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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, Nóvember 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, líkamlega og andlega. 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 £. 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, bæði í og ​​út úr hringnum. 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! ég gef 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

Á laugardag, Nóvember 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. Þá, 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. Áður, 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, Ágúst 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, NY (Júlí 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 Rothögg), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland á laugardag, Ágúst 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).

 

 

 

Miðar á viðburð í beinni, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, eru á sölu núna. Miðar hægt að kaupa á netinu með því að farawww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, eða með því að hringja 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,” sagði Lou DiBella, Forseti DiBella Skemmtun. “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 skýrslu: Docherty Hættir Kelly á að Öruggur WBU Crown sem McEwan, Allan og Robb taka Victory laurels

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Skýrsla Gianluca Di Caro

Myndir kurteisi Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish Verkefnisstjóri Thomas Melville gert fyrirætlanir hans skýr fyrir alla að sjá með frumraun atburði hans á laugardag nótt, jafnvel með alvarlega helstu sjónleikur aðdraganda atburður, þ.mt missa einn af stór hans dregur, fyrrum WBO Featherweight konungur Scott Harrison, af kortinu nokkrum vikum áður, og tveir frekari passa-ups sleppa út á dögum aðdraganda til að sýna, enn canny Scotsman enn tekist að framleiða framúrskarandi, að vísu það minni, atburður.

Fyrirsögn upp sýninguna var fyrrum Commonwealth meistari Craig Docherty Glasgow gegn Dundalk, Michael Kelly Írlandi fyrir laust fugla Boxing Union (WBU) Heimurinn Super welterweight titill.

Andrúmsloftið var rafmagns sem tveir sögupersóna gerði inngangur þeirra í Arena, skosku aðdáendur viss veit hvernig á að gera færis svona virkilega sérstakur.

Alveg frá opnun bjalla bæði Boxer gert ætlun kristal þeirra skýr og innan sekúndna tá til tá bardaga fyrir miðju hringsins hófst fyrir alvöru.

Þegar ég segi tá til tá ég meina tá til tá, meðan mikið af aðgerð var loka fjórðu, stundum voru þeir sem eru nálægt hvort öðru sem þú getur ekki hafa wedged sígarettu pappír á milli þeirra, Svo mikið svo að dómaranum Lee Murtagh hafði ekki kost en að vara þá um höfuðið átökum margsinnis.

Nú jafnvel þó þeir væru að loka hvorki maður fór varnar, bæði sýningarskápur sérstakar verkfæri þeirra í viðskiptum til að mikil áhrif, með klókur króka og efri niðurskurð koma frá öllum hliðum.

Docherty tókst að bara um að tryggja fyrstu tveimur umferðum, aðeins bara eins og þeir voru svo jafnt samþykkt, en á þriðja Kelly steig það upp, gera sér lítið pláss sem hann fékk í raun í rennsli og var að láta rífa með glitur skot frá hverjum einasta hugsanlegum horn.

Docherty brugðist í sama dúr, þó slickness vinnu Kelly gerði það Jákvæð baráttu fyrir Glaswegian.

Round fjögurra sjá Docherty breyta aðferðum, nota jab hans til að mikil áhrif til að setja upp op til að láta rífa með nokkrum grimmur líkama skot, þó Irishman virtist alveg fús til að drekka þetta upp áður baráttunni með öfluga réttindi og einstaka manna hönd gustur.

Round fimm var fallegt umferð, bæði sögupersóna vakti hraða enn frekar, sem á endanum leitt til ógurlegu ungmennaskipti. Það var mjög erfitt að ákveða hver fór besta eða ef annaðhvort outfought eða outworked hinn, já það var að loka.

 

Meira af sama í sjötta, drengur ó drengur gerðu þeir fara á það hamar og töng í fyrsta par af mínúta eða svo að umferð.

Eins og klukka flutti inn í síðustu mínútu í umferð Docherty tók til baka Kelly upp, áður að láta rífa með eldingum fljótur hægri sem lækkaði Kelly eins og poka af kartöflum.

Í augnablik dómara Lee Murtagh fór til aðstoðar í Írann og veifaði berjast burt, sem sendi Docherty, lið hans og aðdáendur í glaður æði.

Verð að segja hvað þakklátt fólkið í aðsókn, sem skál af gleði fyrir Docherty var þyngra af stórfenglegu móttöku gáfu þeir Michael Kelly sem hann reis á fætur, þær voru ekta aðdáendur, maður þeirra vann en þeir voru jafn þakklátt stórfenglegu frammistöðu Írann.

Rétt áður en Docherty var krýndur nýr WBU Super welterweight meistari opinber tími stöðvunar var tilkynnt, og tvær mínútur og níu sekúndur í sjötta.

