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

 

 

 

Zishango (6-0, 2 Ko) 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, thupi ndi maganizo. 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 mapaundi. 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, zonse ndi kuchoka mu bwalo. 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! Ndikupereka 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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Lachiwelu, 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 Ko), 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. Ndiye, 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. Zisanachitike, 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 (July 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The Empress’ Napoleon, (9-1, 5 KO a), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland Loweruka, 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 ndipo Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. NDI / 4:30 p.m. PT).

 

 

 

Matikiti yamoyo chochitika, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, ali pa malonda tsopano. Matikiti lingathe kukopedwa pa intaneti mwa kuchezerawww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, kapena powatchula 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,” anati Lou DiBella, Pulezidenti wa 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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Limba Report: Docherty zimaleka Kelly kwa Wabwino WBU Korona monga McEwan, Allan ndi Robb kutenga Kupambana Laurels

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Report ndi Gianluca Di Caro

Photos mwachilolezo cha Armando Ferrari

 

Scotland kulimbikitsa Thomas Melville wake zolinga bwino zonse kuona ndi kuwonekera koyamba kugulu chochitika lachiwelu usiku, ngakhale kwambiri yaikulu masewero wofika kwa chochitika, kuphatikizapo kutaya wina zazikulu atamukoka, kale WBO Featherweight Mfumu Scott Harrison, kuchokera khadi milungu yochepa chabe pamaso, ndi ziwiri zina machesi akuluakulu kugwera mu masiku wofika kwa amasonyeza, koma canny Scotland akadali anatha kupereka kwambiri, ngakhale izo ang'onoang'ono, chochitika.

Wakuti la limene Glasgow wakale wa Commonwealth Ngwazi Craig Docherty motsutsana Dundalk, Ireland a Michael Kelly kwa wopanda munthu World Maseŵera a nkhonya Union (WBU) World Super Welterweight udindo.

Malo onsewo anali magetsi awiri protagonists awo pakhomo m'bwalo, ku Scotland mafani ndithudi mudziwa kuti nthawi ngati imeneyi kwenikweni wapadera.

Kuchokera kutsegula belu onse boxers awo cholinga amaoneka oyera ndi mwa masekondi ndi chala chakuphazi nkhondo pakati mphete anayamba mwakhama.

Ndikauza chala-ku- chala ine ndikutanthauza chala chakuphazi, pamene zambiri zimene anali pafupi kotala, nthawi zina ali pafupi wina ndi mzake kuti inu simukanakhoza wedged ndudu pepala pakati pawo, moti malifali Lee Murtagh opanda mwayi kusankha ndi kuwachenjeza za mutu kumenyana kambirimbiri.

Tsopano ngakhale anali pafupi kapena munthu anapita kumbuyo, onse showcasing awo imachita zida za malonda phindu, ndi mpala ngowe ndi chapamwamba mabala kuchokera onse angelo.

Docherty mwamwayi basi akalandire banja loyambirira la zipolopolo, kokha ngati iwo anali mofanana chikufanana, chachitatu Kelly analowa izo, kudziyesa pang'ono danga iye analowa otaya ndipo anali kuwalola RIP ndi scintillating akatemera ku lililonse sakuchitanso manyazi.

Docherty anachita Momwenso, Koma pa slickness wa Kelly ntchito anaipanga iyo kukhala m'mwamba nkhondo ya Glaswegian.

Yozungulira anayi kuona Docherty kusintha njira, pogwiritsa ntchito jab kuti phindu kuyika mipata kuti tiyeni amagwetsa ena mwankhanza thupi akatemera, Koma pa Irishman ankaoneka ndithu okondwa zilowerere awa pamaso countering ndi wamphamvu ufulu ndi apo iwiri chimanjamanja flurry.

Yozungulira asanu anali ochititsa chidwi kuzungulira, onse protagonists anaukitsa pang'onopang'ono ngakhale patali, limene pamapeto pake zinachititsa kuti ena oopsa kuphana. Ndinkada kusankha amene anaona yabwino kapena ngati mwina outfought kapena outworked ena, inde anali pafupi.

 

More omwewo wa chisanu, mnyamata o mnyamata iwo anachita pa izo nyundo ndi mbano yoyamba angapo mphindi ya a wozungulira.

Monga koloko tinasamukira chomaliza mphindi kozungulira Docherty anayamba kumbuyo uko Kelly, pamaso kulola RIP ndi mphezi mwamsanga pomwe amene anagwera Kelly ngati thumba la mbatata.

M'kanthawi malifali Lee Murtagh anapita ku Irishman anamuthandiza ndi adzaweyulidwe nkhondo pa, wondituma Docherty, gulu lake ndi mafani mu asangalale atikhaulitse.

Kunena zimene woyamikira khamu kupezeka, monga amasangalatsa chimwemwe Docherty anali kuposa ndi zazikulu phwando iwo anapereka Michael Kelly monga iye anaimirira, awa anali weniweni mafani, lawolo anapambana koma iwo anali mofanana woyamikira wa zazikulu ntchitoyo Irishman.

