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

 

 

 

Tarki (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, fiżikament u mentalment. 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 liri. 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, kemm fi u barra taċ-ċirku. 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! I jagħtu 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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Nhar is-Sibt, Novembru 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, Iskozja.

 

 

 

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. Imbagħad, 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. Qabel li, 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.”

boxing, Fox, Premier Boxing Champions, women's boxing

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

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LONG ISLAND, NY (Lulju 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The Empress’ Napoleon, (9-1, 5 Tal-KO), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Iskozja nhar is-Sibt, Awissu 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 u Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. U / 4:30 p.m. PT).

 

 

 

Biljetti għall-avveniment live, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, huma fuq bejgħ issa. Biljetti jistgħu jinxtraw onlajn billi żżurwww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, jew billi ċċempel 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,” qal Lou DiBella, President tal 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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Fans can live stream the fights on the FOX Sports app, available in English or Spanish through the FOX or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku.

 

 

 

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Ġlieda Rapport: Docherty Waqfiet Kelly biex Sikura WBU Kuruna bħala McEwan, Allan u Robb tieħu Kisbietu Vitorja

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Rapport mill Gianluca Di Caro

Ritratti kortesija ta 'Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish Promotur Thomas Melville magħmula intenzjonijiet tiegħu ċari għal kulħadd biex tara mal-avveniment debutt tiegħu nhar is-Sibt lejl, anke ma drama serjament maġġuri li wassal għall-avveniment, inkluż jitilfu wieħed mill kbar tiegħu jiġbed, ex WBO featherweight King Scott Harrison, mill-karta tal biss ftit ġimgħat qabel, u żewġ oħra jaqblu-ups twaqqa fil-jiem li jwassal għall-ispettaklu, iżda l-Scotsman canny xorta rnexxielha tipproduċi eċċellenti, minkejja dan iżgħar, avveniment.

Intestatura l-ispettaklu kien eks Champion tal-Commonwealth Craig Docherty Glasgow kontra Dundalk, Michael Kelly Irlanda għall-vakanti Unjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBU) Titolu dinja Super welterweight.

L-atmosfera kienet elettrika kif iż-żewġ protagonisti magħmula entratura tagħhom fl-arena, l-fannijiet Skoċċiżi żgur do jafu kif jagħmlu okkażjoni bħal din tassew speċjali.

Sa mill-qanpiena tal-ftuħ kemm boxers magħmula kristall intenzjoni tagħhom ċara u fi ftit sekondi l-toe biex battalja għall-ring center beda bla heda toe.

Meta I say toe għal toe I tfisser toe għal toe, filwaqt li ħafna mill-azzjoni kien kwarti mill-qrib, fi żminijiet kienu l viċin xulxin li inti ma setgħux wedged karta tas-sigaretti bejniethom, Tant hu hekk li referee Lee Murtagh kellu l-ebda għażla ħlief li javżawhom dwar ġlied ras f'diversi okkażjonijiet.

Issa anki jekk dawn kienu li mill-qrib la raġel marru difensiva, kemm vetrina għodod eċċezzjonali tagħhom tal-kummerċ li effett kbir, ma ganċijiet roqgħa u qatgħat ta 'fuq ġejjin mill-angoli kollha.

Docherty rnexxielha biss dwar jiżgura l-ewwel koppja ta 'sessjonijiet, biss biss kif kienu hekk indaqs imqabbel, iżda fit-tielet Kelly intensifikati it up, jagħmel lilu nnifsu ftit spazju li verament ltqajna fis fluss u kien kiri RIP ma shots jpetpet minn kull angolu konċepibbli waħda.

Docherty wieġbet fil-vina simili, madankollu l-slickness ta 'xogħol Kelly għamilha battalja fuq għall-Glaswegian.

Round erba tara tattiċi tat-tibdil fil Docherty, użu jab tiegħu biex effett kbir biex iwaqqfu l-fetħiet sabiex let RIP ma 'xi shots korp vizzjuż, madankollu l-Irishman deher pjuttost kuntenti li soak dawn il-up qabel kontra mad-drittijiet qawwija u l-flurry mogħtija doppja okkażjonali.

Round ħamsa kien rawnd spettakolari, kemm protagonisti qajmet il-pass saħansitra aktar, li finalment wasslet għal xi skambji fearsome. Kien verament diffiċli li jiddeċiedi min marru l-aħjar jew jekk xi waħda outfought jew outworked l-oħra, iva kien li qrib.

 

Aktar ta 'l-istess fis-sitt, boy oh boy ma dawn imorru lejn din martell u forċipi għall-ewwel ftit minuti jew hekk tar-rawnd.

Peress li l-arloġġ mċaqlaq fil-minuta finali tar-round Docherty bdew back Kelly up, qabel kiri RIP bi dritt ta 'malajr sajjetti li niżel Kelly bħal xkora ta' patata.

Fi Referee instant Lee Murtagh marru għall-għajnuna tal-Irishman u xxejret l-ġlieda off, li bagħat Docherty, tim tiegħu u fannijiet fi frenzy joyous.

Għandhom jgħidu liema folla apprezzattiv fit attendenza, bħala l-Cheers ta 'ferħ għall Docherty kienu megħluba mill-akkoljenza magnífico huma taw Michael Kelly kif hu tela' għal saqajh, dawn kienu fannijiet ġenwini, bniedem tagħhom rebaħ, iżda dawn kienu ugwalment apprezzattiv tal-prestazzjoni magnífico tal-Irishman.

