The boxer Claressed Shields entered the story in the ring on Sunday evening.
Shields dropped Danielle Perkins to become the very first undisputed heavyweight champion.
She is also the first boxer, man or woman, to be the undisputed champion in three different weight classes in the era with four belts. Shields did it by average junior weight and average weight before this feat.
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Claressed Shields trained during a media training open to the Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit on January 7. (Imagn)
Perkins was undefeated until the shields landed a right hook in the last seconds of the 10th and last round. This punch, which dropped Perkins for a few seconds before heading to a corner on the canvas, cements the story for shields.
Perkins is now 5-1 for his career with two ko, while Shields remains undefeated at 16-0 with three KB.
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After the match, Shields was enthusiastic about victory, but she revealed that she would really need shoulder surgery after suffering an injury before the fight. She noted that she could not lift her left arm earlier in the week.
“I actually think that I will have to undergo a surgery on my left arm. I torn my Labrum last week, so the fight almost did not occur,” said Shields, via ESPN. “I didn’t want to give up flint, but I really couldn’t use my jab as I wanted, but I did my best. I frozen it, I did a therapy, and now I think that I will undergo shoulder surgery.
Claressed Shields, on the left, fights WBC women’s champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse during the fight of the main event at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Imagn)
Shields congratulations to Perkins after the match, saying that she was “strong like hell” with her punches in the ring. However, Shields was patient and struck at the last second when PERKINS GUARD was broken.
“My experience and my skills allowed me to get back and also, I have been in many street fights with biggest people and I had to use some of my skills today too. So when I Having dropped her in the last round, it is because she became greedy, “said Shields about her opponent.
Shields won 29% of his punches on Perkins, as well as 36% of his punch. Perkins landed only 19% of punches.
The boxer claressed Shields fights WBC women’s champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse during the fight of the main event at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Imagn)
It was a unanimous decision on the map, when the judges judged the struggle in favor of Shields 97-92, 99-90 and 100-89.
