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Top 12 best pound-for-pound fighters in women’s boxing: Mythical rankings starring Shields, Taylor, Seniesa

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A new undisputed champion in boxing is always welcome and the latest to breathe that rarified air is minimumweight queen Seniesa Estrada, who scord a 10-round unanimous decision over Yakosta Valle in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday.

Estrada (26-0, 9 KOs) has been fighting at world level for several years and also annexed a title at light flyweight in 2021. However, the Los Angeles star made her home at 105 pounds and has finally achieved her dream of consolidating all the belts.

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The champion moves up one spot to No. 4 switching places with former undisputed super lightweight titleholder Chantelle Cameron. Valle stays put at No. 7 due after putting on a solid performance in defeat.

Claressa Shields, AKA The GWOAT, still reigns supreme.

Claressa Shields challenges 'disrespectful' Savannah Marshall to fight her in America | Boxing News | Sky Sports

The reigning undisputed middleweight champion also fully unified at super welterweight and once held a pair of titles at super middleweight. A native of Flint, Michigan, Shields has terrific technique, blazing hand speed and she’s bursting with energy and fighting heart.

UPDATE :Claressa Shields completes epic body transformation ahead of MMA comeback fight: ‘I conquered depression’

Signature wins have come against Savannah Marshall, Marie-Eve Dicaire and Christina Hammer.

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Shields Continues Rift With ‘Cyborg’: “She Can’t Beat Me In Boxing”

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Claressa Shields might have a new battle on her hands.

Shields picked up a split-decision against Kelsey DeSantis as a part of the PFL MMA fight card last Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Two things came from the bout; firstly, Shields didn’t tap from a painful armbar submission hold that went viral, and two, her feud with Cris “Cyborg” Justino continued.

UPDATED NEWS ;Claressa Shields Threatens Cris Cyborg With Potential Lawsuit for Her Recent Remarks: “You Better Stop Lying”

“I don’t give a [expletive] about Cris Cyborg, and she knows that,” Shields told the media backstage after her fight. “Cris Cyborg can’t beat me in a fight and she knows that.” 

The two were sparring partners at one point, often complimenting each other. Yet Shields’s foray into MMA and Cyborg’s entry into the boxing world appears to have strained their relationship.

Cyborg was critical of Shields fighting at catchweight before the DeSantis bout. She also took aim at Shields’s MMA abilities on the social media platform, X.

“Even at 165lbs I might be able to win that fight without throwing a single punch,” she wrote.

Shields: 'Old' Cyborg 'Can't Beat Me'

 

Shields then replied, referring to Cyborg’s boxing ability.

“She can’t beat me in boxing. Why is she worried about my weight class and what I fought at? I am not the only catchweight bout that is on the card.

“Cris Cyborg is mad, because she turned down a fight with Larissa Pacheco, the PFL champion…”

RELATED NEWS ;MMA star Claressa Shields’ next big fight is a first for women in Saudi Arabia

History-maker Shields will be a trivia question as the first woman to win an MMA match in Saudi Arabia. Shields adds that to being a two-time Olympic gold medalist, three-division world champion and two-division undisputed champion.

This comes 18 months after Ramla Ali became the first woman to win a fight in Saudi Arabia.

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