Kien eżatt qabel Docherty kien għalaq il-WBU Super welterweight Champion ġdid l-ħin uffiċjali tal-waqfien ħabbar, bħala żewġ minuti u sekondi disa tas-sitt.

Appoġġ ewlieni għall-ġlieda titolu Docherty-Kelly kien mistenni li jkun Craig McEwan Edinburgh kontra Lee Churcher Newport ta, madankollu dan ma kienx li jkun dovut għal diskrepanza piż li ma setgħetx tiġi solvuta fi żmien, għalhekk xi negozjati malajr wasslu għal ġlied Ċeka Nottingham bbażata Vaclav Skromach tiġi abbozzata fl bħala sostituzzjoni tard ħafna.

McEwan beda qawwija, tieħu l-ġlieda għall-LAD Ċeka, Skromach għalkemm l-ebda mug u l-qlubija imbarazz sbieħ lilu nnifsu u dalwaqt beda kiri RIP ma shots ta 'tiegħu stess.

McEwan beda lejn il-mira tal-ġisem, li wasal minn fuq xi angoli unbelievable għall-art xi exocets fearsome, Skromach aġġustati difiżi tiegħu, iżda b'mod ċar xi wħud kienu ikollha l-effett mixtieq.

Skromach miżmuma tajjeb tiegħu stess għall-ewwel ftit minuti iżda bħala l-round daħal fis-aħħar minuta McEwan jitħaffu l-piena lill-korp, li jispiċċaw ma 'ganċ tal-biża spiċċa dritt fuq il-buttuna biex tibgħat Skromach li jieħdu biex wieħed irkoppa.

Kien tir serjament vizzjuż, hekk ħadd ma kien sorpriż li Skromach ma setgħax ikompli, għal darb'oħra kif ma 'l-avveniment ewlieni l-fannijiet Skoċċiż ċċelebrat rebħa bniedem tagħhom kif ukoll imfaħħra Skromach kif hu tela' għal saqajh.

Il-ħin uffiċjali tal-waqfien tħabbret bħala żewġ minuti u disgħa u għoxrin sekonda ta 'l-ewwel rawnd.

Qabel McEwan-Skromach kienet sitta tond ieħor, bejn Sandy Robb Nairn u Jody Meikle Scunthorpe tal.

Robb beda fast, juża jab iebes tajba u d-drittijiet kbar li jinżammu l-Meikle ferm divertenti fil-verifika u fuq il-sieq lura għall-ewwel minuta jew hekk, iżda mbagħad l-lad Scunthorpe beda tiġi biex tippreżenta aktar, picking off Robb ma 'xi idejn dritt qsim.

Peress li l-round marru fuq Robb bdew isiru saħansitra aktar qawwija, jħallu Meikle ebda għażla ħlief li tutilizza tattiċi hit u jimxu, ħafna mill-ħin li ħa dawn spot fuq iżda kultant il-Scotsman preempted dawn u kien kapaċi jniżżlu dritt kbar kif Meikle attentat biex slip barra mill-firxa.

Aktar ta 'l-istess fit-tieni, iżda fit-tielet Meikle bdew jilagħbu lill-folla, speċjalment meta sostnuti fuq il-ħbula, cheekily winking fil-bniet karta ring filwaqt li jiġi evitat shots.

Servizz normali tkompliet fir-raba ', Robb beda qtugħ off-ċirku biex jipprevjenu Meikle jutilizzaw hit tiegħu u tattiċi run, dan kien effettiv ħafna għall-Scotsman kif ma mkien biex jimxu lejn l-Ingliż kellu l-ebda għażla ħlief għall-kaxxa triqtu barra mill-ħbula, li huwa ma kien fl-istil.

Il-ġlieda kostanti fit-tielet finali, Meikle darb'oħra bdew jilagħbu lill-folla, iżda fil dong hekk żgurat li din id-darba huwa kien iġġudikat-distanza adegwat biex jipprevjenu d-drittijiet looping kbar mill-inżul Scotsman.

Il-fażi finali kien cracker, filwaqt li għadu fil-vina simili bħala l-rawnd ta 'qabel, mal Robb appoġġ l-Ingliż fuq il-ħbula kif Meikle lagħbu għall-folla, kien hemm xi boxing eċċellenti u ferm divertenti miż-żewġ partijiet.

Wara sitt interessanti, rawnds divertenti Referee Lee Murtagh skorja l-bout 60-54 favur Robb.

L-bout ftuħ tal-ara lejl rivali ex unifikata World Kickboxing Champion Sam Allan Gym fil azzjoni kontra Downpatrick, Jirritornaw Marty Kayes Irlanda.

Ngħid dan verament kien ġlieda qsim, kemm protagonisti jagħtu tagħhom kollha għal kull tieni waħda ta 'kull rawnd, kien non-stop royale battalja vera.

Wara erba 'rawnds eċċellenti ta' boxing Referee Lee Murtagh skorja l-bout 40-37 favur Allan, ħafna għall-fannijiet lokali delight.

Prosit lil Thomas Melville u t-tim tiegħu, mhux biss ma huma jegħlbu l-diffikultajiet li jitilfu bout ko-headline tagħhom kif ukoll xi ftit mill-bouts skedati, imma xorta rnexxielha tqiegħed fuq avveniment eċċellenti.

Congratulations huma fl-ordni għall Craig Docherty, li jingħaqad il-jħobb ta 'Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander u leġġendi British oħra tal-passat fil isiru għalaq-Dinja Champion WBU.