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ニューヨーク (11月. 8, 2017) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields will defend her 168-pound titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson on Friday, ヤン. 12 ショウタイムに住んでいる.

 

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Shields dethroned previously unbeaten Nikki Adler 8月. 4 on SHOWTIME to pick up the WBC and vacant IBF titles less than one year after she became the first American boxer to capture back-to-back Olympic gold medals. The 22-year-old native of Flint, ミシガン州。, returns to face Nelson, a seven-year veteran with seven times the professional ring experience.

 

“I’m truly excited to have the chance to demonstrate my skills against an opponent the caliber of Tori Nelson,」シールズは言いました. “I’m honored to be headlining the firstShoBoxの の 2018, and I know 1月 12 will be a great night for the fans. This will be the beginning of a historic year for me and for women’s boxing.”

 

ネルソン (17-0-3, 2 戦績) ミドル級世界選手権で優勝した 2011 そして、これまで無敗だったアリシア・ナポレオンとミア・セントに勝利を収めました。. ジョン. 41歳のアッシュバーン, バージニア州。, ネイティブは女子ボクシング界最速の新星との対決で2つ目の世界タイトル獲得を目指す.

 

“Ever since Claressa turned pro, I have wanted this fight,」ネルソンは言った. “She’s young and talented, but my experience will make the difference. Since I became a boxer, I have dreamed of being in big fights on television. I am confident that I will win this fight and remain undefeated. And I plan to retire as an undefeated world champion.”

 

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“Claressa’s determination to challenge the best available contenders shows why she is one of the most accomplished fighters in the sport today,” promoter Dmitriy Salita said. “This is a great matchup and I am confident that we will witness another memorable performance.”

 

Said Gordon Hall, のエグゼクティブプロデューサー ShoBoxの: 新世代: “Claressa is a star both in and out of the ring who possesses all the intangibles to become the face of women’s boxing. In just four professional fights, two as headliners on ShoBoxの, she is already unified champion at 168 with plans to conquer the 160 and 154-pound divisions. Tori Nelson is undefeated, 元チャンピオン, and represents what should be the toughest test of Claressa’s young career. 時間だけが教えてくれます, but I don’t know if there is any fighter in the world who can stop Claressa Shields.”

 

Shields compiled an amateur record of 77-1 and won her first Olympic Gold when she was only 17 years old in the inaugural women’s boxing competition at the 2012 ロンドンゲーム. She won a second gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and turned professional 三ヶ月後.

 

3月に 2017 デトロイト, Shields stopped Hungary’s Szilvia Szabados in four rounds in the first women’s main event in premium television history. Shields returned to headline her second ShoBoxの telecast in August, knocking out Adler in the fifth round to become unified champion in just her fourth professional fight. 勝利で, Shields became the 70^目 world champion in the history of the prospect developmental series.

 

Active in her community, Shields advocates for several social issues and serves as an inspirational figure in her hometown of Flint, a city beset by problems.

 

Nelson turned professional at the age of 29 and won the WBC 160-pound title in just her fifth professional fight. She twice fought to a draw in middleweight world title bouts with Teresa Perozzi.

 

The high-pressure Nelson is one fight removed from a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Napoleon, and is fresh off a second round knockout of Latashia Burton in her first hometown fight in Ashburn, ウィル.

 

Undercard bouts for the ShoBoxの telecast will be announced in the coming weeks.