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Boxing Superstar Claressa Shields has Street She Grew up on in Flint Honorarily Renamed After Her

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Salita Promotions congratulates fighting superstar Claressa Shields for having the street she grew up on in Flint, Michigan, honorarily dedicated in her name by City of Flint Mayor Sheldon Neely. Last Sunday, Shields, 26, was presented the accolade, which turned Spencer Street into Claressa Shields Street, at her Joy Tabernacle Church, where Shields was a guest speaker.


Mayor Neely says he’s overjoyed to be able to bestow the honor on the city’s fighting legend and says the next steps are to determine if it will be a ceremonial name change or an official name change. Ceremonial would mean adding Shield’s name to the existing name and official would mean the removal of the existing street name and replacing it with Shield’s name.


“Claressa continues to make us all proud while exemplifying what it means to be a true champion,” said Mayor Neely. “She has accomplished so much, remains connected to this community and we just want to honor her. This street dedication is well-deserved.”


Shields (11-0, 2 KO), a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, three-division professional boxing champion, the first fighter, male or female, to unify championships in two divisions and the fastest boxer in history to win titles in three different weight divisions, says this award is especially touching for her.


“I could not be happier today y’all!” said Shields on Twitter. “I had a great time at church! So thankful to everyone who came out to worship with me today! I was surprised by the Mayor of Flint! The street I grew up on Spencer street is being named after me ‘Claressa Shields Street.’ My grandma would be so PROUD!!!! I delivered a great message today! I feel so special!!! I’m overjoyed.”


“This is a well-deserved honor for a woman and fighter who has done a lot to help and support her home city,” said Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “She never stops working toward success in her career or as a public figure with an inspiring message. Salita Promotions is proud to represent her.”
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Two-Time Gold Medalist and Professional Superstar Claressa Shields and Her Team Send Congratulations to USA Boxing’s Olympic Medal Winners

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Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, from Flint, Michigan, is proud of Team USA’s Olympic boxing medalists and the whole USA Boxing squad, which featured five female participants for the first time. The only American boxer ever to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals, Shields stood atop the medal podium at the first-ever Olympic Games to feature women’s boxing in 2012, before duplicating the feat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The reigning middleweight Olympic champion was pleased with the United States’ performance at the Tokyo Olympics, which featured three silver medals and a bronze in the first appearance of a women’s welterweight competition.


“I’m super proud of the U.S. echipă. The Olympics is the hardest tournament to medal in and all of you showed a lot of grit, munca grea, determination and skill,A spus Shields.


Earning medals in Tokyo were female welterweight O’shae Jones from nearby Toledo, Ohio, who took home a bronze, as well as a pair of professional boxers in Duke Ragan (pană) and Keyshawn Davis (categorie ușoară), and California’s Richard Torrez Jr, (super heavyweight) who each won silver medals. The four medals represent the highest total for Team USA since Ricardo Juarez, Ricardo Williams, Clarence Vinson and Jermain Taylor grabbed hardware (two silver and two bronze) la 2000 Jocurile Olimpice.


The 2020 Olympic Games featured the addition of two women’s weight divisions, cocoș (119 lbs) și semimijlocie (152 lbs), which shows the continued growth of the sport of women’s boxing throughout the world.


Shields, who in addition to her two Olympic gold medals has won ten world titles in three weight divisions and become undisputed champion in two weight classes in just eleven fights as a professional and recently launched a two-sport career with her professional MMA debut for the PFL, says that having Jones as another American female professional boxer sporting an Olympic medal would be good for the sport. Jones has previously expressed a desire to enter the pro ranks.


“An injection of new top-level talent is always positive,” said Shields (11-0-0, 2 KO), who aside from making her successful MMA fighting debut in June, made history last March by dethroning Canada’s Marie-Eve Dicaire and becoming the first boxer in the four-belt era to be an undisputed champion in two divisions. She also retained her WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles with the victory and claimed Dicaire’s IBF belt, as well as the vacant WBA Championship. “The idea of a new generation of ladies turning pro and deepening the talent pool with Olympic-level skills will be good for the sport of women’s boxing.”


