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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.

 

 

 

Ọta (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, n'ụzọ anụ ahụ na uche. 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 pound. 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, ma na nke mgbanaka. 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! M na-enye 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

Na Satọde, 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, 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. Mgbe ahụ, 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. Tupu na, 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 (July 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 Ko si), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 Ko) of Glasgow, Scotland na Saturday, 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 na Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. NA / 4:30 p.m. Pt).

 

 

 

Tiketi maka ndụ omume, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, ndị na ere now. Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ online site na ịgawww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ 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,” kwuru Lou DiBella, President nke 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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Lụọ Report: Docherty akwụsị Kelly iji nwetara WBU Okpueze dị ka McEwan, Allan na Robb na-Mmeri ùgwù

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Report site Gianluca Di Caro

Photos n'ikike nke Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish akwalite Thomas Melville mere ya bu doro anya maka ihe niile aka ịhụ na ya mpụta mbụ omume na satọde n'abalị, ọbụna na kpọrọ isi nkiri-eduga omume, gụnyere adịkwa otu n'ime ndị ya na nnukwu na-adọta, mbụ WBO Featherweight Eze Scott Harrison, si kaadị dị nnọọ a izu ole na ole tupu, na abụọ n'ihu egwuregwu-gbasie idobe ke ụbọchị-eduga show, ma canny Scotsman ka jisiri na-emepụta ihe ndị magburu onwe, albeit ya nta, omume.

-Eche Ihu ndị show bụ Glasgow mbụ Commonwealth mmeri Craig Docherty megide Dundalk, Ireland Michael Kelly maka ohere iputa World Boxing Union (WBU) World Super Welterweight aha.

Ikuku bụ electric dị ka abụọ protagonists mere ha banye n'ámá, Scottish Fans n'aka maara esi mee ka otu oge dị ka nke a n'ezie pụrụ iche.

Right si oghere mgbịrịgba ma na-eti ọkpọ mere na ha bu n'uche kristal doro anya na n'ime sekọnd mkpịsị ụkwụ ụkwụ agha n'ihi na center mgbanaka malitere na ike.

Mgbe m na-ekwu ụkwụ ụkwụ m pụtara ụkwụ ụkwụ, ebe ukwuu nke ihe bụ na nso ebe, mgbe ụfọdụ na ha bụ ndị na nso ibe na ị pụghị wedged a akwụkwọ siga n'etiti ha, nke ukwuu nke na refirii Lee Murtagh nwere ihe nhọrọ ọ bụla ma na-adọ aka ná ntị ha banyere isi clashes na ọtụtụ oge.

Ugbu a ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ndị na nso ma nwoke wee chebe onwe, ma showcasing ha ahụkebe ngwaọrụ nke ahia ka oké mmetụta, na nkwafu hooks na elu he na-abịa site nile akụkụ.

Docherty jisiri nnọọ banyere meere di na nwunye mbụ nke agba, naanị dị nnọọ ka ha na-otú evenly ekwekọghị, ma n'afọ nke atọ Kelly steepụ ya, eme onwe ya a obere oghere ọ n'ezie nwetara n'ime a eruba na e ikwe ka rip na scintillating gbaa si ọ bụla otu conceivable n'akuku.

Docherty zara yiri akwara, Otú ọ dị na asụgharị n'iko nke Kelly ọrụ mere ka ọ na gbagowe agha maka Glaswegian.

Gburugburu anọ ahụ Docherty mgbanwe si eme, iji ya jab ukwuu mmetụta melite na oghere iji ka dọwara na ụfọdụ ajọ ahu gbaa, Otú ọ dị ndị Irishman yiri nnọọ obi ụtọ na-amịkọrọ ndị a n'ihu countering na ike na ikike na mgbe ụfọdụ abụọ aka flurry.

Gburugburu ise bụ a ikpọ gburugburu, ma protagonists kpọlitere ijeụkwụ ọbụna n'ihu, nke n'ikpeazụ dugara ụfọdụ egwu mgbanwe. Ọ bụ n'ezie ike ikpebi onye adịrị ndị kasị mma ma ọ bụ ma ọ bụrụ na ma outfought ma ọ bụ outworked ndị ọzọ, ee, ọ bụ na nso.

 

Ihe nke otu na isii, nwa na-enweghị oh nwata ka ha na-aga na ya hama na ihe yiri mkpà gụta maka di na nwunye mbụ nke nkeji ma ọ bụ otú nke gburugburu.

Dị ka elekere kwagara n'ime ikpeazụ nkeji nke gburugburu Docherty malitere kwado Kelly elu, tupu ikwe ka rip na a àmụmà ngwa ngwa nri na ama esịn Kelly dị ka a akpa poteto.

Na otu ntabi refirii Lee Murtagh gaa Irishman enyemaka na fegharịrị agha anya, nke zitere Docherty, otu ya na Fans n'ime a na-enye ọṅụ ime ara ara.

Nwere ikwu ihe ekele na ìgwè mmadụ bịaranụ, dị ka ekele ọṅụ n'ihi Docherty e karịrị site ebube n'ikuku ha nyere Michael Kelly dị ka o bilie ka ụkwụ ya, ndị a bụ ezi Fans, ha nwoke merie ma ha dokwara ekele nke ebube arụmọrụ nke Irishman.

Dị nnọọ n'ihu Docherty e anyanya ọhụrụ WBU Super Welterweight mmeri ukara na oge nke stoppage a mara ọkwa, dị ka nkeji abụọ na itoolu sekọnd nke isii.

