“I want my legacy to be that I’m the best female fighter to ever put on gloves.” – Claressa Shields
Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados Jumaah dina SHOWTIME® In First Women’s Boxing Main Event In Premium Television History
Video: http://s.sho.com/2m3ZobR
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields opens up about how growing up in Flint, Mich., shaped her career, bringing equality to women’s boxing, and her growing legacy in this SHOWTIME Sports video feature: http://s.sho.com/2m3ZobR
Shields (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) enjing/Jumaah dina acara utama ShoBox: Nu Generation New in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Olimpiade. The six-round middleweight bout, which will air live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT), is the first women’s boxing event in premium television history.
Acara, labeled “Detroit City Gold,” is promoted by Salita Promotions from MGM Grand Detroit. Dina ShoBox co-pitur, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs) and Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round bantamweight bout.
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