Shields went 77-1 as an amateur and turned professional after her second Olympic victory in 2016. Her 2017 battle with Szilvia “Sunset” Szabados was the first female main event to be broadcast on American premium television. In addition to currently being the WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA champion at 154 de lire sterline, Shields had previously unified all four of the major sanctioning body belts at middleweight (160 lbs.).


Shields has had a dominating, record-breaking run thus far in her professional career, tearing through other women once considered the best in their divisions with relative ease. She and Great Britain’s Katie Taylor, also undefeated as a pro, have lifted women’s boxing to new heights in recent years, leading an increasingly deeper talent pool that will only get deeper with the addition of the 2020 Olympians from around the world.


Shields’ manager, Mark Taffet of Mark Taffet Media, agrees that the impending influx of new talent to women’s boxing will benefit the sport as a whole.


“I’m excited for the four Americans who brought home Olympic medals this year, particularly welterweight bronze medal winner Oshae Jones who I believe will be one to watch in the next few years,” said Taffet. “The female boxing talent pool, and importantly the U.S. pool, continues to improve and bodes well for the future of women’s boxing and the continued gains toward equality across the board.”


Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions, says he’s excited for the future and proud of USA Boxing, who produced four medal winners while undergoing a deadly pandemic that severely hampered the ability to train properly


“As a former amateur and professional boxer, I know the sacrifices required to fight on the elite level and I congratulate Team USA for all of its successes this year, even through all the added challenges that Covid-19 created,„Said Word.
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WOMENS POUND FOR POUND QUEEN CLARESSA SHIELDS NOMINATED FOR ESPY FOR 2021 BEST BOXER

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Salita Promotions wishes to congratulate women’s pound-for-pound #1 boxer and three-division world champion Claressa Shields for being nominated for a 2021 ESPY Award for Best Boxer.


Presented by Capital One and the ESPN network, the ESPY’s allow fans to choose the yearly winners by way of online voting.


Aside from making her successful MMA fighting debut in June, Shields (11-0-0, 2 KO) made history last March by dethroning Canada’s Marie-Eve Dicaire and becoming the first boxer in the four-belt era, male or female, to be an undisputed champion in two divisions. She also retained her WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles with the victory and claimed Dicaire’s IBF belt, as well as the vacant WBA Championship.


Shields is in strong company with the other nominees, including unified super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez, unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury.


CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE GWOAT AICI AND TUNE IN TO THE ESPYS ON JULY 10 AT 8 P. M. ET ON ABC.


“Claressa is a once-in-a-generation athlete who is taking women’s combat sports and her fight for equality, inside and outside the ring, to new heights every time she steps into the ring,” said her promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “She is an example to young athletes and especially young female athletes that with hard work you can reach your dreams. 2021 is another history-making year for Claressa with no end in sight to what she can accomplish.”

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Marie-Eve Dicaire learned invaluable lesson from Claressa Shields fight

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MONTREAL (Martie 31, 2021) – Popular Canadian boxerMarie-Eve Dicaire learned an invaluable albeit disappointing lesson în her decision-loss to now-undisputed world super welterweight championClaressa Shields (11-0, 2 KO) on the March 3rd “SUPERWOMEN” pay-per-view event.

Dicaire (17-1) suffered her first loss as a professional and in boxing that often leads in one direction or the opposite: learning from the overall experience and improving as a boxer or continue fighting as just a former world champion chasing opportunity.

Two weeks after the Shields fight, Marie-Eve was right back in training, rather than wallowing in her first loss and feeling sorry for herself.

“Clearly,” Dicaire said, “I learned a lot. I went right back to the gym with a precise plan to take my boxing to another level. I’ve realized many things, some good and some bad, but it will definitely help become a more complete fighter.

“After two weeks off, I had more than enough. Also, during the last year we experimented with a new way to work. I go to the gym for intense training for a few weeks, then take a few days off to rest. This method has brought me to another level, so we decided to work this way for my upcoming camp, because I felt great in the ring. I’m an overachiever. I can’t rest when I know I lost. I needed to get the work done to enjoy true vacations. I know I will be in the ring again soon.”

Losses ultimately lead to changes but Dicaire’s goal of becoming undisputed world champion remains the same. What’s changing, deși, is her style, at least to some degree, especially considering she has zero knockouts during her pro career.

