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Claressa Shields Is The BWAA’s 2018 Nainen Fighter of the Year

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By Joseph Santoliquito/BWAA President

In a pivotal year for women’s boxing that saw the sport reach more
people than ever before, two-time United States Olympic gold medal
winner Claressa Shields continued to soar, as she successfully defended her two world middleweight titles, then added three super middleweight belts before the end of a campaign that earned her the 2018 Christy
Martin Award, which is given to the Boxing Writers Association of
America’s Female Fighter of the Year.


“I am thrilled and honored to receive the Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America. It is a dream come true, and it furthers my goal to lift women’s boxing to new levels,” Shields said.


“Sisään 2019 my goals are to become undisputed champion, to be ranked in the top 10 pound-for-pound list regardless of gender, and to continue
the march of women’s boxing toward equality with men.”


The 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan becomes the second winner of the award, which was established in 2017. She will be honored at the
BWAA’s annual award dinner, which will take place in 2019 at a site and date to be determined.


“In such a big year for women’s boxing, it wasn’t a surprise that there
were so many worthy nominees for this award, but in 2018, Claressa
Shields took things to a new level by becoming a two-division world
champion and successfully defending her titles at both 168 ja 160
pounds in Showtime and HBO-televised bouts,” said Thomas Gerbasi,
chairman of the BWAA’s women’s boxing committee. “That’s impressive in its own right, but the fact that she’s done this all before her tenth pro
fight and under the glare of the spotlight that comes with being the face of the sport in the United States made her a unanimous choice for this
year’s Christy Martin Award.”


Joining Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward and the late Emanuel Steward as
members of the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Shields began the year on a collision course with middleweight
champion Christina Hammer, but first she finished up her business at
168 pounds by successfully defending her IBF and WBC titles with a
shutout victory over Tori Nelson in January.

Next was Shields’ middleweight debut against Hanna Gabriels in June,
and what followed was a Fight of the Year candidate that saw Shields
rebound from the first knockdown of her career to win a clear-cut
decision and the IBF and WBA belts. Soon after, the news came that
Hammer had to withdraw from her November clash with Shields due to
injury, mutta “T Rex” didn’t slow down, as she defeated Hannah Rankin and Femke Hermans to successfully defend her middleweight titles while
adding the WBC crown to her trophy case.

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Cyborg to Take Ring Walk with Shields This Saturday Night

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‘Baddest Ladies on the Planet’ are Friends and Training Partners

The two baddest ladies on the planet will be side-by-side Saturday night when UFC Superstar Champion Cris Cyborg walks 2x US Olympic gold medal winner and current WBC/WBA/IBF Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields into the ring for T-Rex’s fight versus 168-lb champion Femke Hermans Saturday night live on HBO from Stub Hub Center in Carson, KUTEN.

Cyborg will be taking time out from preparation for her December 29 PPV battle with Amanda Nunes to join Shields and be ringside for the final HBO boxing telecast this Saturday. Shields and Cyborg have a great mutual respect and have trained together in the gym.

“I’m excited to have Cris walk me out and carry my WBC championship belt on Saturday,” said WBC/WBA/IBF Champ Claressa Shields. “She’ll be supporting me on December 8 and I’ll be rooting big for her against Amanda Nunes on December 29. We are the two baddest ladies on the planet.”

“Both Claressa and Cyborg are leaders in their respective combat sports," sanoi Shieldsin promoottori, Dmitriy Salita. “Women’s empowerment will be on display on Saturday night on the historic final night of HBO Boxing.”

“In addition to being a celebration of forty-five years of HBO Boxing, Saturday night is a celebration of a new era of women’s boxing and women’s sports,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields and a twenty-five year former HBO Boxing executive. “Claressa Shields and Cris Cyborg are the backbone of the new era, and I’m thrilled Cris will be walking Claressa to the boxing ring on this historic night.”


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International Boxing Association (IBA)Fully committed to women’s boxing

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IBA Strawweight World Champion Eva Guzman

VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (Joulukuu 5, 2018) – The relaunched International Boxing Association (IBA) is making a full commitment to women’s boxing, commencing with a new rule change to sanction 12-round world title fights.

The IBA is going back to the future having been an original pioneer in terms of giving much deserved recognition to women’s boxing, represented by former IBA world champions such as Laila Ali, Mia St. Johannes ja Holly Holm.

Sisään 1991, two-time Major League Baseball all-star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance founded the IBA, guiding the international sanctioning body until his death in 2015.

Under a new group headed by IBA president J. C. Courreges, the IBA relaunched during the summer of 2017. “This is the IBA’s first step towards establishing equality between men and women in professional boxing,” Courreges announced. “Our goal is to offer equality for women boxers in our organization. Women’s world title fights are 10, 2-minute rounds, ei 12, like in the IBA. “

“There is a new wave of women’s boxing, led by Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and so many other rising female stars worldwide. The IBA plans to be in the forefront and we recently crowned our first woman world champion, strawweight Eva Guzman, of Venezuela. Sisään 2019, we look forward to crowning many other women IBA world champions, in what the IBA is calling the Year of Women’s Boxing.”

