Unified Super Middleweight World Champion To Defend Titles Against Undefeated Challenger Tori Nelson Friday, Jan. 12, na Main Omume On SHOWTIME

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Guitar (Dec. 13, 2017) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields met with local members of the media and took part in an open-to-the-public workout na tusde at Kronk Gym, exactly one month away from defending her 168-pound WBC and IBF titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson on Friday, Jan. 12 na-na showtime.

 

A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Ọta (4-0, 2 Kos) will face her second consecutive undefeated opponent in the main event of ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ na-ebi ndụ na 10 p.m. NA/PT from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y..

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, nwere ugbu a na-ere ihe $75 nke mbụ ahịrị abụọ nke ringside, $65 maka fọdụrụ ringside oche na ndị niile ọzọ ọnụ na $49 na $37, plus ọ bụla na ọdabara ụgwọ. Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ na onye ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ ndị agbanye Stone Resort Box Office na 800.771.7711 ma ọ bụ online na Ticketmaster.

 

Here is what the 22-year-old native of Flint, Mich., nwere ikwu na tusde:

 

CLARESSA ọta

“I am calm – focused – but still hungry like a challenger with the added confidence of being a world champion. I took some time off after my last win but I look forward to getting busy again in 2018.

 

“This training camp I did eight weeks instead of six. A lot of camp has been extremely hard. But I’m so focused and determined on 2018 and starting great and staying busy. I expect my opponent to apply pressure, na iji ụfọdụ unyi si eme. O nwere ihe na ahụmahụ, ma ọ bụghị na ọtụtụ mgbe ị na-ekwu okwu nke ya na-amu amu ahụmahụ

 

“There is no doubt I will start 2018 with a win. Then I just take it one fight at a time. Right now my focus is Nelson.

 

“I’m excited to be on SHOWTIME as the first fight of the year, and just to be back inside the ring. I feel I have been the face of women’s boxing for some time now. I don’t let it feel like pressure – I just work really hard in the gym.

 

“In 2018 I expect great fights against the best contenders. I expect to make history again on SHOWTIME and also looking forward to dropping to 160 to fight against [Christina] Hammer mid-2018. January 12th will be the beginning of great things to come

 

“Training through the holidays is fine. The difference between the amateurs and now is that I was always in other countries competing. Now I get to be home with my family getting ready and I feel good.

 

“The matchup to me will play out with the first few rounds of me using my jab. Then I’ll add the combinations as the fight goes on. I see it being competitive though. I’m going to earn the win. I believe I can KO her by the sixth, asaa gburugburu. "

 

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