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The Greatest Female Boxers of All Time

Updated February 7, 2020 12.8k votes 3.5k voters 50.6k views74 items

List RulesAny professional female boxer from any weight class and any era. No MMA or martial artists

Are Mia St. John or Laila Ali the greatest female boxers of all-time? They may certainly be the best known on this list of the greatest female boxers but maybe other female boxers like Theresa Arnold, Brenda Burnside, Jackie Chavez, Jaime Clampitt, or Holly Holm hold that distinction? Many of these women are also among the greatest current female boxers in the world. Do great female boxers with boxing blood in their family like Jackie Frazier-Lyde or Suzanne Riccio-Major deserve that distinction?

Who is the best female boxer ever? Vote below on who you think the best women boxers of all time are in the list below and if you see any famous woman boxers missing from the list, feel free to add them so that other boxing fans and Rankers can vote on you additions!

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Katie Taylor
Age: 33
Birthplace: Bray, Republic of Ireland
Nationality: Ireland
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Laila Ali
Age: 42
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Super middleweight
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Lucia Rijker
Age: 52
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality: Netherlands
Weight Division: Super middleweight
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Cecilia Brækhus
Age: 38
Birthplace: Cartagena, Colombia
Nationality: Norway
Weight Division: Welterweight
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Claressa Shields
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Ann Wolfe
Age: 48
Birthplace: Austin, Texas
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Super middleweight
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Holly Holm
Age: 38
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Welterweight
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Mary Kom
Age: 36
Birthplace: Churachandpur district, India
Nationality: India
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Christy Martin
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Mia St. John
Age: 52
Birthplace: California, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Lightweight
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Deirdre Gogarty
Age: 50
Birthplace: Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
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Regina Halmich
Age: 43
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Nationality: Germany
Weight Division: Super flyweight
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Vonda Ward
Age: 46
Birthplace: Macedonia, Ohio
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Heavyweight

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Yvonne Trevino
Age: 52
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mary Jo Sanders
Age: 45
Birthplace: Auburn Hills, Michigan
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Light middleweight
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Yesica Bopp
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Jaime Clampitt
Age: 43
Birthplace: Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality: Canada
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Rain Mako
Age: 43
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Kathy Long
Age: 55
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Nationality: United States of America
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Jackie Nava
Age: 39
Birthplace: Tijuana, Mexico
Weight Division: Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight
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Jane Couch
Age: 51
Birthplace: Fleetwood, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
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Sumya Anani
Age: 47
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality: United States of America
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Jackie Frazier-Lyde
Age: 57
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina
Nationality: United States of America
Weight Division: Super middleweight

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Marcela Acuña
Age: 43
Birthplace: Formosa, Argentina
Weight Division: Super bantamweight
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Susianna Kentikian
Age: 32
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality: Armenia, Germany
Weight Division: Flyweight