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

 

 

 

Garkuwoyi (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, jiki da kuma wajen tunani. 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 fam. 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, duka a kuma daga cikin zobe. 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! Na ba 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

A ranar Asabar, Nuwamba 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, Scotland.

 

 

 

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. To,, 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. Kafin cewa, 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, Agusta 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, NY (Yuli 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 KO ta), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland a ranar Asabar, Agusta 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 da kuma Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. DA / 4:30 p.m. Santa).

 

 

 

Tikiti ga live taron, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, su ne sayarwa a yanzu. Tikiti za a iya sayi online ta ziyartarwww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, ko ta kira 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,” ya ce Lou DiBella, Shugaban 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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Yãƙe Report: Docherty tsaya a nan ba Kelly ya amince WBU Crown kamar yadda McEwan, Allan da Robb yi Nasara Laurels

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Rahoton da Gianluca Di Caro

Photos ladabi na Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish mai kiran kasuwa Thomas Melville sanya nufi bayyana ga dukan ganin da ya halarta a karon taron a ranar Asabar dare, har ma da tsanani manyan wasanin kwaikwayo manyan har zuwa taron, ciki har da rasa daya daga cikin manyan fa, tã, Tsohon WBO Featherweight King Scott Harrison, daga katin kawai 'yan makonni kafin, da biyu kara wasa-rubucen faduwa daga a zamanin manyan har zuwa cikin show, duk da haka canny Scotsman har yanzu gudanar ya nuna mai kyau, albeit shi karami, taron.

Je sama da show ya Glasgow ta tsohon Commonwealth Champion Craig Docherty da Dundalk, Ireland ta Michael Kelly ga wõfintattu Duniya dambe Union (WBU) Duniya Super Welterweight suna.

Da yanayi ya lantarki kamar biyu protagonists sanya su ƙofar zuwa cikin fagen fama, da Scottish magoya tabbata sani yadda za a yi wani lokaci kamar wannan gaske musamman.

Dama daga bude kararrawa biyu tsere daga masaukin sanya sun yi niyyar crystal bayyana da kuma cikin seconds da kafana to kafana yaƙi don tsakiyar zobe fara da gaske.

Lokacin da na ce kafana to kafana ina nufin kafana to kafana, alhãli kuwa da yawa daga cikin mataki shi ne a kusa da bariki, a sau da suka kasance cewa kusa da juna cewa dã ba ka wedged a taba takarda a tsakãninsu, sosai har alkalin wasa Lee Murtagh da wani zabin amma don ka yi musu gargaɗi game da kai rikicin a kan m lokatai.

Yanzu kuma kõ dã sun kasance cewa kusa ba mutum ya tafi tsaron gida, biyu showcasing su na kwarai kayayyakin aiki na cinikayya zuwa babban sakamako, tare da slick hooks da kuma na sama cuts ya fito daga duk kusassari.

Docherty gudanar da kawai game da m na farko kamar wata akai-akai, kawai kamar yadda da suka kasance sunã haka a ko'ina dace, amma a cikin na uku Kelly tako shi, yin kansa a ɗan sarari ya gaske samu a cikin wani ya kwarara da kuma aka bar rip da scintillating Shots daga kowane guda yin tunanin kwana.

Docherty amsa a irin wannan jijiya, duk da haka da slickness na Kelly aikin sanya shi wani zuwa gaba yaƙi domin Glaswegian.

Zagaye hudu ga Docherty canza dabara, ta yin amfani da shi jab zuwa babban tasiri ga kafa takware domin kada rip tare da wasu mugun jiki Shots, duk da haka da Irishman da jũna quite farin cikin jiƙa wadannan up kafin shago da iko hakkoki da riqo na wuccin biyu mika flurry.

Zagaye biyar wani m zagaye, biyu protagonists tãyar da taki ko da kara, abin da kyakkyawan kai ga wasu fearsome mu'amala. Shi da gaske wuya a shirya suke fared mafi kyau ko kuma idan ko dai outfought ko outworked da sauran, a da shi shi ne, kusa da.

 

Fiye na wannan a cikin shida, yaro oh yaro ba su je da ita guduma da tongs da farko kamar wata minti ko haka na zagaye.

Kamar yadda kowane lokaci koma zuwa wasan karshe a minti na zagaye Docherty fara baya Kelly up, kafin bar rip da walƙiya sauri cancantar kika aika Kelly kamar buhu dankali.

A cikin wani nan take Schiedsrichter Lee Murtagh tafi zuwa ga Irishman ta taimako da waved da yaki kashe, abin da ya aika Docherty, da tawagar da magoya a cikin wani farin ciki haukata.

Da a ce abin da wani godiya taron a kasancewa, a matsayin kuwa don faranta zuciya na farin ciki domin Docherty aka outweighed da m liyafar suka ba Michael Kelly kamar yadda ya tashi zuwa ƙafafunsa, Waɗannan su gaske magoya, su mutum ya lashe amma sun kasance daidai godiya da m wasan kwaikwayon na Irishman.

