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

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

 

 

 

Shields (6-0, 2 Koó) 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, tinana me te hinengaro. 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 pauna. 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, e rua i roto i a roto o te whakakai. 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 fight — not only do I talk a good game but I fight my a– off too! Hoatu e ahau 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

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I te Rāhoroi, Whiringa 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 Koó), 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. Na, 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. I mua i taua, 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.”

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WBA Super Middleweight Women’s World Champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon Defends Her Title Against Once-Beaten Contender Hannah Rankin Saturday, August 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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LONG ISLAND, NY (Hōngongoi 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The Empress’ Napoleon, (9-1, 5 KO o), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Koterana i te Rāhoroi, 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 a Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. ME / 4:30 p.m. PT).

 

 

 

Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, kei runga i te hoko i teie nei. Ka taea te hokona Tickets ipurangi mā te torowww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, ranei na roto i te te karanga 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,” Na ka mea a Lou DiBella, Peresideni o 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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Whawhai Report: Docherty Poroa Kelly ki te Haumaru WBU Karauna rite McEwan, Allan me Robb tango Victory Loumailé

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Report e Gianluca Di Caro

Photos angalelei o Armando Ferrari

 

Hanga Kotimana kaiwhakatairanga Thomas Melville mārama mō te katoa ona koronga kia kite ki tona hui tuatahi i runga i Rāhoroi po, ara ki te tulama tino nui ārahi ake ki te hui, tae atu te ngaro tetahi o ona nui kumea, mua WBO tekau mā kingi Scott Harrison, i te kāri tika i te wiki ruarua i mua i, a e rua atu kēmu-ups iho i roto i te ra nui ki runga ki te whakaatu, whakahaere ano te Kōtimana canny tonu ki te whakaputa i te pai, ahakoa iti te reira, takahanga.

Pane ake te whakaaturanga, ko o Glasgow mua Commonwealth Champion Craig Docherty ki Dundalk, Michael Kelly a Ireland mo te wātea Mekemeke Union Ao (WBU) World Super Welterweight taitara.

Ko hiko te huru rite ki nga tautohe e rua i hanga e ratou tomokanga ki te ao, nga pā Kōtimana mohio e mohio ki te hanga i te take kia rite ki tino motuhake tenei.

Tika i te pere tuwhera i hanga boxers e rua ratou karaihe whakaaro mārama, me te i roto i hēkona te koromatua ki timata i roto i te wahi tuatahi, whawhai mo te mowhiti pokapū koromatua.

A, no te mea e ahau koromatua ki te koromatua tikanga ahau koromatua ki te koromatua, ahakoa nui o te mahi i nga wahi tata, i nga wa i ratou e tata ki te tahi i te tahi e kore i taea e kua matakahi koe i te pepa hikareti i waenganui ia ratou, na nui kia kaitautoko a Lee Murtagh kahore kōwhiringa engari hei whakatupato ia ratou e pā ana ki pakanga mahunga i runga i te maha taime.

Na ahakoa ko ratou e haere ārai e kore tata te tangata, e rua whakaatu o ratou taputapu rawa o te hokohoko ki te nui pānga, ki te matau puare, me te motu o runga e haere mai ana i koki katoa.

Docherty te whakahaere ki te tika e pā ana ki mau i te tokorua tuatahi o rauna, tika anake rite na whakanoho ratou i āu, engari i roto i te toru Kelly marere atu i te reira ki runga, hanga ia i tetahi wāhi iti ia ka tino ki te rere, ka tuku Rip ki matā ēnei i nga koki conceivable kotahi.

Pahono Docherty i roto i te rite rua, Heoi te slickness o te mahi a Kelly i hanga reira hei whawhai maha mo te Glaswegian.

A tawhio noa e wha kite Docherty huringa tātai, te whakamahi i tana werohanga ki te nui pānga ki te whakaturia ake i nga tatau i roto i te tikanga ki te kia ripiripia ki etahi matā tinana nanakia, Heoi whakaaro tino hari te Airihi ki te waiwai enei ake i mua i rongoā ki te mana kaha, me te tini ringa rua wā.

A tawhio noa, e rima, ko te a tawhio mīharo, whakaarahia hunga tautohe e rua i te tere noa atu, i te mutunga arahina ki te tahi mau whakawhitinga wehi. Ko te tino uaua ki te whakatau ko wai hoki te pai ki te rānei outfought rānei outworked te atu, ae ko reira e tata.

 

Ētahi atu o te taua i roto i te ono, tamaiti oh i tamaiti e haere ana ratou ki reira hama me kokopi mo te tokorua tuatahi o nga meneti kia o te a tawhio noa ranei.

Ka rite ki nekehia te karaka ki te meneti whakamutunga o te a tawhio noa timata Docherty ki te hoki Kelly ake, i mua i tuku Rip ki te tika tere uira i maturuturu iho Kelly, ano he peke o rīwai.

I roto i te te Kaitautoko tonu haere Lee Murtagh ki te āwhina a te Airihi, a poipoia te whawhai atu, i tono tangata Docherty, tona kapa, me pā ki te poropiti oaoa.

Whai ki te mea te mea te mano hounga'ia i roto i te tae atu, rite nga whakahari o te hari mo Docherty i outweighed e te fariiraa nehenehe i hoatu e ratou a Michael Kelly rite ia ia ka whakatika ki ona waewae, enei pā tūturu, ratou te tangata riro ko ratou rite mauruuru o te mahi nehenehe o te Airihi.

