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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, November 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, fysisk og mentalt. 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 pounds. 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, både i og uden for ringen. 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! jeg giver 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

Lørdag, November 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, Skotland.

 

 

 

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. Derefter, 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,”Sagde 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. Inden da, 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, August 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, NY (Juli 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 KO s), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Skotland lørdag, August 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 og Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. OG / 4:30 p.m. PT).

 

 

 

Billetter til live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, er der tilbud nu. Billetter kan købes online ved at besøgewww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, eller ved at ringe 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,” sagde Lou DiBella, Formand for 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 rapport: Docherty Stopper Kelly til Secure WBU Crown som McEwan, Allan og Robb tage Victory Laurels

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Rapport fra Gianluca Di Caro

Billeder venligst udlånt af Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish Promotor Thomas Melville gjorde hans intentioner klare for alle at se med sin debut begivenhed på lørdag nat, selv med alvorligt store dramaer fører op til begivenheden, herunder at miste en af ​​hans store trækker, tidligere WBO Fjervægt konge Scott Harrison, fra kortet blot et par uger før, og yderligere to match-ups slippe ud i dagene op til showet, men den snu skotte stadig formået at producere en fremragende, omend det mindre, begivenhed.

Overskrift op showet var Glasgow tidligere Commonwealth mester Craig Docherty mod Dundalk, Irlands Michael Kelly om den ledige World Boxing Union (WBU) Verden Super Welterweight titel.

Atmosfæren var elektriske, da de to hovedpersoner gjort deres entré ind i arenaen, de skotske fans sikker ved, hvordan man laver en lejlighed som denne virkelig speciel.

Lige fra åbningen klokken begge boksere gjorde deres hensigt krystalklart og inden for sekunder tå til tå kamp for centret ring begyndte for alvor.

Når jeg siger tå til tå jeg mener tå til tå, mens meget af handlingen var på nært hold, til tider var de så tæt på hinanden, at man ikke kunne have kilet et cigaretpapir mellem dem, så meget, at dommeren Lee Murtagh havde ingen anden mulighed end at advare dem om hoved sammenstød ved talrige lejligheder.

Nu selv om de var så tæt hverken mand gik defensiv, både fremvisning af deres ekstraordinære værktøjer af handelen med stor effekt, med smarte kroge og øvre nedskæringer, der kommer fra alle vinkler.

Docherty formået at bare om at sikre de første par runder, kun lige som de så jævnt blev matchet, men i det tredje Kelly optrappet det, gøre sig lidt plads han virkelig kom ind i en flow og lade rip med funklende skud fra hver eneste tænkelige vinkler.

Docherty svarede i samme retning, men slickness af Kellys arbejde gjort det en opadgående kamp for Glaswegian.

Runde fire se Docherty ændre taktik, ved hjælp af hans jab med stor effekt til at oprette åbningerne for at lade rippe med nogle ondskabsfulde krop skud, men ireren syntes ganske glad for at suge dem op, før imødegå med stærke rettigheder og lejlighedsvis dobbelt handed byge.

Runde fem var en spektakulær runde, begge hovedpersoner rejst tempoet endnu mere, som i sidste ende førte til nogle frygtindgydende udvekslinger. Det var virkelig svært at afgøre, hvem der klarede sig bedst, eller hvis enten outfought eller outworked den anden, ja, det var så tæt på.

 

Mere af det samme i den sjette, boy oh boy gjorde de går på det hammer og tang for de første par minutter eller deromkring af runden.

Da uret flyttede ind i sidste minut af den runde Docherty begyndte at bakke Kelly op, før udlejning rip med en lyn hurtig ret, der faldt Kelly som en sæk kartofler.

På et øjeblik Dommer Lee Murtagh gik til irer bistand og viftede kampen off, som sendte Docherty, hans team og fans til en festlig vanvid.

Nødt til at sige, hvad en anerkendende publikum i fremmøde, som jubel af glæde for Docherty blev opvejet af den storslåede modtagelse, de gav Michael Kelly, da han satte sine fødder, disse var ægte fans, deres mand vandt, men de var lige så taknemmelige for den storslåede præstationer af irer.

Lige før Docherty blev kronet den nye WBU Super Welterweight Champion den officielle tid for standsningen blev annonceret, som to minutter og ni sekunder af den sjette.

