In a fight that was fought at an almost insane pace and absolutely lived up to the hype that preceded it, Claressa Shields tonight defeated Savannah Marshall in a genuine FOTY candidate – women’s or men’s – by ten-round unanimous decision.
IBF, WBA & WBO female middleweight champion Claressa Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) retained her unbeaten streak with an impressive 10 round unanimous decision victory over WBO champion Savannah Marshall (12-1, 10 KOs) in their undisputed contest on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
It was a tense affair at today’s official weigh-in for tomorrow’s all-female card in London. We know how much bad blood there is between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall, yet it’s very possible the level of dislike, the level of very real dislike, shared by Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner has taken their grudge fight a notch or three higher on the grudge scale.
This Saturday afternoon US time ESPN+ delivers a doubleheader extravaganza with Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall and Mikaela Mayer vs. Alyca Baumgardner.
Though Claressa Shields has just two KO wins to her pro name, the self-proclaimed “Greatest Woman Of All Time” has vowed to knock out Savannah Marshall when they meet in their bitter grudge match on Saturday night in London.
Saturday’s Boxing Schedule Is Pretty Hectic; Which Fight Are You Most Looking Forward To – Wilder-Helenius, Plant-Dirrell, Haney-Kambosos II, Shields-Marshall, Mayer-Baumgardner?
This Saturday afternoon, US time ESPN+ delivers a doubleheader extravaganza with Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall and Mikaela Mayer vs. Alyca Baumgardner.
Bitter, as in seemingly very bitter, rivals Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall came face-to-face once again today in London, at the big presser to further hype not only their fight, but the all-female card that will go down at The O2 in London on September 10th.
Women’s boxing is hot right now and it’s about to get even hotter. According to Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com, two women’s unification fights will take place at The O2 in London on September 10th.
This Saturday night’s female super fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall has been a long time coming. How long ago was it that Marshall defeated Shields in the Olympics, thus putting the sole blemish (an MMA fight defeat aside) on Shields’ record?