डेट्रोइट (जुलाई 25, 2017) – पर शुक्रवार, अगस्त 4, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will make another significant stop on her historic journey through the sport of boxing.
In the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ “BATTLE OF THE BEST” event at MGM Grand Detroit and televised live on ShoBox: नई पीढ़ी (10;30 बजे. ईटी / पीटी) शील्ड्स (3-0, 1 को) will challenge for her first world title in just her fourth fight against reigning WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler (16-0, 9 KOs) जर्मनी की.
Already considered a national treasure and award-winning female role model, शील्ड्स’ boldly quick world-title quest will catapult her to superstar status and into boxing history once again. By comparison to other female boxing stars from past and present, Shields is way ahead of the curve for a typical rise through the ranks:
लैला अली: Won IBA Super Middleweight title in her 12वें pro fight
Christy Martin: Won WBC Jr Welterweight title in her 21सेंट pro fight
लूसिया Rijker: Won WIBF Super Lightweight title in her 9वें pro fight
Regina Halmich: Won IBF Flyweight title in her 10वें pro fight
Ann Wolfe: Won IFBA Jr Middleweight title in her 10वें pro fight
Cecelia Braekhus: Won WBC Welterweight title in her 11वें pro fight
Christina Hammer: Won WBO Middleweight title in her 8वें pro fight
होली होल्म: जीत लिया IBA Super Lightweight title in her 11वें pro fight
The historical significance of this fight is not lost on the 22-year-old Flint, Michigan native.
“It’s a great honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as Lucia Rijker, Christy Martin, Laila Ali and Ann Wolfe, दूसरों के बीच में,” शील्ड्स ने कहा. “I want to lift boxing to new heights and help open doors for women in boxing. Beating Nikki Adler is a must for me to achieve my goals.”
शील्ड्स’ सह-प्रबंधक, Mark Taffet, says this rocket ship to the top is all part of the plan set out for Shields. “We want every one of Claressa’s fights to occupy a special place along her historic journey. अगस्त 4 against Nikki Adler, and the opportunity to win a world title in just her fourth pro fight, is an important ‘first’ in what will be a career of game-changing firsts for Claressa Shields.”
In the night’s televised co-main, junior welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (13-0, 11 KOs) will face undefeated prospect लल्लू “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (17-0, 11 KOs) over 10-rounds and to open the telecast, world-ranked super bantamweight Vladimir Tikhonov (16-0, 9 KOs) of Russia will face Texas slugger Jesse Angel Hernandez (8-1, 6 KOs) आठ राउंड में.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and are priced at $350, $250, $125 व $60. They are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
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