-0)
Holly Dunaway (22-8-1)
Ria Ramnarine (13-5-0)
Yesica Yolanda Bopp (11-0-0)
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