Vigtigste støtte til Docherty-Kelly title kampen blev sat til at være Edinburghs Craig McEwan mod Newport Lee Churcher, men dette var ikke at skyldes en vægt uoverensstemmelse, der ikke var i stand til at blive løst i tid, så nogle hurtige forhandlinger førte til Nottingham baseret tjekkisk fighter Vaclav SKROMACH under udarbejdelse i en meget sen udskiftning.

McEwan startede stærkt, tage kampen til den tjekkiske dreng, SKROMACH dog ingen krus og et godt ryddeligt fighter selv og snart begyndte at lade rip med skud af hans egen.

McEwan begyndte at målrette kroppen, kommer ind fra nogle utrolige vinkler til at lande nogle frygtindgydende exocets, SKROMACH justeret hans forsvar men klart nogle blev har den ønskede effekt.

SKROMACH holdt sin egen godt for de første par minutter, men da runden indgik det sidste minut McEwan optrappet straffen til kroppen, kulminerede med en awesome krog, der landede lige på knappen for at sende SKROMACH at tage til det ene knæ.

Det var en alvorlig ond skud, så ingen var overrasket over, at SKROMACH kunne ikke fortsætte, igen som med den vigtigste begivenhed de skotske fans fejrede deres mands sejr samt klappede SKROMACH som han satte sine fødder.

Den officielle tid for standsningen blev annonceret som to minutter og 29 sekunder i første runde.

Forud for McEwan-SKROMACH var en anden seks rounder, mellem Nairn s Sandy Robb og Scunthorpe er Jody Meikle.

Robb startede hurtigt, udnytte en god stiv jab og store rettigheder, der holdt den meget underholdende Meikle i skak og på den forkerte ben for det første minut eller deromkring, men så Scunthorpe lad begyndte at komme frem mere, plukke off Robb med nogle krakning rigtige hænder.

Da runden gik Robb begyndte at blive endnu mere insisterende, forlader Meikle ingen anden mulighed end at udnytte ramt og flytte taktik, meste af den tid, han fik disse spot på, men lejlighedsvis Scotsman miste forrang disse og var i stand til at lande en stor ret som Meikle forsøgte at glide ud af rækkevidde.

Mere af det samme i den anden, men i det tredje Meikle begyndte at spille til tilskuerne, især når støttet på til tove, frækt blinkede på ring card piger samtidig undgå skud.

Normal drift genoptages i fjerde, Robb begyndte afskære ringen for at forhindre Meikle udnytte hans hit og køre taktik, dette var særdeles effektiv til Scotsman som med ingen steder at flytte til englænderen havde ingen anden mulighed end at bokse sig ud fra tove, hvilket han gjorde i stil.

Da kampen afgjort i den sidste tredjedel, Meikle igen begyndte at spille til tilskuerne, men i dong så sikret, at denne gang havde han dømt afstanden tilstrækkeligt til at forhindre de store looping rettigheder fra Scotsman landing.

Den sidste runde var en krakker, mens stadig i samme retning som den forrige runde, med Robb sikkerhedskopiering englænderen på tovene som Meikle spillede til tilskuerne, der var nogle fremragende og meget underholdende boksning fra begge parter.

Efter seks interessante, underholdende runder Dommer Lee Murtagh scorede kampen 60-54 til fordel for Robb.

Åbningen anfald af natten se Rivals Gym tidligere forenet verden Kickboxing Champion Sam Allan i aktion mod Downpatrick, Irlands tilbage Marty Kayes.

Nødt til at sige, det var virkelig en krakning kamp, begge hovedpersoner give deres alle for hvert eneste sekund af hver runde, Det var en sand non-stop kamp royale.

Efter fire gode runder af boksning Dommer Lee Murtagh scorede kampen 40-37 til fordel for Allan, meget til de lokale fans glæde.

Tillykke til Thomas Melville og hans team, ikke kun de overvinde modgang for at miste deres co-overskrift Bout samt et par af de planlagte anfald, men stadig formået at sætte på en fremragende begivenhed.

Tillykke er i orden for Craig Docherty, der slutter folk som Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander og andre britiske legender fra fortiden i at blive kronet den WBU verdensmester.