A highly anticipated clash between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder does not seem like it will be happening anytime soon.
The two men both fought in December, with Joshua taking on Otto Wallin while Wilder clashed with Joseph Parker, with the expectation that the pair would fight each other next.
Wilder vs Joshua was a fight that everyone wanted to see, but now it may never happen
Joshua put together an excellent performance, as he out-boxed Wallin over five rounds and then stopped him to record his third victory of the year.
Wilder, however, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Parker who fought with tremendous discipline to win by unanimous decision.
As such, it looks as if the Wilder vs Joshua fight will not be happening next.
And promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed this, as he told IFL TV: “The fight’s dead for now…
“The people who wanted to put the fight on no longer see that as the fight that it was.
“The numbers don’t work now because Wilder’s a busted flush at the moment.
“It’s a mismatch in my opinion.”
As for who Joshua will fight next, Hearn named Zhilei Zhang, Filip Hrgovic and Francis Ngannou as potential options.
And should the Brit win his next contest, he could be in line to take on the winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk that will take place on February 17 for the undisputed heavyweight world titles.
In terms of Wilder, there was some speculation that he might retire following his most recent defeat, but ‘The Bronze Bomber’ insists that we will see him back in the ring again.
The Aussie boxer has slammed USA Boxing for a policy that allows male boxers who transition to fight in the female category.
Ebanie Bridges has slammed USA Boxing for a ‘Transgender Policy’ that allows male boxers who transition to fight in the female category. The Aussie boxer blasted the policy, saying it is dangerous and puts the health and safety of boxers at risk.
The governing body, which oversees both America’s amateur and Olympic-style boxing, announced transgender athletes will be allowed to compete in their current gender under certain conditions if they are over the age of 18. Boxers under 18, however, must still compete as their birth gender.
Bridges labelled the decision by USA Boxing as ‘wrong on so many levels’ and believes it is dangerous for female boxers. “I will never agree to this… it’s bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and powerlifting but it’s a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU not just break a record…however I think it’s wrong in ALL SPORT,” Bridges wrote on X.
“I have nothing against trans but can’t be skewing the line in sport…. You don’t see reference or debates for transmen in sport… cos it’s not a threat… It ain’t just about the test levels what about their bone density and a heap of other biological factors. Cutting your bits off and adding boobs won’t take back the masculine maturity your body has gone through before you decided you are now a woman.”
The former world champion boxers believes the controversial policy could ultimately harm women’s boxing as a whole and says sportswomen must fight this change together.
The former world champion boxer believes the controversial policy could ultimately harm women’s boxing as a whole and says sportswomen must fight this change together. “I don’t care about ‘political correctness’ it’s politically incorrect to have a man fighting a woman,” she wrote in another post on X.
“And idc (I don’t care) that’s exactly what it is… this society is too soft.. this is our health and safety. The girls need to stick together or women’s sport in 50 years will be filled with male-born champions.”
How the ‘Transgender Policy’ will work
For a transgender athlete to be able to compete in the female category they must meet certain criteria such as; declaring their new gender identity, completing gender reassignment surgery and undergoing regular hormone testing. Both male and female transgender athletes must complete quarterly hormone testing and this must be documented with US Boxing for a minimum of four years post-surgery.
Boxers who have transitioned from male to female must also be able to show that their total testosterone level in serum is below 5 nmol/L and has been for a minimum of 48 months before their first competition. In a statement last week USA Boxing announced the change and said it was to “provide fairness and safety for all boxers”. Boxing’s International Federation is yet to determine eligibility for transgender boxers.
Early this morning, Claressa Shields shared a short clip through her X/Twitter handle. It shows her exchanging kisses with her fiancé. Meanwhile, a big engagement ring bedecked her right-hand finger.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist just mentioned, “Lol, back officially engaged.” Later, she shared the video through her Instagram story as well. It appears that the undisputed middleweight champion has finally gotten engaged to her long-time boyfriend, Tony Rich. His Instagram describes him as a certified fitness trainer and a gym owner based out of Flint, Michigan, the boxing champion’s hometown.
Claressa Shields: Taking the first steps towards happy matrimony!
