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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, 密歇根, honorarily dedicated in her name by City of Flint Mayor Sheldon Neely. Last Sunday, 希爾茲, 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.”


希爾茲 (11-0, 2 科斯), a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, three-division professional boxing champion, the first fighter, 男女不限, 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, 弗林特, 密歇根, 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. 球隊. The Olympics is the hardest tournament to medal in and all of you showed a lot of grit, hard work, determination and skill,“希爾茲說.


Earning medals in Tokyo were female welterweight O’shae Jones from nearby Toledo, 俄亥俄, who took home a bronze, as well as a pair of professional boxers in Duke Ragan (featherweight) and Keyshawn Davis (輕量級), 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) 在 2000 奧運會.


該 2020 Olympic Games featured the addition of two women’s weight divisions, 最輕量級 (119 磅) 和次中量級 (152 磅), which shows the continued growth of the sport of women’s boxing throughout the world.


希爾茲, 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,“希爾茲說 (11-0-0, 2 科斯), 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 英鎊, Shields had previously unified all four of the major sanctioning body belts at middleweight (160 磅。).


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,薩利塔說.
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WOMENS POUND FOR POUND QUEEN CLARESSA SHIELDS NOMINATED FOR ESPY FOR 2021 BEST BOXER

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CAST YOUR VOTE FOR CLARESSA SHIELDS AS 2021 BEST BOXER 這裡.


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, 希爾茲 (11-0-0, 2 科斯) made history last March by dethroning Canada’s Marie-Eve Dicaire and becoming the first boxer in the four-belt era, 男女不限, 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 這裡 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, 德米特里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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About Salita Promotions
Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 由德米特里Salita, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, HBO, ESPN, 斯派克電視, Universal Sports Network, UFC戰鬥通行證, DAZN, ESPN+ and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe.

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Marie-Eve Dicaire learned invaluable lesson from Claressa Shields fight

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MONTREAL (三月 31, 2021) – Popular Canadian boxer瑪麗·夏娃·迪卡爾 learned an invaluable albeit disappointing lesson 在 her decision-loss to now-undisputed world super welterweight championClaressa盾 (11-0, 2 科斯) 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, 雖然, 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, the better,” 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


芝加哥, IL (三月 17, 2021) – Fresh off her second consecutive victory over future Hall of Famer, 張柏芝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 和 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 英鎊. 首先, 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, 勇士拳擊萊昂Margules, “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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克拉麗莎·謝爾德（CLARESSA SHIELDS）統治瑪麗·夏娃·狄卡萊（Marie-Eve Dicaire）, 成為歷史上第二個重量級拳王的拳王

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拉斯維加斯6月未敗的STAR CITES演繹了她的MMA表演; 賽后採訪中，凱蒂·泰勒和薩凡納·馬歇爾宣布

(星期五, 三月 5, 2021 –弗林特, MY) 女子巨星 Claressa盾 進一步提高了她在周五晚上成為拳擊比賽的“ GWOAT”的要求，並成為了統一的WBC, WBO, IBF & WBA超級少年中量級世界冠軍, 通過對10輪單方面一致決定 瑪麗·夏娃·迪卡爾 聖歐斯塔什的, 魁北克, 加拿大, 在具有歷史意義的所有女性的10輪主要賽事中，女超人: 盾VS. 迪卡雷 在多特金融中心舉行的活動，並在希爾茲的弗林特故鄉按次觀看, 密歇根.

希爾茲 (11-0, 2 科斯) 憑藉她的閉門勝利，她也成為四腰帶時代的第一位拳擊手，成為兩個體重組無可爭議的世界冠軍 (100-90 由三名法官) 現在是前冠軍迪卡爾 (17-1).

一反常態, 25歲的希爾茲（Shields）在這場戰鬥的初期變成了反擊手, 抵消Dicaire彈入和彈出範圍的嘗試. 依靠她的反應來懲罰狄凱爾的任何侵略企圖, Shields關閉了加拿大人，然後在回合中轉回了她慣常的向前侵略.

Dicaire在第四輪中將高質量的南爪子留在了希爾茲（Shields）, 可能是她唯一的重大打擊, Shields只是將其搖搖晃晃沒有任何作用.

我不會為自己的表現而生氣,比賽結束後，希爾茲說. “她只是不斷地彎著腰，緊緊地頂著我. 我嘗試了淘汰賽，但我幾乎幾次, 但我們有兩分鐘，當她抱著我並向我彎腰時，裁判沒有把它拆散. 我很高興，但我仍然想要淘汰賽. 我只是沒有足夠的時間. 在一天結束時, 我是新的無可爭議的冠軍 154 和第一位無可爭議的拳王兩次。”

希爾茲說，她很高興在弗林特的家人和朋友面前完成了自己的最新歷史, 即使大流​​行意味著出席的粉絲減少了.

