London, UK – November 11, 2021 – Claressa ‘GWOAT’ Shields, boxing’s first-ever undisputed world champion of two weight divisions, has signed a multi-fight, seven-figure deal alongside together with her longtime promoter Salita Promotions, with the following era promoter BOXXER and broadcaster Sky Sports activities.
Undefeated three-division world champion Shields (11-0-0, 2 KO’s) will enter the ring within the Welsh capital metropolis of Cardiff for a compulsory defence of her WBC World Middleweight Title through which she can even put her WBA, IBF and WBF titles on the road.
The 26-year-old from Flint, Michigan, defeated the beforehand unbeaten after which IBF World Tremendous-Welterweight Champion Marie-Eve Dicaire in Might to create historical past and turn into the primary boxer within the four-belt period to be an undisputed world champion in two weight courses.
Shields is just one of seven fighters within the four-belt period to have been an undisputed champion in a single division together with greats Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk, Josh Taylor, Terence Crawford, Jermain Taylor and Cecilia Braekhus.
The American famous person, one of many greatest names in world boxing, is the most recent addition to the world-class feminine BOXXER secure which additionally contains Savannah Marshall, Caroline Dubois, Tasha Jonas and Ebonie Jones.
Shields and Marshall are on a collision course to stage the most important girls’s battle of all time in 2022. Marshall holds a 2012 newbie victory over Shields – the one time Shields has ever misplaced within the ring – and the 2 want to settle their grudge in a blockbuster skilled rematch. To get there, they have to first each deal efficiently with their respective obligatory title defences.
Shields is wanting ahead to creating her long-awaited UK debut reside on Sky Sports activities. Shields mentioned, “I’m excited to be defending my titles within the UK and I recognize Dmitriy and Salita Promotions for making this occur. I’m excited to return again to my past love – boxing – and preventing as knowledgeable within the UK has all the time been a dream for me. Hopefully I’ll be one step nearer to shutting Savannah Marshall’s mouth with a victory on Dec eleventh.”
Ben Shalom, BOXXER Founder and CEO, mentioned, “I’m delighted to have concluded the settlement with Dmitriy and Mark to make sure that Claressa’s subsequent fights will likely be reside on Sky Sports activities within the UK. Ladies’s boxing goes from power to power and we’re excited to convey probably the most feared feminine in boxing to BOXXER and Sky Sports activities. The UK followers’ will love Claressa and her all-action, highly effective type of preventing and we stay up for seeing her in profession defining fights.”
Dmitriy Salita, President of Salita Promotions, the main promotional firm which aggressively pursued this profitable alternative for Claressa, mentioned, “We stay up for Claressa making her U.Okay. debut within the first battle of our Boxxer and SKY TV deal. With this one-of-a-kind partnership, Claressa is taking one other vital step to boost girls’s sports activities and boxing’s reputation to new heights.
“A victory on December 11 towards the undefeated WBC No. 1 contender Ema Kozin will safe a mega-fight between Claressa and her longtime rival Savannah Marshall for the Undisputed Middleweight World Championship. Fan’s won’t solely have the ability to see Claressa’s ring performances however will obtain tons of shoulder programming that may take them behind the scenes inside Claressa’s coaching camp and life. With SKY’s dedication to Claressa, and dealing alongside Boxxer, all of the components are there for mega-events for the followers.”
Mark Taffet, Shields’ supervisor, mentioned, ”I can’t wait to see Claressa again within the boxing ring on December 11. I do know she could have a hearth burning inside her which can turn into gasoline within the ring towards Ema Kozin. In her first battle of this groundbreaking SKY TV partnership, she is going to give a memorable efficiency and formally arrange a historic battle with Savannah Marshall.”
Press launch courtesy of BOXXER.