In the Instagram Story, Claressa Shields stated, “Lol, @tonyrichfit jumped in the river an got my engagement ring.” Not much detail has been provided through either of the social media platforms.
Tony Rich is an ISSA (International Sports Science Association)-certified trainer. He founded the AT Fitness Gym in 2019. The Mt. Morris-located gymnasium was reportedly established with the aim of encouraging a fitness culture among the general public.
Clearly, the good news comes in the wake of some of the philanthropic initiatives taken by the superstar boxer. Last week, before Christmas, on Saturday, she organized her fourth annual toy giveaway. Incidentally, AT Fitness Gym was the venue for the outreach program. Speaking about her charity work, Claressa Shields said, ““It means a lot. I’m like a huge giver. When I was growing up for Christmas, a majority of the time, I never got what I wanted.”
The Olympic gold medal-winning boxer reached the pinnacle of boxing success through sheer hard work and determination. It hadn’t been an easy journey, especially with the challenges she faced during her early years. Probably that’s the reason she carries the torch for her local community.
2024 Return
Now, given what she has done for the country and the people in and around her neighborhood, Claressa Shields truly deserves all the happiness in her personal life. In terms of boxing, given that she’s signed up with the Professional Fighter League (PFL) once again, there’s a good chance of her returning to the octagon in 2024. The highly anticipated rematch with Savannah Marshall remains in the offing. However, since the Englishwomen too have joined the PFL rolls, the chances of a mixed martial arts fight between the two fighters appear high.
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Otto Wallin has spoken out for the first time since being stopped by Anthony Joshua after just five rounds on December 23.
Before the Day of Reckoning, a portion of boxing fans were backing Wallin to spring an upset and derail a planned fight between AJ and Deontay Wilder.
Joshua was at his blistering best agaisnt Wallin
However, after ‘The Bronze Bomber’ spoiled the mega-money clash by being easily outpointed by Joseph Parker on the undercard, Joshua rolled back the years in the main event.
The former two-time heavyweight champion dominated Wallin from the first bell and forced the stoppage after just five rounds of boxing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In his first interview since his second career defeat, the Swedish contender refused to make any excuses and praised his opponent for a great performance.
“I know that he is one of the best fighters out there,” Wallin told Boxing News.
“I really have no excuses, he was just better. He did really well, used his reach well, and he hit me with some really good shots. He was just better.
“I think he had a good game plan. He felt like a very good fighter, and obviously, it was a much tougher fight than what I had with Tyson Fury. Maybe he’s found his home with Ben Davison.”
Wallin’s nose was pouring with blood after round five, and his long-time coach, Joey Gamache, made the bold decision to pull his fighter out early.
The 33-year-old didn’t dispute the call at the time, and over a week later he still feels his trainer did the right thing.
In 2019, Wallin almost pulled off an upset win over Tyson Fury
“I didn’t disagree [with the stoppage],” Wallin added.
“Joey told me, ‘I’m going to stop it.’ And I didn’t say anything. Joey has been with me for ten years, he’s seen me training and in almost all my fights – he’s never pulled me out of anything.
“I trust Joey, he is always looking out for me. I feel very happy that I have a trainer who puts my health first. There’s a life after boxing, so I’m really appreciative that he is looking out for me.”
Wallin confirmed he suffered a fractured nose during the fight, and revealed a surgery to repair it has already taken place – but may need to go under the knife again.
“I’ve gotta heal up,” he said when asked what he plans to do next.
“I’m going to the hospital on Tuesday to deal with my nose.
“I had a surgery after the fight, and I might need another one.”
As an Mike Tyson got ready to ruin Michael Spinks as if he was the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve (venue for the worst Crimbo party in history), Bruce Willis was sitting ringside waging a PR war on behalf of his new risky blockbuster: Die Hard.
It went on to become an action classic – and arguably the greatest Christmas film ever made – but in 1988, it was seen as a huge gamble by film studio 20th Century Fox. Unable to get a leading action star (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Clint Eastwood and even Al Pacino all turned the role down, while 70-year-old Frank Sinatra was also offered it), the studio decided to pay TV actor Willis a then sky-high £5million. At the time, he was better known as the small-screen star of rom-com series Moonlighting and was a bizarre choice to many.