Atatsala Docherty anavekedwa latsopano WBU Super Welterweight Ngwazi boma nthawi ya stoppage analengeza, monga mphindi ziwiri ndipo naini masekondi la chisanu.

Main thandizo kwa Docherty-Kelly udindo nkhondo anamuikira kukhala Edinburgh la Craig McEwan motsutsana Newport a Lee Churcher, Koma izi sizinali kukhala chifukwa kulemera zikusiyana kuti sanathe kuthetsedwa mu nthawi, ena mwamsanga zokambirana zinachititsa kuti Nottingham yochokera Czech womenya Vaclav Skromach kuti ndilowe ngati mochedwa kwambiri kusinthanitsa.

McEwan anayamba wamphamvu, kutenga nkhondo ku Czech m'nyamata, Skromach kuti palibe makapu ndi zabwino aukhondo womenya yekha ndipo posakhalitsa anayamba kulola RIP ndi zipolopolo zake.

McEwan anayamba zikhudze thupi, akubwera kuchokera ena osaneneka angelo pamtunda ena oopsa exocets, Skromach kusintha chitetezo koma momveka ena anali kufunika kwenikweni.

Skromach unachitikira wake bwino banja loyambirira la mphindi koma kozungulira analowa chomaliza miniti McEwan anapita chilango kwa thupi, n'kufika ndi zozizwitsa mbedza kuti zinagwera pa batani kutumiza Skromach kuti wina bondo.

Zinali kwambiri mwankhanza kuwombera, kotero aliyense anadabwa kuti Skromach analephera kupitiriza, monga ndi waukulu umene Scotland mafani mwambo wawo wa munthu chigonjetso komanso anawombera m'manja Skromach monga iye anaimirira.

Chikalata nthawi ya stoppage analengeza monga mphindi ziwiri ndi makumi asanu ndi anayi masekondi woyamba wozungulira.

Isanafike McEwan-Skromach wina asanu rounder, pakati Nairn a Sandy Robb ndi Scunthorpe a Jody Meikle.

Robb anayamba kudya, tagwiritsira ntchito zabwino ouma jab zazikulu ufulu kuti ankasunga kwambiri kusangalatsa Meikle mu cheke ndi kumbuyo phazi yoyamba yokha kapena, koma ndiye Scunthorpe mwanayo anayamba kubwera zambiri, akutola pa Robb ndi ena akulimbana dzanja lamanja.

Monga kuzungulira anapitiriza Robb anayamba kukhala kwambiri ataona, kusiya Meikle sangachitire mwina koma kugwiritsa ntchito kugunda, timayenda njira, nthawi zambiri iye awa Banga koma nthawi zina ku Scotland preempted awa ndi anatha dziko lalikulu monga Meikle anayesa kuzembera mu uthunthu.

More omwewo wachiwiri, chachitatu Meikle anayamba kuimba kwa khamu, makamaka pamene amatidwa kuti zingwe, cheekily kutsinzinira pa mphete khadi atsikana pomwe kupewa akatemera.

Wabwinobwino utumiki anayambiranso wachinayi, Robb anayamba kudula mphete kuteteza Meikle tagwiritsira ntchito yake unalondolera ndi kuthamanga njira, izi zinali yothandiza kwambiri kwa Scotland ngati paliponse kusamukira ku England opanda mwayi kusankha nkhonya njira yake kuchokera zingwe, anachita mu kalembedwe.

Pamene nkhondo atakhazikika ku chomaliza lachitatu, Meikle anayamba kuimba kwa khamu, koma dong kotero anaonetsetsa kuti nthawi anaweruza mtunda wokwanira kuteteza lalikulu looping ufulu ku Scotland ikamatera.

Chomaliza yozungulira anali cracker, pamene adakali Mofanana monga yapita kuzungulira, ndi Robb kugwiritsa England pa zingwe monga Meikle idzaseweredwe kwa khamu, panali ena kwambiri ndi kwambiri kusangalatsa nkhonya kuchokera maphwando.

Pidagwanda chidwi, kusangalatsa zipolopolo malifali Lee Murtagh yagoletsa ndi podwala 60-54 mokomera Robb.

Kutsegula podwala usiku akaona Rivals Gym wakale ogwirizana World Kickboxing Ngwazi Sam Allan mu nkhondo Downpatrick, Ireland wa kubwerera Marty Kayes.

Kuti ndinene izi kwenikweni anali akulimbana nkhondo, onse protagonists tikuwapatsa zawo zonse lililonse yachiwiri uliwonse kuzungulira, anali oona yosayima nkhondo royale.

Anai kwambiri zipolopolo za nkhonya malifali Lee Murtagh yagoletsa ndi podwala 40-37 mokomera Allan, kwambiri m'deralo mafani ndikondwera.

Zabwino zonse kwa Thomas Melville ndi gulu lake, sikuti iwo kuthetsa mavuto akusiya omasuliridwa mutu wakuti podwala komanso ena mwa uchitike mwauchidakwa, koma anakwanitsa kuvala chabwino chochitika.

Zabwino zonse ndi kuti Craig Docherty, amene akulowa zatsopano Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander ndi zina British nthano zakale mwa kukhala kuika WBU World Ngwazi.