Claressa Shields is one of a kind. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time champion as a professional boxer. And in the last fight She became the heavyweight title holder. (and light heavyweight) and, The fire is insideA film based on her life could be nominated for an Oscar.
Shields will face undefeated Daniel Perkins in a heavyweight bout at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. Shields will defend her WBC heavyweight title, with the vacant IBF and WBO heavyweight titles also on the line.
Shields, 29, will be home again. This will be her second fight in Flint, Michigan, although most of her career has taken place in nearby Detroit, Michigan. Shields, who turned professional nearly nine years ago in November 2016, has been part of a shift in women’s boxing. Shields’ next assignment is to fight American heavyweight Perkins, a 42-year-old from Houston via Brooklyn, New York.
“I’m very excited to face Daniel Perkins,” said Shields. “My final opponent, Vanessa (Lepage-Joanisse), is someone we take very seriously. Here we have a better opponent in Daniel. She has a decorated background and is tall and large. I look forward to fighting her with all my might.”
What is less talked about with Shields is her optimism and hope. People in big cities view boxers from their area as making greatness. Flint shared his share of boxing success with Shields and the Dirrell brothers. Andre and Anthony
“What better time to fight than in Flint after that? The fire is inside Is it coming out all over the country?” Shields said. “I just wanted to show that people from Flint can really do it.”
As for Perkins, Shields calmly addressed the old adage about what she expects to happen on fight night.
“The bigger it is, the harder it is to defeat. Lepage-Joanisse Makes a lot of noise when she falls,” Shields said. “I look forward to making Danielle Perkins make a lot more noise when she falls.”
Shields also thinks Perkins, who has a 5-0 record (2 KO), might be the one to overlook her.
“I don’t overlook Daniel,” Shields said, “in a weird way. I think she’s overlooking me, she thought. Lepage-Joanisse There was no chance and she was slow. Lepage-Joanisse He is the world heavyweight champion. LePage-Joanisse had 12 weeks to prepare for me and called me. I don’t plan on moving up to heavyweight.”
For Shields’ promoter Dmitriy Salita, the upcoming fight is another important step as he believes Shields will make history by becoming the undisputed three-division champion later this year.
“This fight marks another chapter in Claressa Shields’ history as she moves on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,” said Salita. Fight the first person to become the undisputed world champion in three weight classes.”
Lucas Ketelle chose an unconventional boxing path. and eventually found advancement in the gym and media. During the past decade He has hosted the “Lukie Boxing” podcast, filmed training camps for fighters like Arnold Barboza Jnr, Mikey Garcia and Caleb Plant, and worked with top experts like Mike Bazzel. Ketelle is also the author of “Inside the Ropes of Boxing” Guide for Young Fighters. Writer for ProBox TV, BoxingScene and member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Find him on X at @LukieBoxing.