Former IBA world champions during the past quarter-century include Hall-of-Famers Oscar de la Hoya, George Foreman, Roberto Duran ja Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosely, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson ja Antonio Tarver.

IBA MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS

Raskassarja: Vacant

Cruiserweight: Mairis Deer (Latvia)

Light Heavyweight: Vacant

Super Keskisarja: Vacant

Keskisarja: Curtis Stevens (Yhdysvallat)

Junior Keskisarja: Vacant

Välisarjan nyrkkeilijä: Vacant

Junior Welterweight: Alexander Duran (Panama)

Kevyt: Vacant

Junior Lightweight: Vacant

Höyhensarjalainen : Vacant

Junior Featherweight: Vacant

Kääpiösarjalainen: Otto Gamez (Valenzuela)

Junior Bantamweight: Ronald Batista (Panama)

Kärpässarjalainen: Nico Hernandez (Yhdysvallat)

Junior Flyweight: Vacant

Olkapainoinen: Vacant

Based in Ventnor City, New Jersey, the IBA also has an office in Florida. The IBA is establishing international representatives around the world in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, Canada and South Africa.

The following championships are sanctioned by the IBA: Maailma, InterContinental, Americas and International. The IBA sanctions the following Regional Titles: Latino, Caribbean, Eurooppalainen, African, Asian and South Pacific.

IBA Executive Committee members are J. C. Courreges, Presidentti; Stephane Cabrera, Varapuheenjohtaja, Jean Philippe Lustyk, Varapuheenjohtaja; ja Bruno Wartelle, Ratings Chairman; Klaus Hagemann ja Steve Smoger are Co-Chairmen of the IBA Officials Committee.

IBA INFORMATION: www.internationalboxingassociation.com

Facebook: /IBABoxing

Instagram: @IBABoxing

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609.823.8800


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CLARESSA-SHIELDIT, JOTKA KOSKEVAT USA: NEN ROKASTUSALUMNIYHTEISTYÖHALLIEN

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Naisten nyrkkeilijöiden tietä…..
Claressa Shields
“USA Boxing on perhe!”
USA Boxing Alumni Association, luokka 2018 inductee

COLORADO SPRINGS, Kierros. (Joulukuu 3, 2018) – Kaksinkertainen olympialaisten kultamitalisti Claressa Shields ei vain johda uusi aalto naisten nyrkkeilyyn, hänestä on tullut todellinen roolimalli lukemattomille nuorille.

 

 

 

Kilvet johdetaan USA: n Boxing Alumni Associationin kuuluisuussaliin perjantai-iltana Salt Lake Cityssä, yhdessä luokan 2018 jäsenet Roy Jones Jr. ja, Andre Ward, samoin kuin myöhään Emanuel Stewartja Tom Cleary.

 

 

 

Toinen vuosittainen USA-nyrkkeilyalumniyhdistys ry: n kuuluisuuden hallin vastaanotto, pidetään yhdessä 2018 USA: n nyrkkeily eliitin ja nuorten kansalliset mestaruuskilpailut sekä Junior ja Prep Open, Joulukuu 2-8, pidetään joulukuussa 7, Radisson-hotellissa (215 S. Temple St.) kaupungissa Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

“tunnen oloni kunnioitetuksi,” Shields puhui osallistumisestaan ​​Yhdysvaltain Boxing Alumni Association -säätiön halliin,” olen vain 23 Vuotiaita vanhoja ihmisiä ja ilmoittaminen Yhdysvaltain nyrkkeilyhalli-kuuluisuuteen on suuri kunnia, mutta myös shokki minulle. Uskon, että olen kaiken kunnian arvoinen, mutta tiedän, että asiat vievät aikaa, ja ajattelin aina laittavani Hall of Fame iässä 40 tai 50. Tämä on iso juttu minulle ja tunnen olevani niin kunnia. Se, että mainitsen nimeni mainittakoon suuret nimet kuten Andre Ward ja Roy Jones, motivoi minua todella. Tunnen olevansa etuoikeutettu!”

 

 

 

Flintin ylpeys, Michigan, Shields on jo onnistuneesti suostunut amatööri menestyksensä ammattilaisjoukkueisiin, jossa hän on 7-0 (2), ja hallitseva yhtenäinen (IBF, WBA & WBC) maailma keskisarjan mestari.

 

 

 

Shields päätti amatööriuransa uskomatonta 77-1 (18 KOs) ennätys, korosti hänen olympialaisten kultamitaliesitystensä aikana 2012 ja 2016. Hän ei ole hävinnyt kehässä siitä lähtien 2012, kun Savannah Marshall (Englanti) voitti pisteillä, 14-8, Kiinan maailmanmestaruuskisoissa.