“I was born ready, so the sooner, mai bine,” Dicaire spoke about winning another world title. “I want to become a unified, undisputed world champion and this is why I am already back to work. We’re working on improving some of my weaknesses that weren’t a priority before. I’ll be working on improving my power and inside fighting during this training camp.”

Dicaire also learned that her support system has grown, remarkably, even after the initial setback on her otherwise undefeated record.

“I thought I was going to deal with the loss alone with my family and close friends,” Dicaire concluded, “but it’s been the exact opposite. I have never experienced so much support from fans during my entire career. It is like everybody is aware I have everything it takes to become champion of the world again and they’re with me during this new journey.”

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Undisputed Welterweight Champion Jessica McCaskill looking for Biggest names in Boxing

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McCaskill eying showdowns with Taylor and Shields


Chicago, IL (Martie 17, 2021) – Fresh off her second consecutive victory over future Hall of Famer, Cecilia Braekhus, undisputed welterweight champion, Jessica McCaskill is looking to fight the biggest names on the female circuit.


McCaskill of Chicago, easily outpointed the legendary Braekhus by scores of 100-89, 99-90 și 98-91 to win her fifth consecutive and raise her record to 10-2.


“I felt my aggression was really good, just keeping the pressure non-stop, and we are ready for what is next. She was running in, and crowded herself, and I figured if she was going to run in, I would have to get at least one or two shots off, and she kept doing it, so I kept doing it as well. I wanted to move and show some more angles, but she kept coming straight in, so she was right there,” said McCaskill.


“A fight with Katie Taylor might be the next thing on the agenda. If that is what it is, that would be great. If that does not work out, then there are a couple of other names out there. As for Claressa Shields, McCaskill thinks a fight with her can happen, “That could be a possibility if Claressa could come down to 147 de lire sterline. În primul rând, she said that she would not give up any weight, and now she is saying she would, so we are just going to have to see if they are going to take this seriously.”

Said McCaskill’s promoter, Leon Margules de Warriors Box, “Jessica proved yet again that she is one of the top fighters in the world. She has now dominated the fighter that has been the long-time pound for top boxer. We would love to fight anyone, and a fight with Katie Taylor would most certainly have a different outcome then their first fight. Fights with Taylor or Claressa would be historic fights as it would match two of the reigning undisputed champions against each other.”
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CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINE MARIE-EVE DICAIRE, FAȚĂ ISTORIA CA PRIMUL BOXER ÎNCORUNAT CAMP NEDISPUTAT ÎN A DOUA DIVIZIUNE DE MASĂ

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STELA NEDIFERATĂ CITĂ IUNIE ÎN LAS VEGAS PENTRU DEBUTUL MMA; ÎL APELĂ pe KATIE TAYLOR ȘI SAVANNAH MARSHALL ÎN INTERVIUL POST-LUPTĂ

(Vineri, Martie 5, 2021 - Flint, MY) Superstarul femeilor Claressa Shields și-a promovat vinerea seară drept „GWOAT” de box și a devenit WBC unificat, WBO, IBF & Campion mondial WBA Super Junior la greutate medie, prin marcarea unei decizii unilaterale de 10 runde, unanime Marie-Eve Dicaire din St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, în evenimentul principal de 10 runde al istoricului pentru femei „SUPERMUNI: SCUTURI VS. DICAIRE eveniment la Centrul Financiar Dort și live pe pay-per-view în orașul natal Flint al Shields, Michigan.

Shields (11-0, 2 KO) a devenit, de asemenea, primul boxer din era cu patru centuri care a devenit campion mondial de necontestat la două diviziuni de greutate, în virtutea victoriei sale de închidere (100-90 de toți cei trei judecători) peste acum fostul campion Dicaire (17-1).

Fără caracteristic, Shields, în vârstă de 25 de ani, a devenit contrapuncător la începutul acestei lupte, pentru a compensa încercările lui Dicaire de a sări în și în afara razei de acțiune. Bazându-se pe reflexele ei pentru a pedepsi orice încercare de agresiune a lui Dicaire, Shields l-a închis pe canadian și apoi s-a întors la agresiunea obișnuită înaintată mai târziu în luptă.