Main stuðningur fyrir Docherty-Kelly titil baráttu var stillt á að vera Craig McEwan Edinborg gegn Newport er Lee Churcher, þó var þetta ekki að vera vegna þess að þyngd misræmi sem var ófær um að leysa í tíma, svo nokkrar fljótur samningaviðræður leiddu til Nottingham byggt Czech bardagamaður Vaclav Skromach verið saminn í sem mjög seint skipti.

McEwan byrjaði sterkur, taka baráttuna til tékkneska sveinsins, Skromach er þó ekki mál og gott snyrtilegu bardagamaður sjálfur og fljótlega byrjaði að láta rífa með skot af eigin.

McEwan byrjaði að miða líkamann, koma í frá sumum ótrúlegt sjónarhornum til að lenda sumir ógurlegu exocets, Skromach leiðrétt varnir sínar en greinilega sumir voru að hafa tilætluð áhrif.

Skromach haldinn eiga vel sína fyrir fyrstu tveimur mínútum en eins umferð inn í endanlegri mínútu McEwan steig upp refsingu við líkamann, lýkur með frábæra krók og boltinn rétt á hnappinn til að senda Skromach að taka til eitt hné.

Það var alvarlega grimmur skot, þannig að enginn var hissa á að Skromach var ófær um að halda áfram, aftur eins og með helstu atburði skosku aðdáendur fögnuðu sigri mannsins síns og klappa Skromach sem hann reis á fætur.

Opinber tími stöðvunar var tilkynnt og tvær mínútur og Tuttugu og níu sekúndur af fyrstu umferð.

Áður McEwan-Skromach var annar sex vaktmaður, milli Nairn er Sandy Robb og Scunthorpe er Jody Meikle.

Robb byrjaði hratt, nýta góða stífur jab og stór réttindi sem hélt mjög skemmtilegan Meikle í skefjum og á bak fótur fyrir fyrstu mínútu eða svo, en þá Scunthorpe sveinninn fór að koma fram fleiri, tína burt Robb með nokkrum sprungum réttar hendur.

Eins og umferð fór Robb byrjaði að verða enn meira forceful, fara Meikle ekki kost en að nýta högg og færa tækni, mest af þeim tíma sem hann fékk þetta blettur á en stundum Scotsman Forgangsréttur nýttur þetta og gat lenda stór rétt og Meikle reyndi að renna út af svið.

Fleiri af sama í annarri, en í þriðja Meikle byrjaði að spila á mannfjöldann, sérstaklega þegar backed á reipi, cheekily winking á hring kort stelpur meðan forðast skot.

Venjuleg þjónusta aftur í fjórða, Robb byrjaði að skera burt hringinn til að koma í veg Meikle nýta högg hans og keyra tækni, þetta var mjög árangursríkt fyrir Scotsman eins og með hvergi að fara í Englendingurinn hafði ekki kost en að glugga leið sinni út úr reipi, sem hann gerði í stíl.

Eins og berjast upp í endanlega þriðjung, Meikle byrjaði aftur að spila á mannfjöldann, en dong þannig tryggt að þessi tími hann hafði verið dómari í fjarlægð nægilega til að hindra stóru réttindi lykkja úr Scotsman lendingu.

Endanleg umferð var kex, meðan enn í sama dúr og fyrri umferð, með Robb stuðningur við Englending á strengina sem Meikle spilað til the mannfjöldi, það var einhver góður og mjög skemmtilegur box frá báðum aðilum.

Eftir sex áhugavert, skemmtilegar umferðir Dómarinn Lee Murtagh skoraði bardagann 60-54 í þágu Robb.

Opnun lota af the nótt See keppinautur ræktina fyrrum sameinað Heimurinn kickboxing meistari Sam Allan í aðgerð gegn Downpatrick, Írlandi skila Marty Kayes.

Verð að segja að þetta var í raun sprunga berjast, bæði sögupersóna gefa sínum allt fyrir hvert einasta sekúndu hverjum hring, það var satt non-stöðva bardaga Royale.

Eftir fjóra framúrskarandi umferðir af box dómara Lee Murtagh skoraði bardagann 40-37 í þágu Allan, mikið að staðbundin aðdáendur gleði.

Hamingjuóskir til Thomas Melville og hans lið, Ekki eini did þeir sigrast á mótlæti að missa co-fyrirsögn lota þeirra, sem og nokkrar af áætluðum lota, en samt tókst að setja á framúrskarandi atburði.

Til hamingju eru í röð fyrir Craig Docherty, sem tengir gaman af Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander og aðrar British Sagan af fortíðinni í að verða krýndur WBU heimsmeistari.