Melinda Watpool beat Maria Dolores Hernandez Garcia by third-round stoppage on Saturday. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesESPNMultiple AuthorsSep 22, 2026, 07:48 AM ETOpen Extended ReactionsMelinda Watpool defeated Maria Dolores Hernandez Garcia in her middleweight debut in the main event of a boxing card in Brampton, Canada, on Saturday.Watpool, who moved down from super middleweight, dropped Hernandez Garcia in Round 2 before forcing referee Floyd Porter to stop the fight at 23 seconds of Round 3. It was Watpool’s second consecutive stoppage victory since losing a split decision to Shadasia Green in November 2024 while challenging for the WBO super middleweight title.With the victory, Watpool enters the middleweight rankings at No. 4.Rankings are updated every Tuesday. They’re based on recent bouts, head-to-head competition and the quality of opponent. As with almost everything, until fighters square off against one another, there is a layer of subjectivity to it.
Fighters who haven’t fought in 18 months and don’t have a fight scheduled will be removed from the rankings until they fight again.For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For women’s P4P rankings, click here. HEAVYWEIGHT (OVER 175+ POUNDS) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS) SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS) MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS) JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS) WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS) JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS) LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS) JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS) FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS) JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS) BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS) JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS) FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS) JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS) STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS) ATOMWEIGHT (UP TO 102 POUNDS)