Dicaire a aterizat cu un southpaw de calitate lăsat pe Shields în runda a patra, probabil singura ei lovitură semnificativă a luptei, iar Shields pur și simplu nu l-a scuturat.

Nu mă pot supăra pe performanța mea,”A spus Shields după luptă. „A continuat să mă coate și să mă lovească cu capul. Am încercat knockout-ul și aproape că l-am avut de câteva ori, dar avem două minute, iar arbitrul nu o rupe când mă ține și mă dă în cot. Sunt fericit, dar îmi doream totuși eliminarea. Pur și simplu nu am avut suficient timp. La sfârșitul zilei, Sunt noul campion de necontestat la 154 și primul boxer care a fost campion de necontestat de două ori. ”

Shields a spus că era fericită că și-a realizat cea mai recentă bucată de istorie în fața familiei și a prietenilor din Flint, chiar dacă pandemia a însemnat mult mai puțini fani prezenți.

„Cu Covid, nu am putea avea o capacitate completă. Sunt 300 aici și asta este capacitatea zilei, deci avem o casă plină. Nu am putea avea capacitatea maximă, dar știu dacă am fi putut, am fi avut 6000 oameni aici. Sunt fericit că am reușit să o fac aici (în Flint). Am început să boxez aici la Berston Fieldhouse la 11 ani. Niciodată, într-un milion de ani, nu m-am gândit că aș fi pe pay-per-view și mă voi lupta pentru un titlu incontestabil și aș fi una dintre cele mai mari vedete ale boxului. Voiam doar să câștig o medalie de aur olimpică. Dumnezeu mi-a dat două medalii olimpice. am 12 curele de campionat acum. Nu pare real să spui de necontestat de două ori ".

Când a fost întrebat despre doi dintre rivalii ei rămași la box, colega superstarului Irlandei Katie Taylor și cuceritoarea ei unică la amatori, Savannah Marshall din Marea Britanie, Scuturile pline de încredere.

„Katie Taylor nu este îngrijorată. 147 lire sterline este. Ar trebui să-mi plătească mult pentru a-mi pierde fundul și pentru a merge la 147. La sfârșitul zilei, Sunt o femeie. Nu am sâni mari, dar am un fund frumos, deci vino cu aluatul acela și voi fi acolo. Cel puțin un milion și voi fi acolo.

„Savannah Marshall nu se poate juca cu mine. Să-l păstrați reale. Savannah Marshall, ai câștigat o decizie norocoasă când eram copii. De asemenea, Londra găzduia olimpiadele. Dacă vrei să te bucuri că mă bate 14 arată 8 ... hai acum. Și apoi am continuat să devin campioană mondială în trei divizii diferite și ea a rupt. Știe că nu poate și nu va putea vreodată să se alăture cu mine. Poate veni în America. Voi merge în Marea Britanie. Putem merge în Mexic. Putem merge oriunde, și o voi face să se ridice. Știe asta. E speriată de mine. Savannah Marshall o poate obține. Spune-i lui Eddie Hearn, a venit acea lovitură de 250K. Spune-i să vină cu 500K ... 750K dacă vrea să mă duc în Marea Britanie și să-i fumez fata. Plătește-mă."

Dicaire și-a continuat blândețea în interogările post-luptă și a promis că nu va lăsa pierderea să-i atenueze viitorul în sport.

„Cred că Claressa a făcut o treabă bună în seara asta,”A spus Dicaire. "Astă seară, era cea mai bună. Uneori câștigi și alteori înveți. La noapte, Am învățat. Cred că acest lucru îmi va permite doar să devin mai puternic. Nu casez pentru a-mi proteja înregistrarea sau a-mi păstra evidența 0 Pierderile. Fac box pentru a învinge campioni. La noapte, Am avut șansa să mă lupt cu adevăratul campion. A câștigat de data aceasta, dar conta pe mine să mă întorc la sala de sport și să muncesc din greu și să fiu din nou campioană mondială sigur.