“與Covid, 我們沒有足夠的能力. 有 300 這就是今天的容量, 所以我們有一個滿屋子. 我們沒有足夠的容量, 但我知道我們是否可以, 我們本來有 6000 這裡的人. 我很高興能夠在這裡做到這一點 (弗林特). 我在這裡的Berston Fieldhouse開始拳擊 11 歲. 一百萬年來，我從來沒有想過我會按次付費並爭奪無可爭議的冠軍頭銜，並且成為拳擊界最大的明星之一. 我只是想贏得奧運金牌. 上帝給了我兩枚奧運獎牌. 我有 12 現在冠軍腰帶. 毫無爭議地說兩次是不真實的。”

當被問及拳擊中她剩下的兩個競爭對手時, 愛爾蘭的超級巨星凱蒂·泰勒（Katie Taylor）和她的一次征服者在業餘愛好者中, 英國的薩凡納·馬歇爾, 盾牌滿懷信心.

“凱蒂·泰勒（Katie Taylor）不用擔心. 147 磅是. 他們必須付出我很多錢才能輸掉我的屁股，然後走到 147. 在一天結束時, 我是一個女人. 我沒有大乳房, 但是我的屁股很好, 所以拿那個麵團來，我會在那裡. 至少有一百萬，我會在那裡.

“薩凡納·馬歇爾無法和我***. 讓我們保持它真正的. 薩凡納·馬歇爾, 你小時候贏得了一個幸運的決定. 倫敦也在舉辦奧運會. 如果你想擊敗我 14 指向8…來吧. 然後我繼續成為三個不同部門的世界冠軍，她打破了. 她知道她不能也永遠無法與我交往. 她可以來美國. 我會去英國. 我們可以去墨西哥. 我們可以去任何地方, 我會把她抱起來. 她知道. 她怕我. 薩凡納·馬歇爾（Savannah Marshall）可以得到. 告訴埃迪·赫恩, 他來了那隻w腳的250K. 如果他要我去英國抽煙，告訴他帶500K…750K. 給我錢。”

迪卡爾（Dicaire）在戰鬥後的詢問中繼續保持她的仁慈，並承諾不要讓損失削弱她在這項運動中的未來.

“我認為克拉雷莎今晚做得很好,”迪卡爾（Dicaire）說. “今晚, 她是最好的. 有時候你贏了，有時候你學到了. 今晚, 我學會了. 我認為這只會讓我變得更堅強. 我不會為了保護自己的記錄而裝箱，也不會保留我的記錄 0 損失. 我打敗冠軍. 今晚, 我有機會與真正的冠軍作戰. 這次她贏了，但要依靠我回到體育館，努力工作，再一次成為世界冠軍.

希爾茲, 她說她備受矚目的MMA首次亮相很可能會在6月在拉斯維加斯舉行, 扔了 409 拳打架著陸 128 含 34.9% 她的力量拳. 骰子扔 263 拳打反擊，但降落只是 31.

“弗林特密歇根州獲得了世界上最糟糕的拳擊手!希爾茲對歌迷說. “我們兩次毫無爭議. 帕奎奧? 卡內洛誰? 當別人做我做的事時，我會告訴我。”



在當晚的合作主要事件, 休斯頓不敗 丹妮爾·珀金斯（Danielle Perkins） (3-0, 1 KO) 表現出明顯的進步，並且在與格魯吉亞的比賽中更輕鬆地進行了比賽 莫妮卡“ Lay Em Down”哈里森 (2-2, 1 KO), 在獲得WBC銀牌重量級冠軍的過程中，取得了八輪顯著的一致決定權.

前業餘世界冠軍珀金斯充分利用了她出色的運動能力, 6身高和72英寸的觸角可繞環移動，並保持5英尺10英寸的哈里森（Harrison）的位置，同時用一個令人難忘的南爪右刺刺和穩定的左手頭部和身體飲食. 有時, 裁判邁克爾·格里芬（Michael Griffin）似乎正在考慮停工, 但是耐久的哈里森（Harrison）一直挺身而出，在所有八發回合中都為圍欄擺動, 儘管火力撲面而來.

該得分 80-72 來自三位評委.

“對於沒有被淘汰賽，我深表歉意。. 下次我發誓我會再送給你, 燧石,”珀金斯說, 戰鬥後. “莫妮卡這次做了一些調整. 我用一些堅固的錘子敲打她，那個女孩一直站著，對她表示敬意。”

珀金斯扔了 353 拳打架著陸 121 含 40.9% 她的電力桿. 哈里森扔 273 鏡頭, 但只找到一個家 21 其中.

“我想成為世界無可爭議的女重量級冠軍,” Perkins繼續. “我想成為您見過的最好的人。”

最輕的最輕量級 傑米“奇蹟”米切爾 (6-0-2, 43 科斯) 太平洋叢林鎮, 加利福尼亞州, 在打擊和阻止經驗豐富的退伍軍人方面看起來令人印象深刻 諾米（Noemi） / 不對不對森林 (12-16-3, 2 科斯) 在五個單邊回合中.

