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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.

 

 

 

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, ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. 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 amakhilogremu. 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, kokubili futhi aphume ring. 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 give 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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Ngomgqibelo, 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. Bese, 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. Ngaphambi kwalokho, 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 sika), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland on 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 futhi Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 p.m. KANYE / 4:30 p.m. PT).

 

 

 

Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, ezisendalini manje. Amathikithi angathengwa online ngokuvakashelawww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, noma ngokushayela ucingo 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,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of 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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Fight Report: Docherty Eyeka Kelly ukuba Baqinisekise WBU Crown njengoba McEwan, Allan futhi Robb uthathe Victory azithele ngabandayo

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Ama ifotho ngezilokotho of Armando Ferrari

 

Scottish Umthuthukisi Thomas Melville wenza izinhloso zakhe sobala kubo bonke ukubona kanye umcimbi wakhe DEBUT ngomgqibelo ebusuku, ngisho nge amadrama ezinkulu nezibi eyaholela mcimbi, kuhlanganise kokulahlekelwa big wakhe udonsa, King owabe WBO featherweight Scott Harrison, kusukela ikhadi nje amasonto ambalwa ngaphambi, futhi eminye match-ups ezimbili isikole ezinsukwini ezandulela show, kodwa ngoSelkirk canny wakwazi ukukhiqiza i enhle, siqala sincane, umcimbi.

Njengoba bebheke up show kwaba Glasgow wangaphambili Commonwealth Champion Craig Docherty ngokumelene Dundalk, Ireland uMichael Kelly for the singenamuntu World Boxing Union (WBU) World Super Welterweight isihloko.

Isimo kagesi njengoba protagonists ezimbili ezenziwe yokungena yabo enkundleni, the abalandeli Scottish isiqiniseko siyayazi indlela yokwenza isenzakalo like this esikhethekile ngempela.

Kusukela insimbi kuvulwa kokubili okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela wenza ngenhloso yabo crystal ecacile futhi ngemizuzwana uzwane ukuba uzwane empini phakathi ring waqala ngomfutho.

Uma ngithi toe ukuba uzwane Ngisho uzwane ukuba uzwane, ngenkathi kakhulu isenzo eyayisebenza amakota close, ngezinye izikhathi base ukuthi abasondelene ukuthi sasingeke sibe elalibambeke iphepha ugwayi phakathi kwabo, kangangokuthi umahluleli Lee Murtagh kwadingeka akukho okunye kodwa ebaxwayisa ekhanda izibhelu izikhathi eziningi.

Manje nakuba kade ukuthi close muntu waya ukuzivikela, kokubili ngani amathuluzi abo elihlukile ukuhweba ukuba nethonya elikhulu, nge izingwegwe bahlakaniphe futhi ezisikile upper befika bevela kuzo zonke engele.

Docherty wakwazi nje mayelana ukuzizuzela umbhangqwana wokuqala emahlandla, kuphela nje base kanjalo ngokulinganayo abafanelana, kodwa yesithathu Kelly wagibela it up, wayezenza isikhala kancane efika ngempela ibe flow and wayevuma ukuklebhuka ne isibhamu obukhazimulayo obufana nhlangothi zonke single ongazicabanga.

Docherty wasabela Liveza umqondo ofanayo, Nokho the lehla ngokushelela umsebenzi Kelly ngayo yenza kwaba nempi phezulu for the Glaswegian.

Round ezine bheka Docherty ushintsho amaqhinga, usebenzisa jab yakhe ukuba nethonya elikhulu ukumisa ukuvuleka ngaphakathi landelana qhashisa waklebhula nabathile isibhamu umzimba ngonya, Nokho the Irishman wayijabulela ngempela zihlale kulezi phambi countering kanye namalungelo enamandla futhi ngezikhathi ezithile kabili isiphithiphithi angamanxele.

Round emihlanu kwaba nxazonke umbukwane, kokubili protagonists wavusa ijubane noma okunye, okwagcina kwaholela abanye ukushintshisana ezisabekayo. Kwakunzima ngempela ukuthi ubani zazinjani uma noma outfought the best noma noma outworked ezinye, yebo kwaba ukuthi close.

 

Ngini efanayo lesithupha, Umfana oh boy baya kulo isando nezizenze for the umbhangqwana wokuqala imizuzu noma kangaka round.

Njengoba iwashi wathuthela ngomzuzu wokugcina nxazonke Docherty waqala ukuba ahlukane Kelly up, ngaphambi Ngokuvumela ukuklebhuka nge umbani ngokushesha impela ukuthi kwehla Kelly like a esakeni amazambane.

In an Referee osheshayo Lee Murtagh waya ukusizwa Irishman kanye wakhomba ukulwa off, eyanithuma Docherty, iqembu lakhe nabalandeli uxokozele joyous.

Yiba ukusho lokho isixuku onokwazisa ababekhona, njengoba cheers injabulo Docherty abangu zedlula by the reception omangalisayo banika Michael Kelly njengoba yena wasukuma wema ngezinyawo zakhe, Lezi-ke kwakuyizizukulwane fans bangempela, umuntu yabo wawina kodwa base ngokulinganayo appreciative of the ukusebenza ezinhle kakhulu Irishman.

Ngaphambi nje kokuba Docherty waklonyeliswa entsha WBU Super Welterweight Champion isikhathi olusemthethweni umisiwe kwamenyezelwa, njengoba imizuzu emibili nesishiyagalolunye imizuzwana lesithupha.

