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Training Camp Almost Complete; A Confident and On-Weight Claressa Shields Ready for Hannah Rankin DAZN Showdown on November 17

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, Gambar placeholder 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, dari segi fizikal dan mental. 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 pound. 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, di dalam dan keluar dari gelanggang. 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 fightnot only do I talk a good game but I fight my aoff too! saya beri 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

Pada hari Sabtu, 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, Gambar placeholder 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. Kemudian, 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. Sebelum itu, 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.”

WBA Super Middleweight Women’s World Champion AliciaThe EmpressNapoleon Defends Her Title Against Once-Beaten Contender Hannah Rankin Saturday, Ogos 4 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, NY (Julai 16, 2018) – WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia ‘The EmpressNapoleon, (9-1, 5 Ini KO), of Lindenhurst, NY will make her first defense against WBC Silver Middleweight titlist Hannah Rankin, (5-1, 1 KO) of Glasgow, Scotland pada hari Sabtu, Ogos 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 Berto lain dan Devon Alexander on FOX and FOX Deportes (7:30 petang. DAN / 4:30 petang. PT).

 

 

 

Tiket untuk acara secara langsung, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, yang dijual sekarang. Tiket boleh dibeli secara online dengan melayariwww.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, atau dengan menghubungi 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,” berkata Lou DiBella, Presiden DiBella Hiburan. “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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Laporan Fight: Docherty Menghentikan Kelly untuk Selamat WBU Crown sebagai McEwan, Allan dan Robb mengambil Kemenangan berpuas hati dengan kejayaan

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Laporan oleh Gianluca Di Caro

Foto ihsan Armando Ferrari

 

Scotland Promoter Thomas Melville dibuat niatnya jelas untuk dilihat oleh semua dengan acara debut pada hari Sabtu malam, walaupun dengan drama serius utama yang membawa kepada acara, termasuk kehilangan salah satu yang besar itu menarik, bekas WBO Featherweight Raja Scott Harrison, dari kad yang hanya beberapa minggu sebelum, dan dua perlawanan-up lagi tercicir pada hari-hari yang membawa kepada persembahan, belum Scotsman yang cerdik masih berjaya menghasilkan cemerlang, walaupun ia lebih kecil, acara.

Mengetuai persembahan adalah Glasgow bekas Juara Komanwel Craig Docherty terhadap Dundalk, Ireland Michael Kelly untuk kosong World Boxing Union (WBU) Kejuaraan dunia Super welterweight.

Suasana menjadi elektrik kerana kedua-dua protagonis dibuat pintu masuk mereka ke dalam arena, peminat Scotland pasti tahu bagaimana untuk membuat kesempatan seperti ini benar-benar khas.

Sejak loceng pembukaan kedua-dua peninju dibuat kristal niat mereka jelas dan dalam masa beberapa saat kaki untuk pertempuran cincin pusat bermula dengan bersungguh-sungguh kaki.

Apabila saya mengatakan kaki ke kaki saya maksudkan kaki ke kaki, manakala kebanyakan tindakan itu adalah jarak dekat, pada masa-masa mereka yang rapat antara satu sama lain bahawa anda tidak boleh desak kertas rokok di antara mereka, sehinggakan pengadil Lee Murtagh tidak mempunyai pilihan tetapi untuk memberi amaran kepada mereka mengenai pertempuran kepala beberapa kali.

Sekarang walaupun mereka yang rapat lelaki tidak pergi pertahanan, kedua-dua mempamerkan alat yang luar biasa mereka perdagangan untuk kesan yang besar, dengan cangkuk licin dan pemotongan atas yang datang dari semua sudut.

Docherty berjaya hanya kira-kira mendapatkan pasangan pertama pusingan, sahaja kerana mereka begitu sama rata dipadankan, tetapi dalam Kelly ketiga melangkah sehingga, membuat dirinya sebagai ruang kecil dia benar-benar masuk ke dalam aliran dan membiarkan rip dengan tembakan gemilang dari setiap sudut yang dapat difikirkan tunggal.

Docherty balas dalam urat yang sama, namun slickness kerja Kelly dibuat ia satu pertempuran ke atas untuk Glaswegian.

Pusingan empat melihat perubahan taktik Docherty, menggunakan suntikan untuk kesan yang besar untuk menubuhkan bukaan untuk membiarkan merobek dengan beberapa tembakan badan ganas, namun Irish kelihatan agak gembira untuk menyerap ini sebelum menentang dengan hak-hak yang kuat dan kadang-kadang dua keadaan tergesa-gesa itu dengan tangan.

Pusingan lima adalah satu pusingan yang menakjubkan, kedua-dua protagonis menaikkan kadar lebih jauh, yang akhirnya membawa kepada beberapa pertukaran menakutkan. Ia adalah benar-benar sukar untuk menentukan siapa yang berlangsung terbaik atau jika salah outfought atau outworked yang lain, ya ia adalah rapat yang.

 

Lebih kurang sama dalam keenam, lelaki oh lelaki yang mereka pergi pada ia tukul dan penyepit untuk pasangan pertama minit atau lebih pusingan.

Seperti jam berpindah ke minit terakhir pusingan Docherty mula kembali Kelly sehingga, sebelum membiarkan rip dengan hak pantas kilat yang turun Kelly seperti seguni kentang.

Dalam Pengadil segera Lee Murtagh pergi ke bantuan Irish dan melambai perjuangan off, yang dihantar Docherty, pasukan dan peminat beliau menjadi kegilaan meriah.