隨著米切爾的二拳懲罰不斷增加, 裁判杰拉德·懷特（Gerard White）決定，絆腳而退的博斯克人已經受夠了，並仁慈地揮舞著 1:49 第五個.

“我剛剛被劃定了區域. 我當時正在做任何合適的事情,”米切爾說, 戰鬥後. “這就是我得到淘汰賽的方式. 感謝我的教練和Claressa Shields把我放在這張卡上. 對於女性來說，這是一個難忘的時刻。”

在技​​術淘汰賽得分之前, 米切爾降落 48% (80/167) 她的力量拳, 和 40% (94/234) 她的總拳. Noemi Bosques只降落 24 的 153 拳.

“我喜歡挑剔自己，做得更好,米切爾說她的表現. “有些事情我想做, 但他們並沒有稱這個女孩為看門人. 我希望我能更快地將她從那裡帶走，並且刺戳起來更脆. 她有點棘手。”

在廣播的開場, 2012 奧運銅牌得主 馬倫·埃斯帕薩（Marlen esparza）(9-1, 1 KO) 在她計劃於4月份參加WBC輕量級冠軍伊貝斯·薩莫拉（Ibeth Zamora）的挑戰之前，一直保持忙碌，對加拿大雪莉·巴尼特（Shelly Barnett） (現在 4-4-2, 2 KO).

巴尼特想進取, 但Esparza的技術使她可以向更大的對手投籃, 幾乎是隨意的, 特別是在戰鬥進行中. “我們知道她是堅強而又壯大的,” Esparza說. “我想要一個體重更大的人，因為我從不爭吵 112 磅. 而且我認為我處理得很好. 我對一切進行的方式感到高興. 我很高興能參加這次活動，並再次與Claressa合作。”

Esparza扔了 352 打架, 著陸 126, 含 26 身體射門和 38.4% 她的電力桿. 巴尼特投擲 291 並降落 49. 法官的得分分別為 60-54, 6-53 X 2.

在按次付費的免費預演部分, 中量級的帖木兒（Timur Kerefov）保持不敗 (11-0, 6 科斯) 附有將軍澳 3 在聖彼得堡, 佛羅里達老將曼尼·伍茲（Manny Woods） (現在 16-11-1, 6 科斯). 伍茲的左眼無法忍受這位俄羅斯前業餘球星的猛攻. 時間是 1:06. 基列夫, 通過Shalushka的底特律, 俄羅斯，現在在克朗克體育館訓練, 扔了 190 在簡短的相遇中打拳, 著陸 80, 含 24 身體拍攝. 伍茲投擲 122 剛降落 17.

女超人: 盾VS. 迪卡雷 由...提出 Salita促銷 與聯想 獅伊馮·米歇爾, 致力於今年的國際婦女節 (星期一, 三月 8, 2021) 並由在線賭博巨人自豪地贊助Betonline.net 和基於工廠的在線市場 Vejii.
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Marie-Eve Dicaire determined underdog against Claressa Shields in “Superwomen” PPV this Friday Night

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MONTREAL (三月 1, 2021) – Unbeaten underdog 瑪麗·夏娃·迪卡爾, 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盾(10-0, 2 科斯).

A tribute to International Women’s Day, “女超人: 盾VS. 迪卡雷” will be broadcast live in USA on InDemand Pay Per View and streamed live on FITE.TV, and in Canada On Canal Indigo, 貝爾電視, Shaw TV and streamed live on FITE.TV and YOOP. 開始 9 P.M. AND / 6 P.M. PT, from Dort Financial Center in Flint, 密歇根. (To pre-order on FITE.TV 到 www.fitetv/watch/shields-vs-decaire/2p8qn/).

Dicaire (17-0), a popular French-Canadian boxer, understands and fully appreciates the significance of “女超人”, 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. 但, 給我, 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.”

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

Dicaire, 具有諷刺意味的, 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.”

這個星期五​​晚上 盾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 “家”, no network to showcase their talent

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紐約 — 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.

阿曼達·塞拉諾, 希瑟哈迪, Ava Knight and others have pursued opportunities in MMA to supplement their income and avoid inactivity. Claressa盾, the most acclaimed woman in American amateur history, 兩屆奧運會金牌得主, 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, 密歇根, told The Athletic that, “這是 (拳擊) 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. 三個全部. 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,” 說婁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. 希瑟哈迪, 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,” 哈迪說. “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,” 哈迪說. “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, 傳媒, 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 科斯), 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促銷, 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 本週三, 四月 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,薩利塔說. “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,“希爾茲說. “These videos — even 20 到 40 minutes a day — can help. Let’s stay strong together!”

Check the Salita促銷 和 Claressa盾 YouTube channels often for new episodes!

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