Дэтройт (Ліпеня 25, 2017) – На Пятніца, Жнівень 4, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will make another significant stop on her historic journey through the sport of boxing.
In the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ “BATTLE OF THE BEST” event at MGM Grand Detroit and televised live on ShoBox: Новае пакаленне (10;30 p.m. ET / PT) Шчыты (3-0, 1 KO) will challenge for her first world title in just her fourth fight against reigning WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler (16-0, 9 КО) Германіі.
Already considered a national treasure and award-winning female role model, Шчыты’ boldly quick world-title quest will catapult her to superstar status and into boxing history once again. By comparison to other female boxing stars from past and present, Shields is way ahead of the curve for a typical rise through the ranks:
Лэйла Алі: Won IBA Super Middleweight title in her 12й pro fight
Christy Martin: Won WBC Jr Welterweight title in her 21вуліца pro fight
Lucia Rijker: Won WIBF Super Lightweight title in her 9й pro fight
Regina Halmich: Won IBF Flyweight title in her 10й pro fight
Ann Wolfe: Won IFBA Jr Middleweight title in her 10й pro fight
Cecelia Braekhus: Won WBC Welterweight title in her 11й pro fight
Крысціна Хамер: Won WBO Middleweight title in her 8й pro fight
Холі Холм: Won IBA Super Lightweight title in her 11й pro fight
The historical significance of this fight is not lost on the 22-year-old Flint, Michigan native.
“It’s a great honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as Lucia Rijker, Christy Martin, Laila Ali and Ann Wolfe, сярод іншых,” сказаў Shields. “I want to lift boxing to new heights and help open doors for women in boxing. Beating Nikki Adler is a must for me to achieve my goals.”
Шчыты’ co-manager, Mark Taffet, says this rocket ship to the top is all part of the plan set out for Shields. “We want every one of Claressa’s fights to occupy a special place along her historic journey. Жнівень 4 against Nikki Adler, and the opportunity to win a world title in just her fourth pro fight, is an important ‘first’ in what will be a career of game-changing firsts for Claressa Shields.”
In the night’s televised co-main, junior welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (13-0, 11 КО) will face undefeated prospect Сынок “Pretty Boi” Фредриксон (17-0, 11 КО) over 10-rounds and to open the telecast, world-ranked super bantamweight Vladimir Tikhonov (16-0, 9 КО) of Russia will face Texas slugger Jesse Angel Hernandez (8-1, 6 КО) на працягу васьмі раўндаў.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and are priced at $350, $250, $125 і $60. They are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
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