(JUNE 27) Periodically, I examine ratings and the group of female boxers in various weight classes. Recently, I became curious about the state of the heavyweight division in 2024. In past articles, I discussed female boxers in the heavyweight division who were ranked in the top ten with having few fights to be ranked.  So let’s take a look at the heavyweight division in women’s boxing.

It's definitely a much stronger group of female boxers in this division compared to the past years ago.

So let's take a look at it today: gathering the sources from other Internet ratings, this is what is there for the top ten---spoiler alert---not looking like the healthiest division in the sport.

Many of the fighters in this division have had limited activity, with some even being inactive for several years. It's clear that there is still progress to be made in developing a robust and thriving heavyweight division for female boxers.

While there are a few promising talents in the division, the lack of depth and consistent competition makes it difficult for these fighters to truly showcase their skills and make a significant impact on the sport.   So without further ado, here is a list of the top ten:

#1 - Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse:  Boxing record: 7-1-0 (2KO)
Background:  She has been fighting since 2016, and is a WBC world champion as of 2024.  In 2023, she fought three times with opponent's boxing records of 3-1-0, 1-3-1, and 2-1-1.  She had a almost five years of inactivity, and fought once in 2017 against an opponent with a 8-0-0 record.   In 2016, she fought three times with opponent's records of 1-1-0, 2-1-0, and 2-0-0.

#2 – Roseanna Cox:  Boxing Record – 2-0-0 (1KO)
Background: Her two opponent's boxing records were 1-6-0 and 7-21-0.

#3 – Razel Mohammad:   Boxing Record – 3-1-2 (0KO)
Background: Fought once in 2023 – loss; two fights in 2022 – Opponents records were 2-0-0 and 2-10-2. Fought the same opponent three times – Lillian Molada, two fights in 2021 – with two of these fights with Molada, with Molada’s boxing record for those two fights – 2-9-2, and 2-9-1. One fight in 2019, that was a draw with opponent’s record of 7-4-0.

#4 – Tinta Smith – Boxing Record 1-2-1 (0KO)
Background: two fights in 2024 – opponent’s records going into the fight were 2-5-0, and 1-7-0. Two fights in 2022 – she lost both fights with opponent’s boxing records of 2-4-1 and 5-2-2.

#5 Sequita Hemingway Boxing record: 2-6-0 (0KO)
Background: Fought twice in 2024, against opponents with records of 0-2-1 and 3-0-0. Fought three times in 2023 – opponents records were 2-0-0, pro debuter, and 6-2-2, she fought once in 2022, with opponents records of 5-1-1 and 4-2-2.

#6 – Minellis Blanco – Boxing Record 5-0-0 (5KO)
Background: Fought once in 2024 against opponent with boxing record of 9-6-0, in 2023 she fought four times, with opponent’s records of 0-1-0, 2-5-1, pro debuter, and 8-5-0.

#7- Danielle Perkins – boxing record 4-0-0 (2KO)
Background: Fought once in 2024, opponent’s record was 3-2-0, fought once in 2021 with opponent’s record of 2-1-1, and two fights in 2020, with opponent’s records of 1-0-0 and 2-0-1.

#8 – Bolatito Oluwole – boxing record 9-0-0 (5KO)
Background: She had four fights in 2023, her opponent’s boxing records were 1-1-0, 2-0-0, 0-2-0, and 0-1-0.  Three fights in 2022, with opponent's boxing records of 1-0-0, 0-1-0, and pro debut.  In 2021 she had two fights with opponent's boxing records of pro debut and 0-1-0. 

#9 Timea Nagy – Boxing Record 3-3-0 (3KO)
Background: She had one fight in 2024. In 2023 she had three fights, with opponent’s boxing records of 5-1-0, 0-3-0, and 0-3-0. In 2022, she had two fights, with opponent’s record of 0-2-0 and a pro debuter.

#10 – Lorena Carrillo – Boxing Record – 2-6-1 (2KO)
Background: She had one fight in 2024 , with opponent’s record of 3-0-0. She had two fights in 2022 – with opponent’s record of 11-3-3 and 9-3-3. Then she had a huge gap of time of not fighting since 2007. She fought three times in 2007, with opponent’s records of 3-0-1, 2-3-0, and a pro debuter. She had two fights in 2006, with opponent’s records of 4-0-1 and 1-0-0.

WBAN will continue to check out the weight classes periodically to keep boxing fans updated! 

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