Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields took to social media today to announce the opponent for her much anticipated pro debut on the lead-off freeview telecast of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shields is set to face decorated fellow American Franchon Crews nyob rau hauv ib plaub-round middleweight bout, with each round timed at two-minutes. This will not be the first time the two have faced off. In their first matchup Shields, then a 16 xyoo laus, upset Crews, the top-ranked American women middleweight, during the 2012 Olympic raug kev txom nyem, thawj U.S. team trials for women’s boxing. Crews will also be making her professional debut.

Fans can catch the freeview telecast which includes the live Shields vs. Crews bout, pib thaum 7:00 p.m. THIAB/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and to be announced cable, satellite, and telco channels. The freeview will also be available through livestreaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel. Daim pib rau Nov. 19 are available at AXS.com and the T-Mobile Arena Box Office.

Claressa Shields Twitter: https://twitter.com/Claressashields/status/794192939647844353

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