 

 

 

“USA-nyrkkeily tuli elämääni kaksinkertaisena olympiavoittajana,” Claressa selitti Yhdysvaltain nyrkkeilysuhteitaan. “USA Boxin apu oli niin tärkeää: vain huomaa minua nuorena urheilijana ja tiedän olevani vahva nuori nainen edustamaan Yhdysvaltoja tulevaisuudessa; kokous Julie Goldsticker, joka oli minulle siunaus, koska hän auttoi minua paljon teini-ikäisenä, ja vain valmentaja Abdullahin kanssa, valmentaja Al Mitchell, ja valmentaja Gloria Peek opettaa minulle erilaisia ​​tyylejä ja kuinka käyttää kaikkia ominaisuuksiani. USA Boxing siunasi minut paljon tietämystä ja elinikäisiä ystävyyssuhteita kaikkien olympiajoukkueideni ja olympiavalmentajien kanssa. Lempivalmentajani, Koroma, oli kirjaimellisesti kanssani läpi 2015-2016, auttaen minua renkaan ulkopuolella neuvoilla ja renkaan sisällä.”

 

 

 

Kilvet ovat yksi naisten nyrkkeilyn voimista tänään, Amerikan naisten nyrkkeilypioneerien, kuten Christy Martin, Laila Ali ja muutama muu.

 

 

 

“Juuri nyt tapahtuu suuri muutos — minua, Mikaela Mayer, Franchon-miehistö, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano ja muutama muu nainen kantaa taskulamppua naisten nyrkkeilyyn juuri nyt,” Shields selitti. “Edistyminen on ollut nopeaa, jokaisessa verkossa on ollut naisten taistelu televisiossa tänä vuonna, etenkin Showtime, johon olen laatinut päätapahtuman neljä kertaa. Naisten nyrkkeily voi mennä pitkälle. Uskon, että tulee päivä, jolloin meille voidaan maksaa miljoonia samoin kuin miehille.”

 

 

 

Avaamalla ovet ja murtaamalla esteet, Claressasta on tullut todellinen esimerkki nuorille kaikkialla, nyrkkeilystä sisään ja ulos.

 

 

 

“Tuntuu hyvältä olla roolimalli heille (naaraat), ja myös niin monelle urosbokserille,” Kilvet huomataan. “Nyrkkeily on eri aikakaudella, ja haluan vain helpottaa tytöille tulemista, joten kun he kääntyvät proksi, nyrkkeily on lähempänä tasa-arvoa.”

 

 

 

“Claressalla on yksi amatööriboksin historian suurimmista tarinoista,” sanoi Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Associationin pääjohtaja. “Hänen ajaa, sitoutuminen, lahjakkuus, ja hahmo teki hänestä USA: n nyrkkeily- ja olympiavoittaja, jättäen perinnön, joka kestää hyvin pitkään. Hän on naisten nyrkkeilyn edelläkävijä ja vakiinnuttanut paikkansa yhtenä kaikkien aikojen vaikutusvaltaisimmista USA Boxing Alumni -jäsenistä.. USA: n nyrkkeilyalumniiliitto haluaa kiittää häntä amatööri-nyrkkeilyyhteisön inspiroimisesta ja siitä, että se on ollut hyvä esimerkki seuraavan sukupolven mestarille.”

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Luotu puolustamaan elinikäistä, molemminpuolisesti hyödyllisiä suhteita USA Boxingin ja sen alumnien välillä, –nyrkkeilijät, virkamiehille, valmentajat ja nyrkkeilyfanit — Alumni-yhdistys yhdistää mestareiden sukupolvia, innostaa ja antaa takaisin USA Boxingin tuleville nyrkkeilymestarille, sisään ja ulos rengas.

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association on avoin kaikille, jotka rakastavat nyrkkeilyä ja haluaisivat olla yhteydessä amatööriboksiin. Jäsenillä on pääsy monenlaisiin alumniyhdistyksen järjestämiin erityistapahtumiin, mukaan lukien USA Boxing Alumni Association -säätiön kuuluisan lehden vastaanotto.

 

 

 

Liittyä alumniyhdistykseen, rekisteröidy vain osoitteeseen alumni@usaboxing.org varten a $40.00 vuodessa jäsenmaksu. Uudet jäsenet saavat T-paidan, avaimenperä ja e-lompakko.

 

 

 

 

Kaikista kunnianosoituksista ja kiitoksista huolimatta, hän on saanut niin rikkaasti vastaan, Shields ei ole unohtanut, mistä kaikki alkoi, ja hän on edelleen aktiivisesti mukana USA: n nyrkkeilyssä.

 

 

 

“Pidän jatkuvasti yhteyttä monien naisurheilijoiden kanssa ja annan heille neuvoja, jos he kysyvät minulta,” Claressa lisäsi. “Kävin myös viidessä päivässä Coloradossa motivoivana ja pääpuhujana seuraavalle olympialaisten toivomukselle. Kun urani on ohi 15 vuotta, Haluan olla nyrkkeilykouluttaja ja johtaa naisten joukkuetta enemmän olympiakultaa, jos sille annetaan mahdollisuus. Haluan myös olla kouluopetaja ja neuvonantaja nuorille.”

 

 

 

Shields, valitettavasti, ei voi osallistua perjantai-iltana Hall of Fame -vastaanottoon, koska hän on syksyllä harjoittelussa nimensä puolustamiseen tänä lauantaina HBO: lla, elävät StubHub-keskuksesta Carsonissa, Kalifornia, vastaan Fenmke Hermans (9-1).

