DETROIT (Јули 25, 2017) – На Петок, 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: Новата генерација (10;30 вечер. ЕТ / PT) Шилдс (3-0, 1 КО) 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) Германија.
Already considered a national treasure and award-winning female role model, Шилдс’ 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:
Лаила Али: Won IBA Super Middleweight title in her 12та pro fight
Christy Martin: Won WBC Jr Welterweight title in her 21ул pro fight
Lucia Rijker: Won WIBF Super Lightweight title in her 9та pro fight
Regina Halmich: Won IBF Flyweight title in her 10та pro fight
Ann Wolfe: Won IFBA Jr Middleweight title in her 10та pro fight
Cecelia Braekhus: Won WBC Welterweight title in her 11та pro fight
Christina Hammer: Won WBO Middleweight title in her 8та pro fight
Холи Холм: Won IBA Super Lightweight title in her 11та 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, меѓу другото,,” said 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.”
Шилдс’ 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. 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 КО) will face undefeated prospect Сони “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) над осум рунди.
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: Новата генерација
Од своето основање во јули 2001, на критиката Showtime бокс серија, ShoBox: Новата генерација има одликуваат младиот талент задоволувал тешки. Филозофијата на ShoBox е да телевизиски возбудливи, публиката веселат и сениорски натпревари истовремено обезбедувајќи полигон на подготвени изгледите решен да се бори за светската титула. Некои од растечката листа на 69 борци, кои се појавија на ShoBox и напреден за да собере светски титули ги вклучува: Ерол Спенс Џуниор, Андре Вард, Deontay Вајлдер, Erislandy Лара, Шон Портер, Гери Расел Јуниор, Ламонт Петерсон, Гилермо Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Девон Александар, Карл Froch, Роберт Гереро, Тимоти Бредли, Џеси Варгас, Хуан Мануел Лопез, Чад Досон, Paulie Malignaggi, Рики Хатон, Кели Pavlik, Пол Вилијамс, Ерол Спенс Џуниор. и повеќе.
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