Ukwesekwa Main for the Docherty-Kelly isihloko impi eyayibekwe ukuba Edinburgh uCraig McEwan ngokumelene Newport sika Lee Churcher, Nokho lokhu kwakungeyona ukuba ngenxa iphutha isisindo ukuthi wayengasaboni luxazululwe ngesikhathi, kanjalo abanye izingxoxo ezisheshayo kwaholela Nottingham esekelwe fighter Czech uVáclav Skromach bekabizwa in indawo ngasekupheleni kakhulu.

McEwan waqala strong, ukuthatha ukulwa kuze umfana Czech, Skromach nakuba kungekho mug kanye nice fighter uhla- ngokwakhe futhi ngokushesha waqala Ngokuvumela ukuklebhuka ne isibhamu sakhe siqu.

McEwan waqala ukukhomba umzimba, bevela kwezinye engele kungakholeki nomhlaba ezinye exocets ezisabekayo, Skromach zilungiswe iqinise ukuzivikela kwayo kodwa ngokucacile abanye kokuba umphumela oyifunayo.

Skromach aphethwe kahle yakhe ukuze umbhangqwana wokuqala imizuzu kodwa njengoba nxazonke sangena umzuzu wokugcina McEwan Wasukuma isijeziso umzimba, eyaphumela nge hook ezesabekayo, esangenza ilungelo inkinobho ukuthumela Skromach ukuthatha omunye knee.

Kwaba shot ngonya nezibi, ngakho akekho wamangala ukuthi Skromach wayengasakwazi ukuqhubeka, futhi njengoba ne umcimbi main abalandeli Scottish kugujwa ukunqoba umuntu yabo kanye ihlombe Skromach njengoba yena wasukuma wema ngezinyawo zakhe.

Isikhathi olusemthethweni umisiwe kwamenyezelwa njengoba imizuzu amabili nesishiyagalolunye imizuzwana emzuliswaneni wokuqala.

Ngaphambi McEwan-Skromach kwakungenye Rounder eziyisithupha, phakathi Nairn sika Sandy Robb futhi Scunthorpe sika Jody Meikle.

Robb waqala fast, sisebenzisa jab omuhle elukhuni futhi amalungelo big ababegcina Meikle bezijabulisa kakhulu isheke onyaweni emuva for the minute wokuqala noma kunjalo, kodwa ke umfana Scunthorpe beza phambili more, ukukha off Robb nabathile ngezandla ngokuhlaziya sokunene.

Njengoba round waqhubeka Robb waqala ukuthanda esiqatha ngisho nangokwengeziwe, kusale Meikle akukho okunye kodwa ukusebenzisa hit futhi siqhubekele amaqhinga, iningi isikhathi efika la ibala kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngoSelkirk Ayinalutho lezi futhi wakwazi ezweni ilungelo elikhulu njengoba Meikle wazama agxumele ibanga.

Ngini efanayo in the yesibili, kodwa eyesithathu Meikle waqala ukudlala esixukwini, ikakhulukazi uma wasekela kwi izindophi, cheekily winking at the girls ring ikhadi kanti ngokugwema isibhamu.

Service Normal wavuselela lesine, Robb zaqala ukunciphisa off the ring ukuvimbela Meikle sisebenzisa hit yakhe futhi amaqhinga ugijime, lokhu kwaba kuyaphumelela for ngoSelkirk njengokungathi ndawo ukuhambisa yaseNgilandi kwadingeka akukho okunye kodwa ebhokisini nendlela yakhe esuka amagoda, awazenzayo ngesitayela.

Njengoba impi kuxazululwe angena sesithathu sokugcina, Meikle futhi waqala ukudlala esixukwini, kodwa dong ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi lesi sikhathi wayahlulele ibanga ngokwanele ukuvimbela looping amalungelo big kusukela ukufika ngoSelkirk.

The round sokugcina kwaba cracker, ngenkathi namanje ngendlela efanayo njengoba nxazonke odlule, kanye Robb ziyawusekela yaseNgilandi phezu izindophi njengoba Meikle wadlala esixukwini, kwakukhona abanye isibhakela omuhle futhi bezijabulisa kakhulu izinhlangothi zazo zombili lezinkampani.

Ngemva kwamashumi ayisithupha ezithakazelisayo, emahlandla bezijabulisa Referee Lee Murtagh igoli iziqubu 60-54 evuna Robb.

The iziqubu kuvulwa Bheka ebusuku izimbangi Gym wangaphambili obumbene World Kickboxing Champion Sam Allan e isinyathelo ngokumelene Downpatrick, Ireland ebuya Marty Kayes.

Kufanele sisho sithi lesi kwaba ngempela impi ngokuhlaziya, kokubili protagonists enikeza kwabo bonke yonke wesibili single zonke nxazonke, kwaba weqiniso non-stop empini royale.

Emva bafika ezine omuhle isibhakela Referee Lee Murtagh igoli iziqubu 40-37 evuna Allan, lukhulu abalandeli wendawo kwathokozisa.

Halala Thomas Melville nethimba lakhe, akagcinanga bona banqobe usizi ukulahlekelwa co-kusihloko yabo iziqubu kanye ambalwa neziqubu okuhlelelwe, kodwa wakwazi agqoke umcimbi omuhle.

Halala kukhona ukuze Craig Docherty, ophelelwa ukuthandwa of Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander kanye nezinye izinganekwane eBrithani esikhathini esidlule ngokujwayelana Uthwesé WBU World Champion.