ДЕТРОЙТ (Юли 25, 2017) – На Петък, Август 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: Новото поколение (10;30 p.m. ET / PT) Шийлдс (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 Нокаута) Германия.
Already considered a national treasure and award-winning female role model, Шийлдс’ 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:
Лайла Али: Won IBA Super Middleweight title in her 12тата про бой
Кристи Мартин: Won WBC Jr Welterweight title in her 21во про бой
Лусия Рийкер: Won WIBF Super Lightweight title in her 9тата про бой
Regina Halmich: Won IBF Flyweight title in her 10тата про бой
Ann Wolfe: Won IFBA Jr Middleweight title in her 10тата про бой
Сесилия Braekhus: Won WBC Welterweight title in her 11тата про бой
Кристина Хамър: Won WBO Middleweight title in her 8тата про бой
Холи Холм: Уон IBA Super Lightweight title in her 11тата про бой
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, Кристи Мартин, Laila Ali and Ann Wolfe, наред с други,” заяви Шийлдс. “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.”
Шийлдс’ co-manager, Марк Тафет, 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. Август 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 Нокаута) will face undefeated prospect Синко “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (17-0, 11 Нокаута) over 10-rounds and to open the telecast, world-ranked super bantamweight Vladimir Tikhonov (16-0, 9 Нокаута) of Russia will face Texas slugger Джеси Ангел Ернандес (8-1, 6 Нокаута) над осем кръга.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and are priced at $350, $250, $125 и $60. They are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
За ShoBox: Новото поколение
От създаването си през юли 2001, критиката SHOWTIME бокса серията, ShoBox: Новото поколение е черта на младите таланти съвпадащи труден. Философията на ShoBox е да излъчи вълнуващо, харесван от тълпата и конкурентни мачове, като същевременно осигуряват основа за създаване желаещи перспективи решени да се борят за световната титла. Някои от нарастващия списък на 69 бойци, които са се появили ShoBox и разширено, за да събере световни титли включва: Ерол Спенс Jr., Андре Уорд, Дионтей Уайлдър, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Гари Ръсел Jr., Ламонт Питърсън, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Тимъти Брадли, Jessie Vargas, Хуан Мануел Лопес, Чад Доусън, Поли Malignaggi, Рики Хатън, Кели Павлик, Пол Уилямс, Ерол Спенс Jr. и по-.
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