Tyson became the heavyweight world champion by unifying all of the belts against Michael Spinks in June 1988
So it’s little wonder that a bearded Willis – sitting ringside for Tyson’s long-awaited showdown – was rather shamelessly wearing a Die Hard baseball cap and sunglasses as he chatted to Sean Penn and Madonna. If Willis was nervous about his film’s release the following month in July, he probably wasn’t as intimidated as one Michael Spinks on 27 June, 1988.
The 31-year-old former light-heavyweight champion and lineal heavyweight champ was being paid £13.5million to face the headline attraction: Iron Mike. When Spinks’s manager Butch Lewis decided to play pre-fight mind games on Tyson by insisting that his hands needed to be re-wrapped, causing a lengthy delay, it backfired. The move only seemed to agitate his fighter and fire-up an already bad-tempered Tyson.
Lewis later recalled that he walked into Tyson’s dressing room only to see: “He’s punching holes in the wall. I’m like – to myself – ‘Oh no!” In his own changing room, observers claimed that Spinks – a world-class boxer who’d never been knocked down or tasted defeat – was in a state of fear. Not the nervous butterflies that can affect athletes before they perform, but genuine alarm at the pain that the 5ft 11ins, ferocious-punching Tyson might inflict upon him.
At least the delay for the main event gave cameras plenty of time to focus in on Willis and his unsubtle hat among a star-studded ringside crowd that included Jack Nicholson, Stallone, Donald Trump (who was staging the fight in Atlantic City), Chuck Norris and fictional former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers).
Boxing fan Willis was ringside for Tyson vs Spinks but sadly only got 91 seconds to promote action hit Die Hard
By the time Spinks came to the ring to the shrill pop stylings of ‘This Is It’ by Kenny Loggins, he wore a sickly smile and a sheen of sweat. Tyson, bare-chested having even dispensed with his usual white towel, exuded menace as he emerged second to a strange cacophony of clanging and banging that sounded like The Undertaker’s alarm clock going off. Let’s assume none of this did anything to settle Spinks’ nerves.
The bout itself offered minimal airtime for Willis’s baseball cap as it lasted only 91 seconds. A shaken Spinks – instead of using his jab to try to disrupt his opponent’s rhythm, which was his usual tactic – instead tried to stand his ground and gain Tyson’s respect early on. This proved an error. Instead Spinks earned a series of concussing bombs that quickly hammered him to the canvas. ‘The Jinx’ gamely got up but Tyson was on him with a short left hook-right uppercut combo that left Spinks falling backwards like Hans Gruber off the side of a skyscraper.
Former President Trump joined the A-List cast that, as well as John McClane, included Jack Nicholson, right, Sean Penn and Rocky himself Sylvester Stallone
The most anticipated heavyweight fight since the reign of Muhammad Ali was all over in half a round. The watching Willis, a boxing fan and ringside regular to this day, would have loved to have had the guaranteed box-office success Tyson brought, however. The card billed as ‘Once and For All’ grossed $70million, making it the richest fight in boxing history at the time. The Don King-promoted Tyson earned a supposed $22million, while in the background his manager Bill Cayton and his wife Robin Givens battled for control of his career.
Retrospectively this is viewed as Tyson’s defining victory, despite the undisputed heavyweight champion being only 21 years old at the time. Within two years he’d lose to James Buster Douglas (fighting on the undercard here) in a seismic upset.
Spinks was a dangerous heavyweight, but Tyson made light work of him with the belts on the line
After a stint in prison, he had major fights, but wasn’t quite the same fighter, boxing for the love of the sport as he had once done.
Willis, however, was just getting started. Despite fears he was horribly miscast as an action star, audiences loved his everyman appeal and cocky wisecracks. Die Hard went on to earn $140million on a $28million budget, justifying Willis’ fee and turning him into a big-screen superstar.
Was it all to do with that garish hat ploy at the Tyson fight? Only the wisest among us can say. However, Die Hard’s influence extended well beyond the four (and counting) sequels. The popularity of the underdog-stuck-in-a-restricted-environment story meant it was rehashed as Die Hard on a bus (Speed), Die Hard on a boat (Under Siege), Die Hard on a plane (Passenger 57, Air Force One and Con Air), Die Hard on a mountain (Cliffhanger), Die Hard on Alcatraz (The Rock), Die Hard in the White House (Olympus Has Fallen, White House Down) and so on.
