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Watch: Claressa Shields Def. Savannah Marshall In Instant Classic

10 years after Savannah Marshall defeated her during her amateur career, Claressa Shields got revenge with a unanimous decision win on Saturday. Shields and Marshall put on a show at The O2 Arena in London. The grudge match arguably surpassed expectati…

10 years after Savannah Marshall defeated her during her amateur career, Claressa Shields got revenge with a unanimous decision win on Saturday. Shields and Marshall put on a show at The O2 Arena in London. The grudge match arguably surpassed expectations as two of the top female boxers in the world fought at a torrid…

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Shields/Marshall Has New Date After Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Saturday’s planned historic all-female boxing event, headlined by Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s undisputed world middleweight title fight, has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and will now take place on Oc…

Saturday’s planned historic all-female boxing event, headlined by Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s undisputed world middleweight title fight, has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and will now take place on October 15. After a tense buildup, Shields was set to collide with Hartlepool native Marshall in England’s capital this weekend. The…

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Claressa Shields Believes Savannah Marshall Faking Arm Injury

Claressa Shields believes Savannah Marshall is faking her arm injury ahead of their contest. Shields and Marshall are due to meet inside the squared circle next, however, the fight has been pushed back to September after Marshall apparently suffered an arm injury. As a result, Marshall has been forced to undergo a “small operation.” However,…

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Claressa Shields believes Savannah Marshall is faking her arm injury ahead of their contest.

Shields and Marshall are due to meet inside the squared circle next, however, the fight has been pushed back to September after Marshall apparently suffered an arm injury. As a result, Marshall has been forced to undergo a “small operation.”

However, Shields doesn’t seem to be buying that excuse. In a series of Tweets, Shields points out that Marshall isn’t wearing a cast in recent photos, leading her to believe she’s not being honest about the injury.

“Y’all talking bout Marshmallow had surgery on her arm… where tf is the arm sleeve, the cast, SOMETHING! This bum faking an arm injury! It don’t even matter! I’m F’ing her up! All y’all Marshall fans gonna be silent! Forever! #GWOAT ”

The 27-year-old Shields and 31-year-old Marshall have fought before, prior to their pro days, when Marshall bested Shields at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2012. With that win, Marshall is the only person to ever defeat Shields at any level of boxing competition.

It’s a loss Shields is likely eager to get back. Since going pro, both women are undefeated, with Shields amassing a record of 12-0, while Marshall also sits at 12-0. Shields holds the WBF, WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles.

Marshall currently reigns as the WBO middleweight champion. Shields has expressed frustration with the current situation regarding Marshall’s injury delaying their fight. She has even suggested going back to mixed martial arts (MMA) as a result.

However, Marshall’s promoter, Ben Shalom, has stressed the fight will happen, urging Shields to be patient.

“Savannah had to have a small operation that unexpectedly required her to need a few weeks of recovery,” Shalom said (via GiveMeSport).

“That meant, obviously, that July was too early, which means that we’ll just go back four or five weeks.

“Hopefully Claressa is going to be sensible and accept that both of them need to be fit and ready for what is the biggest fight in both of their careers and one of the biggest fights in the sport.”

What do you think of Claressa Shields suggesting Marshall isn’t being honest about her injury? Do you agree? Sound off in the comments!

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Claressa Shields Dominates In Boxing Return, Confronts Marshall

Claressa Shields put the rest of the boxing world on notice that she’s here to stay in the ring after a dominant win over Ema Kozin. Shields overwhelmed Kozin from start to finish in her boxing return in the UK, earning a 100-90 unanimous decision victory to move to a 12-0 professional boxing record. The […]

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Claressa Shields put the rest of the boxing world on notice that she’s here to stay in the ring after a dominant win over Ema Kozin.

Shields overwhelmed Kozin from start to finish in her boxing return in the UK, earning a 100-90 unanimous decision victory to move to a 12-0 professional boxing record. The win retained her WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles.

Just minutes after the fight, Shields walked ringside to confront her rival, Savannah Marshall. She and Marshall competed once before on the amateur scene, with Marshall earning the win.

The two went back-and-forth on the microphone and tempers flared fast and in a hurry at the Motorpoint Arena.

Check out Shields’ and Marshall’s heated exchange below.

It had been nearly a full calendar year since Shields last competed in the ring. She defeated Marie-Eve Dicaire via unanimous decision last March to retain her titles.

In between boxing fights, Shields had been training in MMA and made her professional debut in the PFL in 2021. She competed twice, earning a debut TKO win over Brittney Elkin before falling short against Abigail Montes in an undercard fight at the 2021 PFL Championships.

Shields has called out some of the biggest names in MMA, including Kayla Harrison and Cris “Cyborg” Justino. It’s unclear whether or not Shields will compete in the PFL lightweight tournament season or if she’ll fight in non-tournament bouts.

Marshall is slated to face Femke Hermans next on March 12. With a win, Shields would more than likely be her next opponent, especially after the recent verbal exchange.

Shields defeated Hermans via unanimous decision in 2018.

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