Claressa Shields Successfully Defends Middleweight Titles in Detroit By David A. Avila In front of a Detroit crowd familiar with boxing legends Claressa Shields demonstrated her place among the legends with a start to finish win over number one contender Maricela Cornejo to retain the middleweight world championship on Saturday. “Maricela is just super […]
One Year Anniversary of Amanda and Katie Mega Fight and More News By David A. Avila A little over a year ago Manhattan bustled and vibrated with excitement as female prizefighting entered a realm never experienced. New York’s own Amanda Serrano and Ireland’s Katie Taylor brutalized and pummeled each other with blurring fists and […]
Claressa Shields Warns Don’t Blink on Showtime Debut Move over boys. It’s Claressa time. America’s Claressa Shields was anointed the first female to headline a major television network main event on television. Now, after beating up the amateurs, she’s working on the pros. Shields (1-0) faces Hungary’s veteran Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in a […]