Shields, care spune că debutul ei mult mediatizat MMA va fi probabil la Las Vegas în iunie, aruncat 409 pumni în luptă și a aterizat 128 inclusiv 34.9% de pumnii ei de putere. Aruncă Dicaire 263 pumni în schimb, dar a aterizat doar 31.

„Flint Michigan a primit cel mai prost boxer din lume!”Le-a spus Shields fanilor ei. „Am fost incontestabili de două ori. Pacquiao care? Canelo care? Când altcineva face ceea ce am făcut eu, mi-a spus ”.



În evenimentul co-principal al nopții, Houston este neînvins Danielle Perkins (3-0, 1 KO) a avut o îmbunătățire marcată și a avut un timp mult mai ușor în revanșa ei împotriva Georgiei Monika "Lay Em Down" Harrison (2-2, 1 KO), marcând o decizie unanimă dominantă în opt runde în timp ce prelua Campionatul WBC Silver Grei în acest proces.

Fosta campioană mondială de amatori, Perkins, a folosit fiecare din atletismul ei superior, 6'Înălțime și 72-inch atingeți pentru a vă deplasa în jurul inelului și a ține la distanță Harrison de 5' 10 ", cu o lovitură de pedeapsă dreaptă și o dietă constantă de mâini stângi puternice la cap și corp. Câteodată, Arbitrul Michael Griffin părea să ia în considerare oprirea, dar durabilul Harrison a continuat să vină înainte și să se legene pentru garduri pentru toate cele opt runde, în ciuda puterii de foc care i-a venit.

Scorurile au fost 80-72 din toți cei trei judecători.

„Îmi cer scuze pentru că nu am primit un knockout. Jur că data viitoare mă voi întoarce și ți-o voi da, Cremene,”, A spus Perkins, post-lupta. „De data aceasta Monika a făcut unele ajustări. Am lovit-o cu niște ciocane solide și fata a rămas pe picioare atât de mulțumită pentru ea. ”

Aruncă Perkins 353 pumni în luptă și a aterizat 121 inclusiv 40.9% din împușcăturile ei de putere. A aruncat Harrison 273 fotografii, dar a găsit doar o casă pentru 21 dintre ei.

„Vreau să fiu campioana mondială de necontestat la categoria grea,”A continuat Perkins. „Vreau să fiu cel mai bun pe care l-ai văzut vreodată”.

Greutate bantam neînvinsă Jamie „Miracolul” Mitchell (6-0-2, 43 KO) din Pacific Grove, California, arăta impresionant în bătaia și oprirea unui veteran mai experimentat Noemi "La Rebelde / Nu-Nu ”Păduri (12-16-3, 2 KO) în cinci runde unilaterale.

Cu pedeapsa cu doi pumni de la Mitchell, în creștere constantă cu fiecare rundă care trece, Arbitrul Gerard White a decis că poticnirea și retragerea boschilor s-au săturat și a semnat milostiv lupta la 1:49 din al cincilea.

„Tocmai am fost repartizată în zonă. Faceam orice se potrivea momentului,”, A spus Mitchell, post-lupta. „Așa am obținut knockout-ul. Mulțumesc antrenorilor mei și mulțumesc Claressa Shields pentru că m-au pus pe acest card. Acesta este un moment de neuitat pentru femei. ”

Înainte de a înscrie knockout-ul tehnic, Mitchell a aterizat 48% (80/167) de pumnii ei de putere, și 40% (94/234) din pumnul ei total. Noemi Bosques a aterizat doar 24 de 153 pumni.

„Îmi place să mă apuc de mine pentru a face mai bine,”A spus Mitchell despre interpretarea ei. „Am vrut să fac anumite lucruri, dar nu o numesc pe această fată gardiană pentru nimic. Mi-aș dori să o fi scos mai repede de acolo și să fi fost mai clară cu jabul meu. A fost cam dificilă. ”

În deschiderea emisiunii, 2012 medaliat cu bronz olimpic Marlen esparza(9-1, 1 KO) a rămas ocupată înainte de provocarea programată a campioanei WBC Flyweight Ibeth Zamora în aprilie, cu o decizie dominantă în șase rundeShelly Barnett (acum 4-4-2, 2 KO).

