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

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, Novembar 17, at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kanzas.

 

 

 

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, Mičigen, 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, fizički i psihički. 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 funti. 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, and I feel great. 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, kako u i iz ringa. 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 fightnot only do I talk a good game but I fight my aoff too! ja dajem 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

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

 

 

 

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,” said her promoter, 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. Onda, 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. Prije toga, 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.”

WBA Super Middleweight Women’s World Champion AliciaThe EmpressNapoleon Defends Her Title Against Once-Beaten Contender Hannah Rankin Saturday, Avgust 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, Njujork (Juli 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 KO-a), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Škotska je u subotu, Avgust 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

 

 

 

Scheduled for ten rounds, Napoleon vs. Rankin is a special attraction undercard bout on the stacked Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by the welterweight showdown between former world champions Andre Berto i Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 poslije podne. I / 4:30 poslije podne. PT).

 

 

 

Ulaznice za live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, su na prodaju sada. Ulaznice se mogu kupiti online posjetomwww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, ili pozivom 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Ticketmaster Box Office at NYCB LIVE. Group discounts are available by calling 516-231-4848.

 

 

 

I’m thrilled for this opportunity to be able to defend my world title for the first time on Long Island at NYCB LIVE,” said Napoleon. “It’s a special moment in my career and truly an honor to be part of the first women’s bout ever in this iconic venue.

 

 

 

I know how good Hannah Rankin is. She just won the WBC Silver Middleweight Title and she’s taller than me with a longer reach, plus she just finished training with Cecilia Braekhus. I’ve been training the whole summer and I’ll be ready to defend my title on August 4.

 

 

 

I’m very excited to announce this women’s world title fight between Alicia Napoleon and Hannah Rankin on our stacked August 4 event at the Coliseum,” rekao je Lou DiBella, Predsjednik DiBella Entertainment. “Alicia is a Long Island girl and a charismatic world champion with a legion of fans in the New York City area. She won her world title at Barclays Center and will defend it at NYCB LIVE. Hannah Rankin is a quality challenger from Scotland, who is well known for her ring ambition as well as her accomplishments as a professional musician. Women’s boxing in the United States and internationally continues to rise in popularity and our commitment to promoting it remains stronger than ever.

 

 

 

The popular Napoleon, owner of both Overthrow Gyms in Manhattan and Brooklyn, won her world title on March 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn with a dominant ten-round decision over previously undefeated Femke Hermans in front of a huge contingent of supporters from both Long Island and New York City. Napoleon had a previous fight scheduled for June 21 postponed and has continued training in preparation to defend her world title.

 

 

 

Fighting in the paid ranks for just one-year, Rankin defeated then undefeated Sanna Turunen over ten rounds in June to capture the vacant WBC Silver Women’s Middleweight Title and her third straight victory headed into August 4.

 

 

 

A professional musician outside of the ring, the 27-year-old Rankin plays the bassoon and has traveled the world in recent years playing with numerous orchestras while also training and furthering her career in the squared circle.

 

 

 

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Fight Report: Docherty Zaustavlja Kelly da osigura WBU Crown kao McEwan, Allan i Robb uzeti Victory lovorikama

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Izvještaj Gianluca Di Caro

Fotografije ljubaznošću Armando Ferrari

 

Škotski Promoter Thomas Melville je svoje namjere jasno da svi vide sa svojim debi događaja u subotu noć, čak i uz velike drame ozbiljno vodi do događaja, uključujući i gubi jedan od njegovih velikih remija, bivšeg WBO Featherweight King Scott Harrison, sa kartice samo nekoliko nedelja pre, i još dva susreta-ups pada u danima koji su u emisiju, Još je lukav Škot ipak uspio proizvesti izvrstan, iako je manja, događaj.

Na čelu predstava je bila Glasgow bivši prvak Commonwealth Craig Docherty protiv Dundalk, Irske Michael Kelly za upražnjeno World Boxing unije (WBU) World Super Welterweight titulu.

Atmosfera je bila električna kao dva protagonista našli pravi ulaz u Areni, škotski navijači sigurno znam kako da u ovakvoj prilici stvarno posebna.

Od samog otvaranja zvona i bokseri su svoju namjeru kristalno jasan i roku od nekoliko sekundi u prsa o prsa borba za mjesta prsten počeo ozbiljno.

Kad kažem prsa o prsa Mislim prsa o prsa, dok mnogo akcije bio je izbliza, ponekad su bili tako blizu jedan drugome da nije mogao zaglavio papir za cigarete između njih, toliko da sudac Lee Murtagh nije imao izbora nego da ih upozorim na glavu sukobima u brojnim prilikama.

Sada, iako su bili tako blizu ni čovjeka otišla u odbrani, kako prikazujući svoje izuzetne alata od trgovine na veliko efekta, sa slick kuke i gornji rezovi koji dolaze iz svih uglova.

Docherty je uspjela samo o osigura prvih nekoliko kola, samo baš kao što su bili toliko ravnomjerno odgovara, ali u trećem Kelly kroči ga, čineći sebi malo prostora on stvarno dobio u tok i da je pustio rip sa scintillating snimaka iz svakog ugla zamislivo.

Docherty je odgovorio na sličan način, Međutim, klizav Kelly rad napravio uzlaznom bitku za Glaswegian.

Okrugli četiri vidi taktiku Docherty promjene, koristeći svoje jab velikog efekta za postavljanje otvora kako bi se neka parati s nekim začarani snimke tijela, Međutim, Irac je sasvim sretni da se upije te se prije suprotstavljanju sa moćnim pravima i povremeno dvostruki rukom Flurry.