Both Tyson and Willis would go on to cash even bigger cheques than they did in the summer of 1988, but in terms of their ongoing legacy, both had reached an early-career peak. Yet spare a thought for Mike Spinks. A hall of fame boxer who that June was trapped in the scariest disaster movie of all: Die Hard trapped in a boxing ring with Iron Mike Tyson.
pic.twitter.com/i3278GZKqo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 “91 Second Massacre” Tyson🇺🇸 vs Spinks🇺🇸 June 27, 1988. Billed as “Once And For All” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
As the year comes to a close, Claressa Shields responds to a heartwarming clip from the magical night of Christmas. The undefeated Light Middleweight champion, known for her candid social media presence, stumbled upon a young kid’s confession to his neighbor on the platform. The incident in question transpired on the night of Christmas.
Tragically, the kid had just lost his mother a couple of weeks earlier, so he had to confess his feelings to his neighbor. When ‘The Goat’ Shields found the clip on X (formerly Twitter), she could not help but leave a heartfelt message.
Claressa Shields is left in awe
A handful of hours before Shields tweeted, an X user shared the clip where a young boy approached his neighbor’s front door. Unfortunately, the neighbors weren’t home, but it produced a beautiful confession from the kid. “Merry Christmas, that’s all I gotta say! I wanted to make myself happier [by wishing you Christmas]. My mom recently died, a couple of weeks back…that’s all I have to say, Merry Christmas,” said the kid.
Given how sweet the message from the kid was, Shields could not hide her thoughts, and her emotions overflowed. “Aww. I just wanna hug him, man,” Shields wrote on X. While the gesture from the little kid was indeed heartwarming, what Shields did for her own community before Christmas was also praiseworthy. Recently, Shields hosted her fourth annual giveaway.
‘The Goat’ Shields wants kids to feel special
As reported by ABC 12 News, the undefeated Shields hosted the annual toy, food, water, and winter clothing giveaway drive on 23 December. The event was held at AT Fitness, 2189 Coldwater Road in Mt. Morris Township. The Christmas giveaway aimed to sprinkle some holiday cheer on the youth grappling with depression.
“The Shields Community Outreach Program is doing community work throughout the year,” Shields told ABC 12 News. Shields went on to suggest that she has always been passionate about hosting such events for the community. She added, “I wasn’t always as fortunate as I am now, so I want those kids coming up who are not as fortunate to feel special and feel important.” Per Shields, she would keep doing it as long as she can.
While Christmas Eve has passed, it continues to spread joy online as Shields responds to the cute clip of the kid leaving a message for his neighbor. What did you think about the clip? How do you feel about Shields’ fourth annual giveaway?
Anthony Joshua is starting to look back to his best and is eyeing some big fights in 2024 after dispatching Otto Wallin.
AJ turned in a top display to stop the Swede in Saudi Arabia just before Christmas to make it three wins from three since back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua was in fine form against Wallin
The plan was for Joshua to face Deontay Wilder should he beat Joseph Parker, but the American lost via unanimous decision to leave those plans in tatters.
Anthony Joshua next fight: Is his next opponent confirmed?
No, Joshua’s next bout is yet to be confirmed.
The plan was for Joshua and Wilder to win their respective fights to set up a huge event in March 2024 between the two former world champions.
The deal between the two camps was all but agreed, but after Wilder’s defeat, those plans are ruined.
Instead, a date with Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic looks to be AJ’s next bout.
Hrgovic is the IBF’s current number one, and a mandatory challenge for that belt is long overdue.
Of course, Tyson Fury is fighting Usyk for that title in early 2024.
However, the duo have signed a two-fight deal, meaning the IBF belt will become vacant before their rematch, so Joshua would face Hrgovic for that title.
Hrgovic will probably be AJ’s next opponent
Meanwhile, Frank Warren suggested that Joshua should face Daniel Dubois.
The Brit recovered from his controversial defeat to Usyk to stop Jarrell Miller on the same card as Joshua’s fight against Wallin.
So that’s an option for AJ as well.