Barnett a încercat să fie agresiv, dar abilitățile lui Esparza i-au permis să-și împuște adversarul mai mare, aproape după bunul plac, mai ales că lupta a continuat. „Știam că era dură și mai mare,”A spus Esparza. „Am vrut pe cineva cu mai multă greutate pentru că nu lupt niciodată mai sus 112 lbs. și cred că am rezolvat-o bine. Mă bucur modul în care s-a jucat totul. Mă bucur că am făcut parte din acest eveniment și că am lucrat din nou cu Claressa. ”

Aruncă Esparza 352 pumni în luptă, aterizare 126, inclusiv 26 focuri de corp și 38.4% din împușcăturile ei de putere. Barnett a aruncat 291 și a aterizat 49. Scorurile judecătorilor au fost 60-54, 6-53 x 2.

Pe porțiunea gratuită de pre-show a pay-per-view, mijlociul Timur Kerefov a rămas neînvins (11-0, 6 KO) cu un TKO 3 peste Saint Petersburg, Veteranul din Florida, Manny Woods (acum 16-11-1, 6 KO). Ochiul stâng al lui Woods nu putea rezista sub atacul loviturilor de pumn al fostei vedete amatoare din Rusia. Timpul a fost 1:06. Kerefov, Detroit prin Shalushka, Rusia și acum se antrenează la Kronk Gym, aruncat 190 pumni în întâlnirea prescurtată, aterizare 80, inclusiv 24 fotografii ale corpului. Woods a aruncat 122 și a aterizat doar 17.

SUPERMUNI: SCUTURI VS. DICAIRE a fost prezentat de Salita Promoții în asociere cu Groupe Yvon Michel, dedicat Zilei Internaționale a Femeii din acest an (Luni, Martie 8, 2021) și sponsorizat cu mândrie de titanii jocurilor de noroc onlineBetonline.net și piață online bazată pe plante Vejii.
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Marie-Eve Dicaire determined underdog against Claressa Shields in “Superwomen” PPV this Friday Night

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MONTREAL (Martie 1, 2021) – Unbeaten underdog Marie-Eve Dicaire, the reigning IBF female super welterweight World champion, has fully prepared physically and mentally for this Friday night’s undisputed showdown against undefeated WBC and WBO title holder and self-proclaimed GOAT Claressa Shields(10-0, 2 KO).

A tribute to International Women’s Day, “SUPERMUNI: SCUTURI VS. DICAIRE” will be broadcast live in USA on InDemand Pay Per View and streamed live on FITE.TV, and in Canada On Canal Indigo, Bell TV, Shaw TV and streamed live on FITE.TV and YOOP. începând de la 9 p.m. ȘI / 6 p.m. PT, from Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. (To pre-order on FITE.TV Mergi la www.fitetv/watch/shields-vs-decaire/2p8qn/).

Dicaire (17-0), a popular French-Canadian boxer, understands and fully appreciates the significance of “SUPERMUNI”, and what an upset victory would do for her building brand, particularly outside her native Canada.

“I allowed myself to be excited,” Dicaire explained. “I know it is a significant fight, but I made sure I’m focused on the task I need to accomplish and not the outcome of the fight. My strategy is based on my skills. Where she puts her focus is up to her. On my side, I did everything I had to get ready for this fight. And I am!

“I’ve always said that boxing is a passion, and I am happy to make a living out of it,” she said. Dar, mie, it is more than that. It is a way to inspire people, to change society’s mentality. I want to achieve greatness to inspire people to dream big and this is what this fight is all about to me.”

Anul trecut, 2-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Shields, who will be fighting Dicaire at home in Flint, Michigan, signed a multi-year deal with mixed-martial-arts promoter PFL. Her transition to MMA will reportedly happen this year.

Dicaire, ironic, was a world amateur champion in karate before transitioning to boxing, in which she has defeated five world champions.

“My karate background has always been a powerful tool for me in terms of mindset and work ethic,” Dicaire commented. “I was built in martial arts and I think it is what made me the strong athlete that I am now.”

Acest vineri seara Shields vs. Dicarie will determine the No. 1 woman in the super welterweight division, if not in all of boxing.




