Women's Boxing Rankings: Shields, Marshall, and Jones Make Moves

In a recent turn of events, Tina Rupprecht has emerged as the new unified atomweight champion, while Oshae Jones makes a debut in the junior middleweight rankings. Rupprecht's victory over Eri Matsuda was a unanimous decision, with the judges awarding her a 97-92, 96-93, and 96-93 scoreline. This win marks Rupprecht's seventh defense of the WBC belt. On the other hand, Jones secured a split-decision win against Femke Hermans to claim the IBF junior middleweight title. The final scores were 96-94, 97-93, and 93-97 in Jones' favor. This victory sees her debut in the 154-pound rankings at number four. The updated rankings reflect these changes, with Rupprecht taking the number one spot in the atomweight division, and Matsuda dropping one place to number two. Jones debuts at number four in the junior middleweight rankings, while Hermans drops two spots to number five.