World rankings
Women's middleweight world boxing rankings
160lb · 72.57kg limit · Updated 1 Aug 2026
The current women's middleweight world ratings from the IBO, listed side by side with the champion at the top of each column and movement shown against last month. The women's middleweight limit is 160lb (72.57kg). Ratings are pulled from each body’s most recent published list, and the publication date for each sits beneath the table.
The IBO column shows its top fifteen for comparison. It rates a hundred fighters at women's middleweight, which no other body does.
| Rank | IBOupd 1 Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Champ | VacantVacantInterim champion |
| 1 | Tamm ThibeaultUnchanged |
| 2 | Melinda WatpoolUnchanged |
| 3 | Maricela CornejoUnchanged |
| 4 | Rachel LallyUp 1 place |
| 5 | Bree BurbearyUp 1 place |
| 6 | Olivia CurryUp 2 places |
| 7 | April HunterUp 2 places |
| 8 | Stephanie MfongwotUp 2 places |
| 9 | Jenna PillingUp 2 places |
| 10 | Logan HollerUp 2 places |
| 11 | Maria Theresa PiniliUp 2 places |
| 12 | Kaitlin LaVigneUp 2 places |
| 13 | Sara Anti GabrielUp 3 places |
| 14 | Sonya DreilingUp 3 places |
| 15 | Xochilt BarqueroUp 4 places |
Source: IBO
Each sanctioning body publishes its ratings on its own schedule, so the columns above are dated separately. Where a body leaves a position vacant, and the IBF routinely does at ranks 1 and 2 pending an eliminator, that is shown rather than hidden.
Who each body rates at women's middleweight
IBO women's middleweight rankings
The IBO women's middleweight title is vacant. Its number one contender is Tamm Thibeault. Ratings published 1 Aug 2026.
Middleweight division limit
The women's middleweight limit is 160lb, which is 11 stone 6lb or 72.57kg. A fighter must make this weight at the official weigh-in, normally held the day before the bout. Missing it forfeits the right to win a title in the division, though the fight itself usually still goes ahead.