By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Undisputed female middleweight world champion Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields and #1 rated contender Maricela Cornejo went face-to-face for the first time on Wednesday at the final press conference before they meet in the ring this Saturday, June 3 from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and streamed live on DAZN in the U.S. and Canada.
Maricela Cornejo on why she feels ready for this fight: “We were just about ending the camp for my fight. So, my fight was scheduled three days after this one. It was perfect timing. I couldn’t have said, no. This is the week that I peak. Everything lined up so perfectly that I couldn’t say no.”
Cornejo on what she thought of the Marshall fight against Shields: “As I was watching the Marshall and Shields fight, I was saying to myself, ‘What is she doing?!’ With the style of fighting (Marshall) took to her, I was confused by that. It wasn’t working. Everything about that fight is going to be completely different with me. What exactly is it? On fight night, you will see.”
Claressa Shields on the theme that motivated her through this camp: “I want a knockout! That’s my motivation. 13-0, 2 KOs should actually be 4 KOs because I beat some of these girls so bad that I can’t believe the refs let some of these fights go on. So, I feel like I should be 13-0, 4 KOs. If I can come out here and dominate these girls, why aren’t they going to sleep? Why? So, that’s how I keep it interesting to me.”
Dmitry Salita on the last minute replacement for Hanna Gabriels as Clarissa’s opponent: “We had to find the best available opponent out there. In boxing, there’s a saying, ‘When you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.’ We went to the top of the list with the number one contender, Maricela Cornejo.”
Shields wanting a knockout and can’t even crack an egg lol Her only two stoppages were not knockouts. I respect female boxing but there needs to be a female version of Tyson with knockout power.
I’m not at all into female boxing. Who else is on this car? Any men?
If you don’t get alot of knockouts but win all your fights say what Smart Guy… If boxing was just about knockouts then maybe that would make it less entertaining entertaining for another Womans spot that doesn’t create the real revenue unless men come to it’s rescue on yet another sport… Do you see what’s going on Men aren’t S— UNTILL They can bell the woman out of her problem… Hope you’re catching up now
Most woman who get ko are the ones who give up mostly bcuz they got punched but gladiator woman won’t let that be easy! What u want is not what all wan can do unless u watch a higher weight class most woman don’t get ko. But shields has more hands than any woman with power I’d rather be ko then beat up by pillow and that can kill you to clown.
Time for more pillow fisted fury
Rather ko then fisted pillows a man been beaten to death with pillows so don’t play game’s
This will be some serious Black on White crime.
Gotta feel bad for the blonde snowbunny.
“I’m 13-0 with 2 knockouts buuuuut I should really have 13 knockouts in the first round”. You’re a clown and woman’s boxing is a JOKE.
Shields thinks she’s GWOAT, not even close. I would love to have seen her face Christie Martin, that woman didn’t know what pain was & she had a lot of knockouts, or see her face someone like Leighlay Ali, now that’s a beautiful woman that would make shields uglier that she is. Shields is a clown, that I agree with. Watch Christie Martin on you tube, her documentary. Impressive!!!
CS is the biggest joke and dodge in womens boxing. Over rated and over hyped from day one. Always making excuses and getting wins on the cards that are questionable.
Just wanted to say , Taylor will easily brat Tofino and Ryan Garcia is pretty much done in the sport !