Katakan apa yang orang ramai menghargai hadir, sebagai sorakan kegembiraan untuk Docherty telah setanding dengan penerimaan yang mengagumkan mereka memberi Michael Kelly kerana beliau meningkat kepada kakinya, ini adalah peminat tulen, lelaki mereka menang tetapi mereka juga menghargai prestasi indah Irish.

Sebelum Docherty telah dinobatkan WBU Super welterweight Juara baru masa rasmi pemberhentian itu diumumkan, sebagai dua minit dan sembilan saat keenam.

Sokongan utama bagi Docherty-Kelly tajuk perjuangan telah bersedia untuk menjadi Craig McEwan Edinburgh terhadap Newport Lee Churcher, Walau bagaimanapun ini tidak menjadi disebabkan oleh perbezaan berat badan yang tidak dapat diselesaikan dalam masa, jadi beberapa rundingan cepat membawa kepada pejuang Republik Nottingham berdasarkan Vaclav Skromach sedang digubal sebagai pengganti lewat.

McEwan bermula garang, mengambil perjuangan untuk anak Czech, Skromach walaupun ada mug dan kemas pejuang baik dirinya dan tidak lama lagi mula membiarkan rip dengan tembakan sendiri.

McEwan mula mensasarkan badan, datang dari beberapa sudut yang sukar untuk dipercayai kepada tanah beberapa exocets menakutkan, Skromach diselaraskan pertahanan tetapi jelas ada yang mempunyai kesan yang diingini.

Skromach diadakan dan beliau sendiri untuk pasangan pertama minit tetapi sebagai pusingan yang dimasukkan ke dalam minit terakhir McEwan meningkatkan hukuman kepada badan, memuncak dengan cangkuk menggerunkan yang mendarat tepat pada butang untuk menghantar Skromach untuk mengambil untuk satu lutut.

Ia adalah satu pukulan serius ganas, jadi tiada siapa yang terkejut bahawa Skromach tidak dapat terus, sekali lagi kerana dengan acara utama peminat Scotland meraikan kemenangan lelaki mereka dan juga memuji Skromach kerana beliau meningkat kepada kakinya.

Masa rasmi pemberhentian itu diumumkan sebagai dua minit dan dua puluh sembilan saat pusingan pertama.

Sebelum McEwan-Skromach enam bulat lain, antara Nairn ini Sandy Robb dan Scunthorpe itu Jody Meikle.

Robb mula cepat, menggunakan suntikan sengit yang baik dan hak besar yang memelihara Meikle sangat menghiburkan di dalam semakan dan dengan berjalan kaki belakang untuk minit pertama atau lebih, tetapi kemudian anak Scunthorpe mula tampil lebih, mengambil kira Robb dengan beberapa tangan retak hak.

Sebagai pusingan seterusnya Robb mula menjadi lebih kuat, meninggalkan Meikle tidak mempunyai pilihan tetapi untuk menggunakan memukul dan bergerak taktikal, kebanyakan masa dia mendapat tempat ini ke atas tetapi kadang-kadang yang Scotsman preempted ini dan dapat tanah hak sebesar Meikle cuba menyelinap keluar dari julat.

Lebih kurang sama dalam kedua, tetapi dalam Meikle ketiga mula bermain untuk orang ramai, terutama apabila disokong ke tali, cheekily mengenyit pada kanak-kanak perempuan kad cincin sambil mengelakkan tembakan.

Perkhidmatan biasa semula pada keempat, Robb mula memotong cincin untuk mengelakkan Meikle menggunakan hit dan beliau taktik menjalankan, ini adalah amat berkesan untuk Scotsman seperti tempat untuk berpindah ke orang Inggeris tidak mempunyai pilihan tetapi untuk kotak jalan keluar dari tali, yang beliau lakukan dalam gaya.

Sebagai perjuangan menetap ketiga terakhir, Meikle sekali lagi mula bermain untuk orang ramai, tetapi dalam dong supaya memastikan bahawa kali ini dia telah diadili jarak secukupnya untuk mengelakkan hak menggelung besar dari pendaratan Scotsman yang.

Pusingan akhir adalah keropok yang, sementara masih dalam nada yang sama seperti pusingan sebelum ini, dengan Robb menyokong orang Inggeris ke tali sebagai Meikle dimainkan untuk orang ramai, terdapat beberapa tinju yang sangat baik dan sangat menghiburkan dari kedua-dua pihak.

Selepas enam menarik, pusingan menghiburkan Pengadil Lee Murtagh menjaringkan pertarungan 60-54 memihak kepada Robb.

Pertarungan pembukaan lihat malam Seteru-seteru Gim bekas Kickboxing Juara Dunia bersatu Sam Allan dalam tindakan terhadap Downpatrick, Ireland kembali Marty Kayes.

Katakan ini benar-benar adalah satu perjuangan keretakan, kedua-dua protagonis memberi mereka semua untuk setiap saat tunggal setiap pusingan, ia adalah tanpa henti pertempuran royale benar.

Selepas empat pusingan cemerlang tinju Pengadil Lee Murtagh menjaringkan pertarungan 40-37 memihak kepada Allan, banyak untuk peminat tempatan menggembirakan.

Tahniah kepada Thomas Melville dan pasukannya, bukan sahaja mereka mengatasi kesukaran kehilangan pertarungan bersama-tajuk utama mereka serta beberapa serangan dijadualkan, tetapi masih mampu untuk memakai satu peristiwa yang sangat baik.

Tahniah adalah teratur untuk Craig Docherty, yang menyertai orang-orang seperti Ricky Hatton, Graham Earl, Kevin Lear, Shea Neary, Tony Oakey, Wayne Elcock, Wayne Alexander dan legenda British lain yang telah lalu menjadi dinobatkan sebagai Juara Dunia WBU.