However, a potentially more glamorous bout than either of those two would be a clash against the winner of Fury vs Usyk.
Joshua has yet to face Fury in his career despite several rounds of talks over the years, but for whatever reason, it’s never happened.
It’s a fight that would capture the general public and could see the debate about who is better finally settled.
Fury and Joshua would be a massive fight
And if Usyk wins, you would think this new-look Joshua would love a crack at some revenge.
He’s faced the Ukrainian twice and comfortably lost both times, so he would want to right that wrong.
Therefore, there are plenty of options open to Joshua.
Anthony Joshua fight: When will it happen?
Joshua would have faced Wilder in Saudi Arabia on March 9, 2024, if all had gone to plan.
Of course, Wilder lost, so that looks to be off.
Any title fight with Hrgovic would have to wait until after Fury and Usyk’s clash on February 17, 2024.
That would also be the same if he were to fight the winner of that superstar fight.
Therefore, unless Joshua takes on Dubois, we could be waiting until mid-2024 to see AJ back in action.
Joshua is ready to take on anyone
Anthony Joshua next fight: What’s been said?
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, confirmed after the Day of Reckoning in Saudi Arabia that a date with Hrgovic was most likely to be AJ’s next bout.
He said: “It was a tough decision between the championship and Wilder.
“We signed for Wilder, he lost tonight.
“But maybe it’s a blessing because he wants to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.
“Now it’s gonna be AJ vs Hrgovic for the world title.”
Hearn wants to see Fury and Joshua finally clash, although thinks Hrgovic is more likely
However, Hearn also revealed he wants to see AJ face Fury.
He said: “I’ll be honest, I’d love to see him fight Fury.
“If Tyson Fury can beat Oleksandr Usyk, then I’d love to see him fight Tyson Fury. I’d love that fight.
“I hope that Tyson can be triumphant in that fight, but we’ll go away now – obviously coming into tonight, we had our plans for March, but now we reassess.”
Meanwhile, Warren is really pushing Dubois.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, he said: “For me, [Dubois] could fight any of those guys in the top ten. Even AJ would be a good fight. I’d watch that all day long.”
But AJ wants Fury.
Speaking immediately after dispatching Wallin, he was asked about his next opponent and said: “100 per cent Tyson Fury, but I’m not dodging Hrgovic, by the way.
Further video exists of Claressa Shields that would add further fuel to the fire after her hellacious sparring knockdown.
According to trainer Derik Santos, who oversaw the sessions between Shields and Arthurs Ahmetovs, he’s withholding the video to combat future allegations.
Shields has already claimed that Ahmetovs removed the padding from his gloves. She also states that Santos knew about it following the 2018 gym incident.
In a shocking twist, Shields confirmed he went to her car to get a knife and contemplated stabbing Santos.
Due to Shields’ statements, Santos confirms he sought legal advice over defamation of character. The coach also added that they would have no problem releasing the new clips if necessary.
More videos exist of Claressa Shields sparring with Arturs Ahemtovs
Asked by ProBox TV if he intends to post the videos soon, Santos said: “I am going to save it for now because it would make her look as ridiculous as her accusations are.
“I have always respected her as the champion that she is. I still do so this is not a question of trying to discredit her as a fighter.
“I’m only her because she is trying to defame me and this young man [Ahmetovs]. I feel I have to stand up for him, too.”
Santos believes Shields is embarrassed by being put down so severely by the Latvian.
“After the sparring, we were all in close proximity talking, and she was frustrated because she got dropped. She was like oh, I have never been dropped. She said let me see the gloves.
“Now there are videos out there where she is saying that I hid the gloves in a bag. Now [she is saying] the gloves were ringside on the other side of the ring.
“I said to John, go get the gloves. He looked at them and saw they were marked sixteen ounces. He also said it wasn’t the gloves [and that] your [Shields’] head was up in the air.
“I would never do that, much less to him, who is a mentor and a person I worked with for many years.
“All of this is ridiculous, but I will take it seriously when it comes to protecting myself, my livelihood, and my health. I am a coach, I am a father, and I am a grandfather.
“I dare anyone to find something bad about me in the whole boxing world.”