 

 

 

“Valitettavasti,” Kilvet tehty, “En voi olla siellä, mutta, jos olisin siellä, Sanoisin: Kiitos USA Boxing -yritykselle, että uskot minua vuotiaana 16. Oli kunnia edustaa Amerikkaa, ei vain kerran vaan kaksi kertaa olympialaisissa! Kiitän valmentajaa Kenttäpakki (walsh) että sain minut kaivaa syvälle, joutuessaan käsittelemään hänen irlantilaisia ​​tapojaan ja vitsejään, myös USA: n nyrkkeilykulttuurin muuttamiseksi. Erityinen kiitos valmentaja Kaylle, myös, En voi luottaa käsiini, kuinka monta päivää harjoittelemme 1 aamulla, kuinka monta kertaa koputin hänen huoneen ovelle ja juoksin, kuinka monta kertaa hän on joutunut ottamaan puhelimeni minulta, koska itkin tai minulla oli perheongelma. Hän on valmentaja, jolle voin kertoa kaiken, ja hän siunasi minua myös nyrkkeilystaidollaan ja sai minut aina tuntemaan olonsa turvalliseksi itsessäni, kun hän oli nurkassa. USA Boxing ei ole vain henkilökuntaa – USA Boxing on perhe! Vaikka minulla on ollut muutama sana kanssani Matthew Johnson ja muu henkilöstö, Kiitän heitä siitä, että he ovat olleet ahkera minulle ja varmistivat, että olen hoitanut vastuuni. Rakkaus kaikelle USA: n nyrkkeilyhenkilökunnalle, Olen todella kiitollinen.”

 

 

 

Claressa Shields on paljon enemmän kuin maailmanmestari ja olympialainen mestari, hän on myös luokan teko, mitä juuri niin kipeästi tarvitaan tänään.

 

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Training Camp Almost Complete; A Confident and On-Weight Claressa Shields Ready for Hannah Rankin DAZN Showdown on November 17

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Women’s superstar and two-division world champion Claressa Shields is in Florida with trainer John David Jackson, finishing up preparations for her showdown with Glasgow, Scotland’s Hannahh Rankin on Saturday, Marraskuu 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas.

 

 

 

Shields (6-0, 2 KOs) will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships, and be looking to add the vacant WBC title, against Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) in the 10-round co-featured bout to Salita Promotions stablemate Jarrell Miller’s heavyweight showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

Both fights, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias, will be broadcast live on DAZN.

 

 

 

23-year-old Shields, a former two-time Olympic Gold Medallist, has reignited interest in women’s boxing and become a ratings favorite for her nationally televised championship exploits. A proud native of Flint, Michigan, Shields mixes her brash pronouncements of greatness with a genuine and continued effort to inspire female athletes and render aid to members of her home community.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons.

 

Did the change of opponents from Hammer to Rankin affect your training?

 

 

 

I don’t train for my opponents, I just push to get the best out of me, fyysisesti ja henkisesti. If I’m the best ‘me,’ I don’t have to worry about who the opponent is. The change of opponents didn’t bother me at all; the worst thing about this camp for me was just all the date changes – constantly having to get my mind focused on the pace and timing of training depending on the fight date. I can’t wait to get in the ring!

 

You’ve fought at super middleweight 168 and recently at middleweight 160 kiloa. How is your training, diet and any other efforts different to make 160?

 

 

 

Training is always hard and I’m constantly learning. I’ve had a completely different diet this camp – a real change and a positive one for me. I’ve teamed up with Perfecting Athletes for my daily meals, ja minusta tuntuu hyvältä. I’ve always tried to eat healthy but these folks are pros and are more educated in that field than myself. I have this magic drink that makes my stomach smile – I love it! It’s watermelon mixed with a green vegetable. I’m not going to tell you what vegetable it is, but I’ve been drinking it everyday, and I feel GREAT.

 

Your viewership numbers have been very strong. Why do you think people are drawn to you?

 

 

 

I believe that people are drawn to how real and honest I am, sekä sisään ja ulos rengas. I say what I mean and mean what I say. I’m hard but I have a soft side also. And I think people are drawn to how I fight — not only do I talk a good game but I fight my a– off too! annan 1000% every time – I want to change the game and bring a whole new generation of fans to women’s boxing and boxing overall.

 

What do you know about your opponent Hannah Rankin?

 

 

 

I know that my opponent Rankin is very tough and determined to be a world champion. I like her drive, I like her heart. I know that she has been in the ring as a sparring partner for many champions, one being Christina Hammer. So Rankin has seen some good fighters. But one thing is for sure – she has never seen a fighter like me. And since Hammer couldn’t fight because of her medical condition, in many ways the next best thing is to fight and beat her sparring partner and let Rankin tell Hammer what she’s in for when she returns!

 

What needs to be done to solve the Flint water crisis?

 

 

To solve the flint Water crisis, I think that people should continue to give water and also keep it in the news that there is a city in America where, unbelievably, US citizens don’t have clean water. And hopefully the president or our governor do something to fix all the pipes.

 

What’s the secret to becoming the best of the best in any sport?