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FED UP FEMALE BOXERS DEMAND FAIRNESS AND A PLATFORM

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Boxing’s top female athletes have no “acasă”, no network to showcase their talent

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NEW YORK — As women continue to make strides toward equality across industries, boxing and its media partners remain in the past by disenfranchising women from a fair opportunity to showcase their skills and earn a living. In the same year that America elected its first female Vice President, a woman of color, the elite women athletes that top the world rankings have no regular television platform or boxing series. Nowhere is this unfair playing field more apparent than in the United States and North America.

The overwhelming majority of top females in boxing have not fought in 2020, or have not fought since January. The pandemic has hit women in boxing even harder than it has hit the men. The picture wasn’t rosy before Covid-19 and, without action, there is no reason to believe that it will improve.

This impacts all women in American boxing, from stars Claressa Shields and Amanda Serrano, to reigning world champions, to six-round and four-round fighters. Other than a handful of athletes, most female boxers must hold down a full-time or part-time job to make ends meet.

Amanda Serrano, Heather Hardy, Ava Knight and others have pursued opportunities in MMA to supplement their income and avoid inactivity. Claressa Shields, the most acclaimed woman in American amateur history, de doua ori medaliat cu aur olimpic, and a proven attraction, is presently without a platform and just announced a multi-year deal with the Professional Fighters League.

The unified champion from Flint, Michigan, told The Athletic that, “E (box) a sexist sport. It’s sexist with the opportunities we’re given. It’s sexist with the TV time. It’s sexist with how much we get paid. Toate trei. It’s fine for a female boxing star to try her hand at MMA. They shouldn’t be compelled to do so for lack of opportunities.”

“These women consistently deliver great fights and solid viewership numbers,” a declarat Lou Dibella, who promotes more women than any other US promotional entity. “They put people in seats, and viewership of their events often rivals the men. These aren’t club level fighters. They are elite world champions and, without television, without a regular platform, they can’t be financially secure or build any kind of fan base. It’s remarkable that women’s boxing is growing its talent pool and raising its stature, given the scarce television and streaming slots that are reserved for female fighters. This is a testament to the resiliency and dedication of boxing’s female athletes, who deserve better.”

Local promoters, who are in the business of growing fighters and filling seats, can offer spots on their cards and regional exposure, but purses are very limited without television revenue. Female fighters’ purses are often limited to a percentage of tickets they sell out of hand.

At the top levels, women are passed over. Heather Hardy, a DiBella Entertainment fighter, has seen the difference in the growth of boxers of both genders. “At press conferences, I sit at a seat at the very end, with the rest of the undercard fights,” Said Hardy. “I watch the boys go from sitting next to me at the end of the table, to moving up to the main card, then the co-main, and then the main event, but my seat never moved. No matter how much press I got, no matter how many fights I won, I never moved. Systemic sexism didn’t allow me to move.”

“It isn’t like we are a separate organization like the WNBA. We are only provided with token opportunities, fighting on the same cards, often in much more competitive fights than the men, and still aren’t treated fairly,” Said Hardy. “We have no place or professional home of our own.”

“This trickles down to aspiring female boxers and the amateur programs,” DiBella continued. “Young women in boxing need to see other women on the big stage. They need to see women that look like them on television and on streaming platforms. They need to know that if they pursue a boxing career, there will be sufficient opportunities to be seen showcasing their talents, for fair wage. If women are able to headline a boxing event, or capable of selling a significant percentage of a live gate, they should not be paid ten to twenty percent of what similarly situated men are paid. We’re not sending the right message here, and there’s no good reason for it in the 21st century.”

The pool of talent available to women in the pro ranks is smaller, but it forces the best matchups. It forces women to fight outside of their weight classes.

“Jessica McCaskill just won unified world titles, and wants to fight me at 147,” said Amanda Serrano, seven-division world champion. “She called me out at 147! It’s kind of sad. Good for us if it makes sense, but the truth is, they’re calling out champs at 126. That is four different weight classes to go up. Men don’t have to do that! Women are constantly forced to compromise ourselves just to get a chance.”