Kafin Docherty aka lashe sabon WBU Super Welterweight Champion da hukuma lokacin da dakatar da aka sanar, kamar yadda biyu minti da tara seconds na shida.

Main goyon baya ga Docherty-Kelly take yaki da aka kafa a Edinburgh ta Craig McEwan da Newport ta Lee Churcher, duk da haka wannan ba ya zama saboda wani nauyi, sãɓã wa jũnamai cewa bai iya za a warware a lokacin, don haka wasu sauri tattaunawar kai ga Nottingham bisa Czech Vaclav jirgin saman soja Skromach ake drafted a matsayin sosai marigayi sauyawa.

McEwan fara ƙarfi, shan yaki da Czech yaron, Skromach ko da yake wani Mug da na da kyau shirya jirgin saman soja kansa, kuma nan da nan ya fara barin rip da Shots of kansa.

McEwan fara Target jiki, zuwa a daga wasu kafiri kusassari zuwa ban kasa wasu fearsome exocets, Skromach gyara ya defenses amma a fili wasu da aka ciwon da ake so sakamako.

Skromach gudanar da kansa da na farko kamar wata minti amma a matsayin zagaye shiga wasan karshe a minti McEwan tako har azãbar ga jiki, culminating da wani babban ƙugiya cewa komai a fili dama a kan button aika Skromach Ya riƙi daya gwiwa.

Wata tsanani mugun harbi, don haka babu wanda ya yi mamaki cewa Skromach bai iya ci gaba, kuma kamar yadda tare da babban taron da Scottish magoya bikin su mutum nasara da yaba Skromach kamar yadda ya tashi zuwa ƙafafunsa.

Da hukuma lokacin da dakatar da aka sanar da biyu da minti ashirin da tara seconds daga cikin na farko zagaye.

Kafin McEwan-Skromach wani shida rounder, tsakanin Nairn ta Sandy Robb da Scunthorpe ta Jody Meikle.

Robb fara azumi, amfani mai kyau m jab da babban hakkoki da kiyaye sosai nishadi Meikle a check da a baya kafar na farko a minti ko haka, amma sai da Scunthorpe yaron ya fara fitowa gaba fiye da, daukana kashe Robb tare da wasu fatattaka hannayenku na dama suka.

Kamar yadda zagaye tafi a kan Robb fara zama fi m, ya bar Meikle babu wani zaɓi sai dai su yi amfani da buga da kuma motsa dabara, mafi yawan lokaci ya samu wadannan tabo on amma lokaci-lokaci da Scotsman preempted wadannan da ya iya zuwa ban kasa a babban dama kamar yadda Meikle yunkurin ga barinta daga kewayon.

Fiye na wannan a karo na biyu, amma a cikin na uku Meikle fara taka wa taron, musamman idan goyon baya a kan wa igiyoyi, cheekily winking a zobe katin 'yan mata alhãli kuwa guje wa Shots.

Al'ada da sabis na koma a karo na hudu, Robb ya fara yankan kashe zobe su hana Meikle amfani da hit da gudanar da dabara, wannan shi sosai tasiri ga Scotsman kamar da babu inda su matsa zuwa Ingila da wani zabin amma don akwatin hanyarsa daga igiyoyi, abin da ya yi a style.

Kamar yadda yaki zaunar cikin wasan karshe na uku, Meikle sake fara taka wa taron, amma a dong haka tabbatar da cewa wannan lokaci ya yi hukunci a cikin distance mayalwaci su hana babban looping hakkin daga Scotsman saukowa.

Karshe zagaye wani cracker, alhãli kuwa har yanzu a irin wannan jijiya a matsayin gabata zagaye, tare da Robb goyi bayan da Ingila uwa da igiyoyi kamar yadda Meikle buga wa taron, akwai wasu m, kuma sosai nishadi dambe daga duka jam'iyyun.

Bayan shida ban sha'awa, nishadi akai-akai Schiedsrichter Lee Murtagh zira kwallaye da fadan 60-54 a cikin ni'imar Robb.

Bude fadan na dare Dubi hammayarsu Gym ta tsohon kenan World Kickboxing Champion Sam Allan a mataki da Downpatrick, Ireland ta dawo Marty Kayes.

Da a ce wannan da gaske ne mai fatattaka yaki, biyu protagonists ba su dukan for kowane guda biyu daga kõwane zagaye, shi ne mai gaskiya ne wadanda ba tasha yaƙi royale.

Bayan hudu m akai-akai na dambe Schiedsrichter Lee Murtagh zira kwallaye da fadan 40-37 a cikin ni'imar Allan, da yawa zuwa gida Fans murna.

Taya murna ga Thomas Melville da tawagar, ba wai kawai ba su cin nasara da cũta rasa su co-kanun labarai fadan da 'yan na shirya bouts, amma har yanzu gudanar don ya sa a kan mai kyau taron.

Taya murna ne domin for Craig Docherty, wanda ya koma kwatankwacinku Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander da sauran Birtaniya Legends da suka gabata a samun lashe da WBU Duniya Champion.