On Saturday, July 27, undisputed female middleweight world champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) rises two weight classes to vie for a world title in a fourth division against WBC female heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-1, 2 KOs). The vacant WBO female light heavyweight championship will also be on the line on July 27, as both main event fighters aim to unify 175-pound titles in a very special edition of “Big Time Boxing USA” at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit that will air live on premier global sports platform DAZN.
“From the beginning of her career, Claressa has been on a quest to make her story a part of history,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “This fight is one of Claressa’s hardest challenges, moving up two weight divisions to challenge the current heavyweight world champion. It’s ‘Claressa vs. Vanessa’ for the unified world title in Detroit, one of boxing’s historic homes. There is no better venue for this epic showdown than the beautiful, world-class Little Caesars Arena.”
“Little Caesars Arena”
– Named after Julius Caesar’s youngest son…….
I’m hearing the venue is not pager-friendly
with 2 kos in 14 fights I believe she currently has less than 15% ko. MOving up 2 divisions Im not expecting that number to go up. KOs arent everything but thats what people look for. Luckily, she does well with promotion, bringing strong emotions and back and forth spats. Does well with attracting the hate and the attention that comes with.
She’s going up against a good ol Canadian white girl and I expect the fans to band together once again to cheer against the GWOAT.
Wow. You guys aren’t even trying to hide your bias anymore. Again, the double standard that exists in this nation. What if it was said the other way around? You and the rest of your hypocrite group would tear down this site to have someone banned. Cowards and hypocrites.
Fuck chick fights, they all suck!!!
Don’t be an ass. She is Quebecois. She doesn’t count as white
Lol that’s the only thing that got you upset.
How many kos in a professional boxing ring do you have? Its not just her promotion team and “strong emotions” she’s also a multi time champion in the amateur and pro ranks. How many titles have you won? “With 2 kos in 14 fights” she also has a “0” which is all that matters.
She also calls out men. With her ko%, against women, she should stop doing that. She just looks like an idiot.
So long as the undercard isn’t complete trash, I think I’ll go to this one.
“So long as the undercard isn’t complete trash, I think I’ll go to this one.”
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This girl is the hardest person to like in all boxing, no matter what she is sucessfull at.
Why is it that when some fighters do what shields do, they’re playing a gimmick but when she does it “this girl is the hardest person to like in all boxing.” Unless you know her personally away from the cameras/ fame, how do you know this for sure?
Shields obviously wins 10 rounds unanimous decision as usual. Excellent boxer she is but cannot break an egg with 2 KOs in 14 wins.
Pernell Whitaker wasn’t a knockout artist but he was an “excellent boxer.” What differences does it make, a win is a win. If she was knockout out these women right and left you would say, her competition is weak.
Who cares about females fights. They are boring.
they need to get back in the kitchen and raise rugrats.
Couldn’t agree more.
If Claressa would have punching power….
If canelo had heart, huh, bread boy.
If Clarissa had more “punching power” you would say she’s fighting weak competition. Despite being a multi-time champ in the pro and amateur ranks you only focus on what you feel she lacks.
Sheilds will win this then brag like she accomplished something akin to Ray Leonard beating Marvin Hagler. Then you look at BoxRec and there is only 22 women fighting at this weight class. The #4 ranked woman has a record of 1-2-1. Ann Wolfe is only 53. Come out of retirement Ann
How many pro fights have you won? How many titles have you won? She’s a female fighters who was often more accomplished then her male counter parts and often didn’t get the credit in the amateur ranks. Whether there are “22 women” or 200 women she’s making a great living which and getting press which is nearly impossible for women fighters who don’t have famous dads. She should “brag like she accomplished something akin to Ray Leonard beating Marvin Haglar.”
GWOAT LOL Shields can’t even crack a cracked egg shell…
She “can’t even crack a cracked egg shell.” Have you considered attending night school? It doesn’t matter how she wins. All that matters is that she wins. How many kos do you have?
“She “can’t even crack a cracked egg shell.” Have you considered attending night school?”
– He was being humorous.
– Can’t teach humor in night school……
In other words, its impossible to be humorous and use correct grammar. I was also being “humorous”, you couldn’t tell.
-Thanks again firestick
What’s wrong with some of you! It’s not about race or gender, it’s about boxing and personnality. CS is highly talented but she is indeed hard to like. Objectively, she is arrogant, has an unpleasant personality and is more than a bit infatuated with herself. That has nothing to do with confidence. The same way FM was (at least in the view of many). And so many others, highly talented or less.
Lol! This reminded me of Harlem Nights. “Hey Quick, be careful. You f*ckin’ with a heavyweight!” Shields going for the big belt is a serious task. She has the skills to win, but not sure if she can hurt Joanisse. If she wins, it’s a great win. If she loses, there’s no shame in reaching as far as you can go. One thing is for sure though, she can’t go back to defend her belts at middleweight after this one. The track record isn’t too kind for fighters who have made the jump in the past.