The talent pool won’t increase unless younger generations are inspired by women on television and streaming – women who can fight as well as, and often better than, the men who are on television now. It’s time to stop asking nicely. It’s time for women boxers to demand fairness and stability, and it’s up to network executives, mass-media, and those who control access to media platforms, to stop living in the past. It’s time for women in boxing to fight for themselves and for the right to earn a living. And it’s now a time for action.


Use the hashtag #WeKeepFighting to follow the movement and to join the conversation on social media.

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SUPERSTAR CLARESSA SHIELDS NAMED WOMEN’S BOXING #1 POUND-FOR-POUND BY THE RING AND ESPN

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Women’s boxing superstar Claressa Shields has added two more impressive distinctions to her already unparalleled boxing career laurels.


25-year-old “T-Rex” Shields (10-0, 2 KO), currently the unified WBC and WBO World Female Super Welterweight and WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Middleweight Champion, has been named #1 in both The Ring and ESPN’s inaugural pound-for-pound women’s rankings of the best female fighters in the world.


During an exciting renaissance for the sport, Shields was able to best a strong lineup of female fighters including Irish unified lightweight champion Katie Taylor, seven-division champ Amanda Serrano, Norway’s long-time undisputed queen Cecilia Braekhus and her recent conqueror Jessica McCaskill.


Among her many accomplishments, Shields is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the first American boxer – female or male – to win consecutive Olympic boxing gold medals. She became Unified Super Middleweight World Champion in her fourth professional fight, Unified Middleweight World Champion in her sixth professional fight and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion in her tenth. She also holds the record for becoming a two and three-weight world champion in the fewest professional fights and is one of only seven boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles in boxing—WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO—simultaneously.


“Claressa is the driving force for women’s boxing!” said her promoter, Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “I am happy to see that ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, and the well-respected “Bible of Boxing” Ring Magazine unanimously and indisputably recognize Claressa’s incredible accomplishments as the best in the world.”


“I’m proud to see two more Herstoric achievements added to the unprecedented resume of Claressa Shields,” said her manager, Mark Taffet, President of Mark Taffet Media. “She continues her march toward equality for female boxers using her broad shoulders from both an athletic and a social perspective. I look forward to the day when she appears on the top pound-for-pound list among the men with no gender labels.”
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To Fight Against Quarantine Inactivity, Salita Promotions Announces New YouTube Series ‘Train Like a Boxer’

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Salita Promoții, boxing’s leading promotions company, announced today the launch of their new YouTube series “Train Like a Boxer,” featuring Company Founder Dmitriy Salita and Olympic Gold Medalist and multi-weight world champion Claressa Shields, as well as other premier fighters under the Salita banner including Otto Wallin, Shohjahon Ergashev and Kolbeinn Kristinsson.

Starting with a new webisode miercuri, Aprilie 1, 2020, on the Salita Promotions and Claressa Shields YouTube channels, “Train Like a Boxer” will seek to motivate people to remain active during quarantine by providing fitness advice and boxing-related routines perfectly suited for individuals with minimal equipment and limited space to exercise.

Before becoming boxing’s newest promotional powerhouse with an impressive stable of world champions, top contenders and blazing new prospects, Dmitriy Salita spent years training in some of the most recognized gyms in the sport’s history as a New York State Golden Gloves champion and professional top contender.

“During this worldwide Corona crisis, this series will help boxing fans with their physical and mental state by engaging with our fighters in these fun and healthy activities,„Said Word. “A boxer’s workout is perfect for these tough times because it is done in the isolation of training camp. Our fighters want to give back and connect with fans worldwide during this ‘isolation training camp’ period and soon together we are all going to enjoy the great victory of overcoming Covid 19.”

Three-division and current WBC and WBO Super Welterweight world champion Shields, who saw her bid to become the first boxer in the four-belt era to be crowned an undisputed world champion in two weight divisions against also unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight Champion Marie-Eve Dicaire officially postponed last week, says she hopes these videos help everyone stay physically and mentally fit during these trying times.

“With all that the world is going through right now, I want to help people in any way I can to feel better while staying at home until this pandemic is over,” said Shields. “These videos — even 20 pentru 40 minutes a day — can help. Let’s stay strong together!"

Check the Salita Promoții și Claressa Shields YouTube channels often for new episodes!

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