Isi na-akwado Docherty-Kelly aha agha e setịpụrụ na-Edinburgh si Craig McEwan megide Newport si Lee Churcher, Otú ọ dị, nke a bụ ghara ịbụ n'ihi a arọ ndiiche na-enweghị ike na-kpebiri oge, ya mere na ụfọdụ ngwa ngwa mkparita uka dugara Nottingham dabeere Czech fighter Vaclav Skromach na-debara aha dị ka a ukwuu mbubreyo nnọchi.

McEwan malitere ike, na-ewere ndị agha na Czech okoro, Skromach ezie na ọ dịghị Foto Ụlọ Nga na a mma idozi fighter ya onwe ya na-adịghị anya malitere ime ka rip na gbaa nke ya onwe ya.

McEwan malitere nwaa ahụ, na-abịa site na ụfọdụ apụghị ikweta akụkụ adaa ụfọdụ egwu exocets, Skromach gbanwee ihe nchebe ya ma o doro anya, ụfọdụ na-enwe ezi mmetụta.

Skromach ẹkenịmde ya onwe ya nke ọma n'ihi na di na nwunye mbụ nke nkeji ma ka gburugburu banye ikpeazụ nkeji McEwan steepụ ntaramahụhụ aka ahu, culminating na-egwu nko na rutere nri na bọtịnụ izipu Skromach iji otu ikpere.

Ọ bụ a kpọrọ ajọ ogbugba, otú ọ dịghị onye bụ anya na Skromach bụ ike ịnọgide na, ọzọ dị ka na isi ihe omume ndị Scottish Fans na-eme ememe ha nwoke mmeri nakwa dị ka jara Skromach dị ka o biliri ka ụkwụ ya.

The ukara oge nke stoppage a mara ọkwa dị ka nkeji abụọ na iri abụọ na itoolu sekọnd nke mbụ gburugburu.

Tupu McEwan-Skromach ọzọ isii rounder, n'etiti Nairn si Sandy Robb na Scunthorpe si Jody Meikle.

Robb malitere ngwa ngwa, tinye n'ọrụ a ọma stiif jab na nnukwu ikike ndị nọ na-ukwuu ụtọ Meikle na ego na na azụ ụkwụ nke mbụ nkeji ma ọ bụ otú, ma mgbe ahụ Scunthorpe nwa-okoro ahu malitere abịa n'ihu ọzọ, buru anya Robb na ụfọdụ cracking aka nri.

Dị ka gburugburu wee na-Robb malitere ọbụna karị keike, ahapụ Meikle ihe nhọrọ ọ bụla ma na-ahu nagide kụrụ na-akpali si eme, kacha nke oge ọ na ndị a ntụpọ na ma mgbe ụfọdụ nwoke Scotland ahụ bụ preempted ndị a na ike adaa a nnukwu nri dị ka Meikle nwara ileghara nke nso.

Ihe nke otu na nke abụọ, ma n'afọ nke atọ Meikle malitere akpọ na ìgwè mmadụ ahụ, karịsịa mgbe kụziri na ụdọ, cheekily egbu iku na mgbanaka kaadị ụmụ agbọghọ ebe izere gbaa.

Nkịtị ozi maliteghachiri-anọ, Robb malitere igbupụ mgbanaka iji gbochie Meikle tinye n'ọrụ ya hit na-agba ọsọ si eme, nke a bụ ukwuu irè n'ihi na nwoke Scotland ahụ bụ dị ka enweghị ebe ime ka England enweghị nhọrọ ma igbe ụzọ ya si ụdọ, nke o mere na ụdị.

Dị ka agha biri n'ime ikpeazụ atọ, Meikle ọzọ malitere akpọ na ìgwè mmadụ ahụ, ma na Dong otú mbo ihu na oge a ọ na ama ekpe ikpe na anya ọma iji gbochie nnukwu looping ikike si nwoke Scotland ahụ bụ ọdịda.

Ikpeazụ gburugburu bụ a cracker, ozo ahu ka na a yiri akwara dị ka ndị gara aga gburugburu, na Robb-akwado England jidesie ụdọ dị ka Meikle egwuri ka ìgwè mmadụ, e nwere ihe ụfọdụ ndị magburu onwe na ukwuu ụtọ ọkpọ si abụọ ọzọ.

Mgbe isii na-akpali, ụtọ agba refirii Lee Murtagh gbatara ndị bayere 60-54 na ihu ọma nke Robb.

Oghere n'obi nke abalị Lee rivals mgbatị mbụ n'otu World Kickboxing mmeri Sam Allan na ihe megide Downpatrick, Ireland na-alọta alọta Marty Kayes.

Nwere ikwu na nke a bụ n'ezie a cracking agha, ma protagonists enye ha niile n'ihi na ọ bụla otu nke abụọ nke ọ bụla gburugburu, ọ bụ ezi ndị na-abụghị ndị na-akwụsị agha Royale.

Mgbe anọ magburu onwe agba nke ọkpọ refirii Lee Murtagh gbatara ndị bayere 40-37 na ihu ọma nke Allan, ukwuu ka obodo Fans obi ụtọ.

Ekele Thomas Melville na otu ya, ọ bụghị nanị na ha na-merie nsogbu adịkwa ha ngalaba-isiokwu bayere nakwa dị ka a ole na ole nke ndokwa oké, ma ka jisiri na-etinye na ihe ndị magburu onwe omume.

Ekele bụ iji mee ka Craig Docherty, onye enyekwara ndị na-amasị nke Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander na ndị ọzọ na British akụkọ na-emeghị nke gara aga n'iburu-echi WBU World onye mmeri.