Derik Santons takes legal advice
Clarifying his legal intentions, Santos said: “I am considering legal action for defamation of character. I have spoken to some legal attorneys already.
“I haven’t slept since this really started. And I have worked hard all these years to be a guy who kept his reputation clean and never burned bridges anywhere.
“In this day and age, it’s scary when someone lies and slanders your name because that goes like a bushfire. It goes around the world. It hurt me as a human being.
“The truth is on my side. I made contacts to get the ball rolling. I was smart enough to have my proof and documentation.”
Concluding the chat, he was asked if there was any chance both sides could have a sit-down; Santos replied: “I would let my legal council handle that.”
Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk is one of the toughest fights to call in early 2024 but Riddick Bowe thinks he knows exactly the round in which it will end.
This fight had been a long time coming but is now fast approaching with February 17 in Saudi Arabia just weeks away. The build-up has seen plenty of people wondering about how Fury is going to fair given that he was below par in his last fight against Francis Ngannou.
His own father thinks there has been something of a decline and the huge Day of Reckoning card last week also had an impact on his resume with former foes Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder both being easily beaten by Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker respectively.
Meanwhile, Ukranian Usyk has continued to show superb form since coming up from being undisputed cruiserweight champion with back-to-back wins over Joshua and then a second defence of his three heavyweight world title belts against Daniel Dubois.
Speaking to Fight Hype, Bowe doesn’t think the fight will make it to the halfway point.
“I think it will be a great fight but I’m going to go with Tyson, I think he’ll get to him in the 5th round.”
That would be some performance for Fury to knock out a man who has not yet been put down in the heavyweight division.
Claressa Shields has already etched her name in boxing history. As the first American woman to claim Olympic gold in boxing and the first American, irrespective of gender, to secure consecutive Olympic golds, Shields stands as a trailblazer in the sport. However, outside the ring, Shields is also known for her adept trash-talking skills.
Recently, Alycia Baumgardner, the undisputed super featherweight world champion, threw down the gauntlet, challenging Shields to a bout. Responding to Baumgardner’s call, Shields confidently asserted that facing her would be an easy task. Just when fans thought, the two had stopped going back-and-forth, the two locked horns once again on social media.
Claressa Shields and Baumgardner at each other’s throats
In the boxing world, where respect is earned in the ring, a new feud has emerged between Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner. Shields recently took to social media, stating, “I’ve never hated on a boxer in my life I just don’t mess with a lot of fighters cause they weird!!!! I thought this goofy was different, but she been a hater from jump. So mad that I got the opportunity to fight at LCA & her network had her at the Masonic temple… its levels to this shit. You gotta earn it!“
She emphasized her recent fight at the Little Caesars Arena (LCA) which cost $862.9 million to build, hinting at Baumgardner’s lesser-known venue, the Masonic temple. Shields feels that not all fighters are on the same level, and she clearly believes she’s on a higher one.
Baumgardner didn’t hold back either, responding, “Like I said a cap a** bih. Are you dumb? A hater? Girl, do you know who I am.” She defended her choice of venue and pointed out that Shields had also fought at the Masonic temple. Moreover, she also claimed, “Bc you fought at LCA..a half empty stadium ! BFFR.”
The back-and-forth continued with Shields pointing towards how Baumgardner got suspended after failing a drug test. She stated, “She’s triggered again like bro go punch a bag & pray you get off the suspended list. This bishhh capped out talking like she really like that it’s so funny.”
This rivalry highlights the competitive nature of boxing. Only time will tell if these two will settle their differences in the ring. Here’s what happened recently when Baumgardner called Shields out for a bout.
Shields claims she is better even without the knockout power
In the previous exchange, Shields pointed out Baumgardner’s loss, stating, “They got all that KNOCKOUT POWER but still got them losses though.” Baumgardner’s sole defeat came against Christina Linardatou in her first WBC International Super featherweight title defense. On the other hand, Shields highlighted her flawless record, emphasizing her No.1 pound-for-pound ranking. Notably, Shields holds multiple titles, including WBA, WBC, IBF, and more.
Transitioning to the broader landscape of women’s boxing, Shields acknowledged the growing tension between them. This rivalry has undoubtedly become a focal point in the realm of female boxing. What do you think about the potential fight between the two? Would you watch it? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
