{"id":856065,"date":"2026-08-15T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/856065\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:58:09","slug":"katie-taylor-names-the-top-5-best-female-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/856065\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Taylor names the top 5 best female fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katie Taylor<\/a> has named her top five fighters in women\u2019s boxing as she approaches her last dance at Croke Park, Dublin, on September 5.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old has crafted an illustrious career<\/a> and is now bidding to become a three-time undisputed champion, taking on Flora Pili for all four major super-lightweight titles.<\/p>\n

This follows the culmination of her iconic trilogy with Amanda Serrano, with the Irish phenom remaining unbeaten against her Puerto Rican rival<\/a> in July 2025.<\/p>\n

But despite sharing 30 rounds of ferocious action with her fellow all-time great, Taylor did not mention Serrano in her top five list of active female fighters.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this is because the 37-year-old is closing in on retirement but, even so, most would argue that Serrano remains one of the leading operators in women\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n

While having become a seven-division world champion, she is now attempting to further cement her greatness by trumping Christy Martin\u2019s record (32) for the most knockouts in women\u2019s boxing history.<\/p>\n

Taylor, however, has named Mikaela Mayer, Alycia Baumgardner, Ellie Scotney, Gabriela Fundora and Claressa Shields as her top five current female fighters.<\/p>\n

While excluding herself, too, she offered her list \u2013 in ascending order \u2013 with no mention of Serrano during a pound-for-pound discussion with DAZN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Agree with @KatieTaylor<\/a>‘s top 5\ufe0f\u20e3? <\/p>\n

Closing in on an historic night at @CrokePark<\/a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea#TaylorPili<\/a> | Sept 5 | Live on DAZN \ud83e\udd33 pic.twitter.com\/1Yxz9lpnFP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Many would agree, though, that Shields, a three-weight undisputed champion, is at the very top, or should at least be mentioned in the same breath as Taylor.<\/p>\n

The only factor going against Shields, it seems, is her overall level of opposition, as evidenced by the fact that she is heavily favoured to defeat Kaye Scott this weekend.<\/p>\n