 

 

 

I believe the secret starts with believing in yourself, being dedicated, working hard and just always striving to be better. I feel I’m my biggest critic when I train and box. It’s hard to watch film of my fights because even though I’m doing 97 things right I just can’t stand to see the 3 things I’m doing wrong. I’m a person who strives to pull out my full potential. It takes guts to be great. Nothing will stand in the way of achieving my goals, which includes being the GWOAT and creating equality for all women fighters when it comes to the money, opportunities and coverage the men get.

 

 

 

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Women’s Superstar Claressa Shields to Defend IBF and WBA Middleweight Championships and Looks to Add WBC Belt Against Scotland’s Hannah Rankin, Live on DAZN on November 17

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Lauantaina, Marraskuu 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, superstar two-division women’s world champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan, will defend her IBF and WBA World Middleweight Championships and be looking to add the vacant WBC title against Hannahh Rankin from Glasgow, Skotlanti.

 

 

 

The 10-round Shields (6-0, 2 KOs), and Rankin (5-2, 1 KO) battle will serve as the co-featured bout to Brooklyn-born heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller’s WBA World Heavyweight Championship showdown against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

These two fights will be broadcast live on DAZN, along with former world champion Brandon Rios taking on Canelo’s brother, Ramon Alvarez, in a super welterweight 10-rounder and former two-time world middleweight title challenger Gabriel Rosado going against once-beaten contender Luis Arias.

 

 

 

Shields was originally scheduled to face WBC and WBO World Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer on November 17, but the bout was postponed after Hammer withdrew due to medical reasons. Hammer has been named a champion in recess during her recovery. The two champions are now projected to do battle in the first quarter of 2019.

 

 

 

“Claressa is a once-in-a-generation athlete that transcends the sport,", sanoi hänen promoottorinsa, Dmitriy Salita. “She will take another step in her goal to achieve the status of GWOAT as she makes the first defense of her middleweight world titles against the skilled and durable Hannah Rankin.”

 

 

 

A bonafide women’s superstar and TV ratings favorite, 23-year-old “T-Rex” Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and already a world champion in two weight divisions. In her fourth professional fight, she won the IBF and WBC Super Middleweight Championships in August 2017 with a dominant stoppage of Germany’s Nikki Adler. Sitten, in June of this year and in just her sixth pro fight, she dropped down to 160 pounds and won the IBF and WBA Middleweight titles with an exciting unanimous decision over Hannah Gabriels.

 

 

 

“I’m so excited to be able to give my fans another chance to see me defend my championship this year and to have the opportunity to win the WBC middleweight title on November 17,” said Shields. “I appreciate the efforts of Salita Promotions, my manager Mark Taffet, and Matchroom Boxing in putting this fight together so quickly. I will be in great shape and will provide a great performance.”

 

 

 

“I want to thank Salita Promotions and Matchroom Boxing for providing Claressa with another chance to fight this year and an opportunity to attain a third middleweight world championship,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields. “Claressa is hungry and motivated to put on a great performance on November 17 on DAZN. Claressa has lofty goals and I have no doubt that she’s going to achieve every one of them, including fighting and defeating Christina Hammer early next year. I expect Shields vs Rankin to be an action-packed fight that fans will enjoy tremendously.”

 

 

 

28-year-old Rankin put in an impressive and brave performance while losing a challenge for Alicia Napoleon’s WBA Super Middleweight Championship in August of this year. Sitä ennen, she picked up the WBC Silver Middleweight Championship with a dominant victory over Finland’s Sanna Turunen in June.

 

 

 

“I’m excited about the fight and proud to be representing Scotland on such a big stage,” said Rankin. “In boxing, nothing is impossible and on November 17, it will be just us in there when the bell rings and I think it’s going to be one hell of a fight.”

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CLARESSA SHIELDS TO FACE CHRISTINA HAMMER IN MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION TO CROWN WOMEN’S UNDISPUTED 160-POUND CHAMPION SATURDAY, Marraskuu 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY

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IBF & WBA Champion Shields To Meet WBC & WBO Champion Hammer In Matchup Of Undefeated, Top-10 Pound-For-Pound Fighters
NÄYTTÖAIKA BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10:30 p.m. ET / PT
Tickets on Sale This Friday, Syyskuu 28!

 

 

NEW YORK (Syyskuu 25, 2018) – Two undefeated middleweight world champions will meet when Claressa Shields kasvot Christina Hammer lauantaina, Marraskuu 17 live on SHOWTIME from the Adrian Phillips Theater in Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The blockbuster unification match to determine the women’s undisputed 160-pound world champion will be the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: ERIKOISPAINOS, live at 10:30 p.m. ET / PT.

 

 

 

Shields vs. Hammer features two of the consensus top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world squaring off to crown only the second undisputed champion in female boxing history.

 

 

 

The 23-year-old Shields (6-0, 2 KOs) is a two-division champion who holds the IBF and WBA 160-pound titles. The 28-year-old Hammer (23-0, 10 KOs) owns the WBC and WBO belts and has dominated the women’s middleweight division for nearly eight years. Shields and Hammer fought on the same card in June on SHOWTIME, with both fighters winning impressively to set up the first undisputed showdown in the women’s 160-pound division.

