The FightPost Top Twenty British Female Fighters

The FightPost Top Twenty British Female Fighters

1: Ellie Scotney (12-0)
2: Chantelle Cameron (22-1)
3: Lauren Price (10-0)
4: Caroline Dubois (13-0-1)
5: Sandy Ryan (9-3-1)
6: Terri Harper (16-3-2)
7: Karriss Artingstall (7-0)
8: Savannah Marshall (13-2)
9: Tysie Gallagher (10-2)
10: Emma Dolan (8-1)

The Easter weekend saw the top four British female fighters in action. It was perhaps an unprecedented two days that demonstrated everything that is good about women’s boxing. Those four fighters cemented their position on this list, but there is plenty of movement elsewhere.

Ellie Scotney went undisputed at super-bantamweight in one of the greatest fights of the modern era on Easter Sunday at the Olympia in London. Mayelli Flores pushed her hard, and more than had her moments. Ten beyond brutal rounds in a fight that will live long in the memory. Scotney now holds every major belt at her weight, and will now likely move up to featherweight and try to do the exact same thing in her new division. Without too much doubt, Ellie Scotney is pound-for-pound the best female fighter in the country.

Chantelle Cameron crowned herself a two-weight world champion on the same MVP card. A dominant ten-rounds, and a solid performance over Michaela Kotaskova earned Cameron the WBO world super-welterweight title. Cameron hasn’t really had the major fights her talents deserve over the last few years, but that is seemingly about to change. The three-division world champion Mikaela Mayer will be next. Mayer and Cameron won’t disappoint. Scotney and Flores was good, but it might be surpassed by what Mayer and Cameron serve up.

Lauren Price had a tougher night than expected against Stephanie Pineiro on Easter Saturday. Price left the Cardiff ring bloodied, but still unbeaten and still the unified world welterweight champion. Talk of a fight with Claressa Shields was in the air, and with a fight with Mikaela Mayer now looking remote, Price will hope the Shields fight gets over the line. After over a year out of action, Price needs to stay active in 2026, ideally in major fights.

Caroline Dubois got past Terri Harper on that London MVP card. It was a little cagey in the opening five rounds before Dubois dropped Harper in the 6th round and got home on the cards to unify the lightweight division. Dubois now holds the WBC and WBO world lightweight titles, and while she wants Alycia Baumgardner, she might have to settle for another unification showdown with either Stephanie Han or Elif Nur Turhan.

It will be interesting to see where Sandy Ryan goes for the remainder of the year. A two-weight world champion, but still somewhat on the outside looking in for me in terms of the bigger fights.

I thought Terri Harper boxed well against Caroline Dubois. Harper stayed the course and did far better than many expected. At 29, the Denaby fighter will come again. I wouldn’t rule out trying out 140 and attempting to become a four-division world champion.

Karriss Artingstall hasn’t fought since she beat Raven Chapman last March to become the British featherweight champion. It was a career-best performance, but we haven’t seen her since. Time is running out for the former Olympian. Artingstall has all the talent she needs to become a world champion. She just needs to fight.

Savannah Marshall is in that category also. Since losing to Claressa Shields on that truly memorable all-female card at the O2 Arena in 2022, Marshall has only fought twice. Shadasia Green beat her in July, and there are no visible signs of her fighting again. At 34, Marshall still has something to offer, but the clock is very much ticking.

With Natasha Jonas not having fought since losing her world welterweight titles to Lauren Price at the Royal Albert Hall thirteen months ago, and the retirement call almost certainly coming, it opens up a space on this list. As a result, Tysie Gallagher makes her first appearance in the top ten. Injury prevented her from gracing that MVP card in London. Gallagher is now well on the road to recovery after surgery on her elbow. The British and Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion has proved herself in world-class before, and will do so again.

It was a heartbreaking setback for Emma Dolan on that Olympia card. In her first world title opportunity, Irma Garcia stopped her in three rounds. It was a result that nobody saw coming. But Dolan is far too good not to come back from suffering her first defeat in the pro ranks. The British and Commonwealth super-flyweight champion will likely return to world level after a couple of fights at a lower level to build her confidence levels back up again.

11: Francesca Hennessy (8-0)
12: Shannon Ryan (10-1)
13: Raven Chapman (9-2)
14: Tiah-Mai Ayton (5-0)
15: Maiseyrose Courtney (9-1)
16: Chloe Watson (9-3)
17: Nicola Hopewell (8-1)
18: Megan Redstall (7-0-1)
19: Ellie Bouttell (7-1-1)
20: Lauren Parker (10-2-1)

There is competition coming for the likes of Gallagher and Dolan. Shannon Ryan and Francesca Hennessy are pushing for a place in the upper reaches of this list. The red-hot prospect Tiah-Mai Ayton could also be within touching distance. Ayton faces Stevi Levy next month, and her potential is seemingly unlimited.

Raven Chapman has only lost to Skye Nicolson and Karriss Artingstall, but needs to find momentum again. Chapman is a good fighter, but hasn’t fought since losing to Artingstall thirteen months ago.

Maiseyrose Courtney has a big fight coming her way for later in the summer. Chloe Watson is 1-3 in her last four fights. But there are reasons behind those defeats, and it would be a little premature to write her off just yet. Watson needs to get a couple of wins and maybe find her optimum fighting weight. The former European flyweight champion has fought at flyweight, super-flyweight and bantamweight in her last four fights.

Like many on this list, Nicola Hopewell has found fights hard to come by, but her somewhat extended ring absence ends in May. Hopewell returns to super-flyweight to fight Shannon Ryan on a Matchroom card in Wolverhampton. It’s a big opportunity for Hopewell on a sold-out show. A win should open many doors for her.

After winning the Commonwealth bantamweight title, Megan Redstall will return to flyweight against another fighter on this list in a really solid title fight. Redstall is perhaps the real dark horse on this list.

Ellie Bouttell pushed Francesca Hennessy hard early this year, and hopefully, she gets another opportunity. Lauren Parker has only lost to Emma Dolan in the last seven years, and still has plenty to offer when she returns.

There is plenty of depth in the domestic female ranks. The former world bantamweight champion Shannon Courtenay is on the comeback trail and is now looking at the super-flyweight division for another tilt at world honours, but a rematch with Ebanie Bridges could also happen later this year.

Gemma Richardson impressed on the undercard of that big MVP card in London, and another unbeaten super-lightweight prospect, Hannah Robinson, fights Charlie Sutton next Saturday. Both look capable of going far. Lillie Winch is another fighter who has real potential.

Harli Whitwell will return from knee surgery in the coming months, and the unbeaten super-featherweight is another fighter with the look of star potential. Her older sister, Shona, also looks capable of fighting at a very high level. The former amateur star returns next Saturday, as does Jade Pearce. Pearce has a crowd-pleasing style and is more than worth keeping an eye on. April Hunter and Kirstie Bavington could have a decent 2026 if they can find the fights to push them on.