Okrugli pet je spektakularno okrugli, oba protagonista podigla tempo još više, što u konačnici dovelo do neke strašnim razmjena. Bilo je jako teško odlučiti koji je prošli najbolji ili ako bilo savlada ili outworked druge, Da, to je bilo tako blizu.

 

Više istih u šestom, boy oh boy su otišli na njega čekić i klešta za prvih nekoliko minuta ili tako okruglog.

Kao sat preselio u poslednjem minutu okruglog Docherty je počeo da podrže Kelly up, Prije puštanja rip sa munja brz pravo koje ispustio Kelly kao vreća krompira.

U trenu Sudija Lee Murtagh otišao u pomoć Irca i mahnuo borbi off, koje je poslao Docherty, njegov tim i fanove u radostan ludilo.

Moram reći ono što je publika zahvalni prisutnih, kao navija radosti za Docherty su nadmašuje veličanstven recepciji dali Michael Kelly dok je porastao na noge, to su bili istinski navijači, svoje pobedio, ali oni su bili jednako zahvalni na veličanstven učinak Irca.

Neposredno prije Docherty je okrunjen novi WBU Super Welterweight Champion je najavio službene vrijeme zastoja, kao dvije minute i devet sekundi šestog.

Glavni oslonac za Docherty-Kelly Borba za naslov prvaka je postavljen da bude Edinburga Craig McEwan protiv Newport je Lee Churcher, Međutim to nije bio da se zbog težine neslaganje koji je bio u mogućnosti da se riješiti u vremenu, tako da neki brzi pregovori doveli su do Nottingham zasniva Czech borac Vaclav Skromach u izradi se kao vrlo kasno zamjenu.

McEwan je počela jaka, uzimajući borbu u Češkoj momku, Skromach iako nije solju i lep uredan borac sebe i ubrzo pustili rip sa snimke svojih vlastitih.

McEwan je počeo ciljati tijela, dolaze iz nekih uglova nevjerovatno da sleti neki zastrašujući exocets, Skromach prilagoditi svoju odbranu, ali očigledno neki su imali željeni efekt.

Skromach održati svoje dobro za prvih nekoliko minuta, ali kao krug ušla u završnu minutu McEwan pojačale kaznu za tijelo, kulminiralo sa super kukom koja je pala pravo na gumb za slanje Skromach da na jedno koleno.

Bio je to ozbiljno začarani shot, tako da niko nije bio iznenađen da je Skromach bio u mogućnosti da nastavi, Opet kao i glavni događaj škotski navijači proslavili pobjedu čovjeka, kao i aplaudirali Skromach kako je porasla na noge.

Zvanični vrijeme zastoja je najavljen kao dva minuta i 29 sekundi prve runde.

Prije McEwan-Skromach je još šest višebojac, između Nairn Sandy Robb i Scunthorpe je Jody Meikle.

Robb je počeo brzo, koristeći dobar krut ubod i velike prava koja je zadržao vrlo zabavan Meikle pod kontrolom, a na poleđini nogu za prvu minutu ili tako, ali onda je Scunthorpe momak počeo dolaze prema naprijed više, branje off Robb s nekim pucanje prave ruke.

Kao što je na okruglom nastavio Robb počeo da postanu još snažniji, ostavljajući Meikle nema izbora nego da iskoristi udario i krenuti taktiku, većinu vremena je dobio mjesto na ovim, ali povremeno je Škot preduhitrila tih i bio je u mogućnosti da sleti velika prava kao i Meikle pokušao ubaciti van dometa.

Više istih u drugom, ali u trećem Meikle počeo da igra za publiku, posebno kada se oslanja na na konopcima, cheekily namiguje djevojke prsten karticu dok izbjegavanje snimke.

Normalno servisa nastavio u četvrtom, Robb je počeo rezanje off ring da spriječi Meikle koristeći svoj hit i taktike pokrenuti, ovo je bilo vrlo efikasno za Škot kao i gde da se presele u Engleza nije imao izbora nego da boksuješ njegov izlaz iz užadi, što je i učinio u stilu.

Što je borba naselili u finalni treći, Meikle ponovo počeo da igra za publiku, ali u Dong tako osigurao da je to put da je procenio udaljenost adekvatno da spriječi velike Looping prava iz Scotsman Landing.

Finalu bio kreker, dok je još uvijek u sličan način kao i prethodni krug, sa Robb podržava Englez na konopcima, kao Meikle igrao na gomili, bilo je nekoliko odličnih i visoko zabavnom boksu iz obje stranke.

Nakon šest zanimljivo, zabavne rundi Sudija Lee Murtagh postigao bout 60-54 u korist Robb.

Otvaranje bout noći Vidi rivali Gym bivši ujedinjena World Kickboxing prvak Sam Allan u akciji protiv Downpatrick, Irske vraća Marty Kayes.

Moram reći ovo je zaista bio pucanje borba, oba protagonista daje sve od sebe za svaku sekundu svakom krugu, bio je to pravi non-stop Battle Royale.

Nakon četiri odlična rundi boksa sudiji Lee Murtagh postigao bout 40-37 u korist Allan, mnogo lokalnoj navijača oduševiti.

Čestitamo Thomas Melville i njegov tim, Ne samo da su prevaziđu nedaća izgube ko-naslovom bout kao i nekoliko zakazana borbama, ali je ipak uspio da stavi na odličnoj događaju.

Čestitke su u redu za Craig Docherty, koji se pridružuje poput Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander i druge britanske legende iz prošlosti postane krunisani WBU svjetski prvak.