Just i te aroaro o Docherty i karaunatia te WBU Super Welterweight Champion hou ua faaite te wa mana o te Tuhinga ko, rite e rua meneti, e iwa nga hēkona o te ono.

Whakaturia te tautoko Main mo te whawhai taitara Docherty-Kelly ki hei te Edinburgh Craig McEwan ki a Newport Lee Churcher, Heoi kihai i tenei ki kia tika ki te rerekētanga taimaha i te taea ki te whakatau i roto i te wa, na arahina etahi whiriwhiringa tere ki Nottingham hāngai toa Czech Václav Skromach e tuhi i roto i te rite ki te whakakapinga rawa mutunga.

Tīmata kaha McEwan, tango i te whawhai ki te tamaiti Czech, Skromach ahakoa kahore he kapu, me te toa pai mā ia, me te hohoro tīmata tuku Rip ki matā o tona ake.

Tīmata McEwan ki ngä i te tinana, e haere mai i roto i te i te tahi mau koki ti'aturi ki etahi exocets wehi whenua, Whakaritea Skromach ana parepare, engari mārama i etahi i te pānga e hiahiatia ana.

Puritia Skromach tona ake puna mo te tokorua tuatahi o meneti, engari kia rite ki tomo te a tawhio noa ki te meneti whakamutunga marere McEwan ake te whiu ki te tinana, taupotu tahá ki te matau whakamataku e ū tika i runga i te pātene ki te unga Skromach ki te tango ki te kotahi turi.

Ko te he pere tino nanakia, na ko miharo ko taea ki te haere tonu Skromach tangata, ano rite ki te hui matua o nga pā Kōtimana whakanui wikitoria o ratou tangata kia rite ki te pai kia rite ki te pakipaki Skromach rite ia ia ka whakatika ki ona waewae.

Kauwhautia te wa mana o te Tuhinga i rite e rua meneti, e rua tekau ma iwa hēkona o te rauna tuatahi.

I mua ki McEwan-Skromach ko tetahi rounder ono, i waenganui i a Nairn Sandy Robb me a Scunthorpe Jody Meikle.

Tīmata nohopuku Robb, whakamahi i te werohanga kaki pai, me tika nui e pupuri i te tino whakangahau Meikle i roto i te haki, i runga i te waewae hoki mo te meneti tuatahi ranei kia, engari ka timata te tamaiti Scunthorpe haere mai i mua atu, kato atu Robb ki etahi ringa matau te hangai.

E haere te a tawhio noa i runga i Robb kamata ki riro noa atu puai, mahue Meikle kahore kōwhiringa, engari ki te whakamahi patua, me te neke tātai, ngana te nuinga o te wā ka eke ia enei wahi i runga i, engari wā preempted enei te Kōtimana, a ko taea e ki te whenua i te tika nui rite Meikle ki te paheke i roto i te awhe.

Ētahi atu o te taua i roto i te rua, engari i roto i te toru Meikle ka anga ki te takaro ki te mano, tautautefito ki he taimi tautokona i runga ki te taura, cheekily whakakini i te kotiro kāri mowhiti ahakoa faka'ehi'ehi mei he matā.

Anō mahi Pūnoa i roto i te wha, Ka timata Robb tapahia ana te mowhiti ki te ārai i Meikle whakamahi tona hit me rere tātai, Ko tino whai hua mo te Kōtimana tenei rite ki wahi ki te neke ki te Ingarihi i kahore kōwhiringa, engari ki te pouaka i tona ara i roto i nga taura, i meatia e ia i roto i te kāhua.

Ka rite ki noho te whawhai ki te tuatoru whakamutunga, Ka anga ano Meikle ki te takaro ki te mano, engari i roto i te dong na whakarite e tenei wa i whakarite ai ia mo te tawhiti āta ki te aukati i te nui mana taiawhio i te taunga o te Kōtimana.

Ko te a tawhio noa whakamutunga he pihikete, ahakoa tonu i roto i te rua rite rite te a tawhio noa o mua, ki Robb tautoko i te Ingarihi ki te taura rite Meikle te takaro ki te mano, i reira ko te tahi mekemeke pai, me te tino ngahau i ngā taha e rua.

I muri ono ngā, piro rauna whakangahau Kaitautoko Lee Murtagh te a'ee 60-54 i roto i te manakohia o Robb.

Ko te a'ee whakatuwheratanga o te kite po Tāwhai o Gym mua uouangataha Kickboxing Champion World Sam Allan i roto i te mahi ki Downpatrick, A Ireland hoki Marty Kayes.

Whai ki te mea tino he whawhai hangai tenei, tautohe hoatu e rua ratou katoa hoki nga tuarua kotahi o nga tawhio noa, ko reira te mutu-kore kowaiwai whawhai pono.

I muri wha pai rauna o te Kaitautoko mekemeke piro Lee Murtagh te a'ee 40-37 i roto i te manakohia o Allan, nui ki te pā rohe ahuareka ana.

Mihi ki a Thomas Melville me tona kapa, e kore anake i hinga ratou i te te ati o te ngaro ratou a'ee tahi-kupu matua, he torutoru o nga pāngia whakaritea me te, engari tonu ki te hoatu i runga i te hui pai whakahaere.

He mihi i roto i te tikanga mo Craig Docherty, e honoa nga momo o Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, O'Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Hoko karaunatia Wayne Alexander me ētahi atu pakiwaitara o Ingarangi o te mua i roto i te WBU Ao Champion.