 

 

 

The winner of Shields vs. Hammer will join Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk and women’s welterweight Cecilia Braekhus as the only fighters to have unified all four recognized titles in any weight class.

 

 

 

Liput tapahtumaan, promoted by Salita Promotions, hinnoitellaan $35-$150 and will be available this Friday, Syyskuu 28 at Ticketmaster.com and the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall box office powered by Atlantic City Electric.

 

 

 

“I’ve worked hard my whole life to overcome every obstacle, represent my country and win two Olympic gold medals, and win world championships in two weight divisions as a pro,” Shields said. “I want to be part of the biggest fight in women’s boxing history, I want to be undisputed world middleweight champion, I want women’s boxing to reach new heights, and the only thing standing between me and the achievement of all those goals is Christina Hammer. I will defeat Hammer on November 17, and I will do it in a way that will leave no doubt who is the best in the world.”

 

 

 

“I am beyond excited and motivated to fight Claressa,” Hammer said. “I am the best middleweight in the world and will make that point very clear when we get in the ring. It’s been my dream to fight in the biggest women’s fight of all time and raise women’s boxing to an all-time high. I will be crowned the undisputed middleweight queen on November 17.”

 

 

 

“SHOWTIME Sports has a long history of featuring the best in women’s combat sports, whether it was with Laila Ali and Christy Martin in boxing, or Gina Carano, Cris Cyborg and Ronda Rousey in MMA,” said Gordon Hall, Executive Producer of SHOWTIME BOXING: ERIKOISPAINOS. “Viime aikoina, koska 2016 we have featured today’s elite with Claressa Shields, Christina Hammer, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano appearing in an industry-leading 10 presentations of women’s boxing.

 

 

 

“Male or female, SHOWTIME has delivered the best fighters in their toughest matchups, ja marraskuussa 17 tule erilainen. We have two of the best pound-for-pound female fighters in the world facing each other with all four women’s middleweight titles at stake. It doesn’t get much better than that.”

 

 

 

“I have been fortunate to be part of some of the biggest and most important fights in boxing history, and I am thrilled to play a part in the Shields vs Hammer undisputed middleweight championship fight on SHOWTIME,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields. “This is a fight which will make its mark on history and change the landscape for women’s boxing. And what better venue to host this historic fight than Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, home to some of the greatest fights of our generation including Tyson vs Spinks, Holyfield vs Foreman and Gatti vs Ward. I can’t wait to see these two great champions give the fans a night to remember for generations to come.”

 

 

 

“This will be a historic night for boxing,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “The two best middleweights in the world – molemmat mestareita, both undefeated and both motivated to prove who is the best – are bringing their skills, confidence and heart to the ring in the greatest women’s matchup of all time. Shield vs. Hammer will take boxing, and women’s sports, to a new height. History will be made November 17 live on SHOWTIME.”

 

 

 

Shields was the first American boxer in history – male or female – to win consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. Flint, Mich., native turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and became unified women’s super middleweight world champion in just her fourth professional fight. Shields moved down to middleweight for her June 22 headliner on SHOWTIME, defeating Hanna Gabriels to win the IBF and WBA titles and become a two-division champion in just her sixth professional contest.

 

 

 

Vasara, of Dortmund, Saksa, has been the dominant force in the women’s middleweight division since winning the WBO title in 2010. Hammer became unified champion in 2016 with a unanimous decision over WBC titlist Kali Reis and has made four defenses as unified champion. In her eight years as champion, Hammer has lost just a handful of rounds across 16 mestaruutensa taistelee. Vasara, who also models professionally and was recently featured at Fashion Week in New York City, made her U.S. debut on June 22 after campaigning mostly in Germany since turning professional in 2009.

 

 

 

The undercard for the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast will be announced in the coming weeks.
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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Joulukuu. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Kierros. (Elokuu 6, 2018) – The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, Joulukuu 7, Radisson-hotellissa (215 S. Temple St.) kaupungissa Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA: n nyrkkeily eliitin ja nuorten kansalliset mestaruuskilpailut sekä Junior ja Prep Open, Joulukuu. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

The Class of 2018 includes U.S. Olympiajoukkueen mitalistit ja maailma (ammattilainen) Mestarien Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ja Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

 

 

This year’s inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year’s Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer,” sanoi Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Associationin pääjohtaja. “Last year’s class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we’re looking forward to recognizing this year’s class with an even better event.”

 

 

 

Luotu puolustamaan elinikäistä, molemminpuolisesti hyödyllisiä suhteita USA Boxingin ja sen alumnien välillä, –nyrkkeilijät, virkamiehille, valmentajat ja nyrkkeilyfanit — Alumni-yhdistys yhdistää mestareiden sukupolvia, innostaa ja antaa takaisin USA Boxingin tuleville nyrkkeilymestarille, sisään ja ulos rengas.

 

 

 

Viime vuonna aloitettu tilausluokka sisältyy Muhammad Ali ja Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders ja Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

“Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so,” Cugliari added. “We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year’s Hall of Fame class in December.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association on avoin kaikille, jotka rakastavat nyrkkeilyä ja haluaisivat olla yhteydessä amatööriboksiin. Jäsenillä on pääsy monenlaisiin alumniyhdistyksen järjestämiin erityistapahtumiin, mukaan lukien USA Boxing Alumni Association -säätiön kuuluisan lehden vastaanotto.

