Claressa Shields Successfully Defends her WBC and IBF Super Middleweight Title and Adds the WBAN Super Middleweight Title to her Resume! by Sue TL Fox
(JAN 13) VERONA, NY –Last night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, in Verona, New York, two-time Olympic boxing champion Claressa "T-Rex" Shields and Tori Nelson made women’s boxing proud when they fought in the main event in ten rounds of boxing action. Shields winning by unanimous decision, with Shields successfully defending her WBC and IBF Super Middleweight titles, adding the prestigious WBAN Super Middleweight title to her resume.
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All three judges scored the bout 100-90. Shields improved her record to 5-0-0 (2KO), and Nelson experienced her first loss as a professional, and is now 17-1-3 (1KO).
In an AP report they wrote the following, “Nelson did land a sharp body shot in the seventh round as she put Shields on the ropes and landed several more Read more [...]