 

 

 

Liittyä alumniyhdistykseen, rekisteröidy vain osoitteeseen alumni@usaboxing.org varten a $40.00 vuodessa jäsenmaksu. Uudet jäsenet saavat T-paidan, avaimenperä ja e-lompakko.

 

TIETOA:

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Viserrys: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

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Claressa Shields Named Top-10 Finalist for 2018 Individual Sport “Sportswoman of the Year” by the Women’s Sports Foundation

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Women’s boxing sensation Claressa Shields has been named a top-10 finalist for the 2018 Individual Sport “Sportswoman of the Year” by the prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation.

 

 

 

The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and now two-division professional World Champion will be looking to repeat as winner this year, as she already won the award in 2016, after her second gold medal victory.

 

 

 

Finalists were selected based on athletic performances between August 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. The public and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Awards Committee will select the award winner. She will be the athlete who receives the highest combined share of online public voting (50% of composite) and the Awards Committee vote (50% of composite). Online voting runs from July 23 elokuu 3 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

 

Klikkaa TÄSTÄ to vote for Claressa Shields as the 2018 “Sportswoman of the Year.”

 

 

 

A pillar of her community in Flint, Michigan, as well as a tireless advocate for women’s boxing and athletics in general, 22-year-old Shields has rocketed to superstardom and become the face behind the resurgence of women’s boxing.

 

 

 

In just six professional fights (6-0, 2 KOs), the popular Shields has won the unified women’s 168-lb Super Middleweight and unified women’s 160-pound Middleweight championships. In her last ring appearance, held on June 22 and broadcast live on Showtime Championship Boxing, Shields’ match drew higher ratings than a World Heavyweight Championship unification match held earlier this year.

 

 

 

Perustettu 1974 by tennis legend, Billie Jean King, the Women’s Sports Foundation is dedicated to creating leaders by ensuring all girls access to sports. Past winners of Women’s Sports Foundation awards include Venus and Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Meryl Davis, Simone Biles, Yani Tseng and Candace Parker.

 

 

 

While a number of female athletes have received multiple nominations, few have been able to repeat… but Claressa Shields loves a good fight.

 

 

 

“I am honored to be nominated by the Women’s Sports Foundation as a finalist for the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year,” said Claressa Shields. “It means the world to me to be in the company of such outstanding women and athletes being considered for this prestigious award. We all work hard and will not stop until every sportswoman achieves the equality we deserve.”

 

 

 

“I am thrilled for Claressa and so proud of her for all her accomplishments in and out of the ring as a woman, as an athlete, and as someone who is a mentor and role model to young women the world over,” sanoi Shields’ co-manager Mark Taffet. “As a once-in-a-generation athlete, Claressa Shields sets the bar high for herself and all female athletes, lifting the conscience of the sports world with every step she takes. It is a privilege to be part of her history-making journey, and I applaud the Women’s Sports Foundation for their work in raising the profile of these great athletes.”

 

 

 

“Claressa’s journey from her days as a teenager growing up in Flint has been historic every step of the way,", sanoi hänen promoottorinsa, Dmitriy Word of Word -promootiot. “She is unique combination of an elite athlete and a socially conscious hero of the people. Her record-breaking accomplishments inside the ring inspire fans and elevate women’s sports all around the world.”

 

 

 

The Women’s Sports Foundation’s 39th Annual Salute to Women in Sports will be held on Wednesday, Lokakuu 17, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

 

 

Click to Learn more about The Sportswoman of the Year Award.

 

 

Click to Attend the 39th Annual Salute to Women in Sports.

 

About Salita Promotions

 

 

Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 Dmitriy 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, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network 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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CLARESSA SHIELDS WINS IBF AND WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLES FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME®

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Christina Hammer Defends WBC and WBO Middleweight Belts With Unanimous Decision Against Tori Nelson

Catch Replay Maanantai, Kesäkuu 25, At 10 p.m. JA/PT Showtime EXTREME®

Klikkaa TÄSTÄ Ladata valokuvia; Luotto Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

 

DETROIT (Kesäkuu 23, 2018) – Claressa Shields became a two-division world champion, and Christina Hammer retained her two world title belts as both scored unanimous decision victories on Friday night on NÄYTTÖAIKA BOXING: ERIKOISPAINOS from the Masonic Temple in Detroit, minulle.

 

 

 

And now they have their sights set on one another.

 

 

 

The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Shields of nearby Flint, Mich., was knocked down for the first time in her career 53 sekunnin ensimmäisellä kierroksella, but she was able to come back and win every round after that to become a two-division world champion capturing the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships against Hanna Gabriels. The judges’ scored the fight 98-91, 97-92 kahdesti.

 

 

 

Hammer entered the ring after the Shields fight, and an emotional Shields pressed toward Hammer and some pushing and shoving ensued. (see video TÄSTÄ)

 

 

 

“I’m just tired of Hammer disrespecting me all the time,” Shields (6-0, 2 KOs) sanoi. “She comes into the ring after all my rights, talks trash, and then she goes in there and looks like [paska] against Nelson. I’m sick of it. But I let her know I’m more than ready for a fight against her. She wanted me to lose tonight, but I wanted her to win because I want to fight her. We have to unify now.”

 

 

 

Shields and Gabriels started the fight swinging furiously, but it was Gabriels (18-2-1, 11 KOs) who connected on a right uppercut sending Shields to the canvas. (see the knockdown video TÄSTÄ)

 

 

 

“Once I went down, I took a deep breath and I remember thinking to myself, ‘I’m about to whip this girl’ ” Shields said. “I just remember thinking let’s use the jab and be smart.”

 

 

 

Costa Rica’s Gabriels, a unified 154-pound titleholder, was coming up in weight and attempting to become a three-division world champion. (see Shields-Gabriels highlights TÄSTÄ).

 

 

 

“I trained to go the distance but my heart betrayed me, because after that first knock down, I was looking for another one,” said Gabriels, the reigning WBA and WBO champion who was fighting in her 12th straight world title fight since winning the welterweight title in 2009. “I wanted to show everyone I had a warrior’s heart.

 

 

 

“I didn’t feel I had an advantage after the knockdown. I felt I had to work round after round to even have a possibility to win.”

 

 

 

Added Gabriels: “She has a lot of power. It was a great fight and you have to accept the judges’ decision. She’s powerful and for the fans I think it went well.

 

 

 

Shields suffered a cut on the left cheek in round 10, and also overcame a head butt. She recalled being hurt by Gabriels’ punches to the head just three times in the fight. “The first round, fourth round and the eighth round, other than that she didn’t hit me with no head shots.”

 

 

 

Shields – in her first fight with new trainer John David Jackson – said she learned something about herself after the fight. “I can get put on my ass, get up and come back and win," hän sanoi. “Tonight was my night and I have to show the world I’m the greatest of all-time. I showed who I am. Nyt, I’m really dangerous because you can even put me down, and I’ll still come back to win.”

 

 

 

The difference in the fight was Shields’ accuracy, especially in terms of her power shots as she connected on 42 percent compared to Gabriels’ 26 prosentti.

 

 

 

Shields was asked after the fight when she would like to face Hammer. “Hopefully it’s next," hän sanoi. “I don’t need no rest. I could have whipped her tonight. I’m just so sick of her and her whole team.”

 

 

 

 

 

In a lopsided win in her highly anticipated U.S. debyytti, Vasara (23-0, 10 KOs) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision against Tori Nelson (17-2-3, 2 KOs). Tulokset olivat 100-90, 99-91 kahdesti, to retain her WBC and WBO Middleweight World Title belts. (see Hammer-Nelson highlights TÄSTÄ).

 

 

 

“It would have been better to get a KO,” said Hammer, joka on 27 years old and from Dortmund, Saksa. “I tried everything I could to get the knockout. She was tough. I hope the USA is good with this and I’m still the champ.”

 

 

 

“I’m really looking forward to fighting Claressa. She will try and fight me on the inside but my footwork and my reach will make the difference. The fight with Claressa will be a game-changer. It will be the biggest women’s fight ever. I would like to fight her at a neutral site.”

 

 

 

“I’m very disappointed in my performance tonight,” said an emotional Nelson after the fight. “It’s a loss, of course it’s disappointing. I wasn’t busy enough, I guess.”

 

 

 

In her last fight, Nelson lost a unanimous decision to Shields back in January. “Claressa is better,” Nelson said. “Shields has a jab and uses the ring. Claressa stands there and wants to fight. She has all the punches. Hammer only has one.”

 

 

 

Televisiolähetysavassa, Umar Salamov (21-1, 16 KOs) connected on a lethal right hand in knocking out Brian Howard (13-2, 10 KOs) 53 seconds into the ninth round of a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout.

 

 

 

Salamov, from Alkhan-Kala, Venäjä, was making his United States debut and trains at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit with Javan “Sugar” Hill Steward. In a fight between two long and lanky fighters, Salamov landed 34 percent of his power punches compared to 27 percent for Howard and was ahead on all three judges’ scorecard at the time of the knockout.

 

 

 

“I was hurt a little bit in the second round from one of his shots, but I didn’t let it bother me because this is my U.S. debyytti,” said Salamov, a six-year pro who is 24 vuotias. “I just kept fighting. After I got hit with that punch, I started coming forward and as soon as I did that, the fight changed.”

 

 

 

Salamov said he knew once he connected on the first right that Howard was hurt. “I knew as soon as I landed the punch that he would be very hurt,", Hän sanoi. “I felt it up to my elbow. I didn’t want to hit him after that because I knew he was finished.”

 

 

 

The former cruiserweight Howard had a couple of highlights and was able to effectively land his right hand on several occasions, including one powerful right cross in the seventh round that seemed to stun Salamov.

 

 

 

“I would say I did fair, I did OK,” said Howard, a former minor league football player who lives outside of Atlanta and was making his SHOWTIME debut. “I was fortunate to get the call by Salamov’s team and by SHOWTIME. I’ll be back.”

 

 

 

Friday’s tripleheader will replay on Monday, Kesäkuu 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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