Claressa Shields vs. Ema Kozin On Monster BOXXER Fight Night Card On Dec 11 In Cardiff ⋆ Boxing News 24

Claressa ‘GWOAT’ Shields, boxing’s first-ever undisputed world champion of two weight divisions, has signed a multi-fight, seven-figure deal alongside along with her longtime promoter Salita Promotions, with broadcaster Sky Sports activities and the subsequent era promoter BOXXER.

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 by which she will 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 grow to be the primary boxer within the four-belt period to be an undisputed world champion in two weight courses.

Shields is just one of eight fighters within the four-belt period to have been an undisputed champion in a single division together with greats Katie Taylor, Cecilia Braekhus, Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez and Oleksandr Usyk.

The American celebrity, one of many largest names in international boxing, is the newest 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 largest ladies’s combat 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 need to first each deal efficiently with their respective necessary title defences.

Shields is wanting ahead to creating her long-awaited UK debut stay on Sky Sports activities. Shields stated, “I’m excited to be defending my titles within the UK and I respect Dmitriy and Salita Promotions for making this occur. I’m excited to return again to my past love – boxing – and combating as an expert within the UK has at all times been a dream for me. Hopefully I’ll be one step nearer to shutting Savannah Marshall’s mouth with a victory on Dec eleventh.”

Dmitriy Salita, President of Salita Promotions, the main promotional firm which aggressively pursued this profitable alternative for Claressa, stated, “We look ahead to Claressa making her U.Ok. debut within the first combat of our Boxxer and SKY TV deal. With this one-of-a-kind partnership, Claressa is taking one other important step to lift ladies’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 be capable of 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 elements are there for mega-events for the followers.”

Mark Taffet, Shields’ supervisor, stated, ”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 grow to be gas within the ring towards Ema Kozin. In her first combat of this groundbreaking SKY TV partnership, she’s going to give a memorable efficiency and formally arrange a historic combat with Savannah Marshall.”

Ben Shalom, BOXXER Founder and CEO, stated, “I’m delighted to have concluded the settlement with Dmitriy and Mark to make sure that Claressa’s subsequent fights can be stay on Sky Sports activities within the UK. Girls’s boxing goes from energy to energy 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 model of combating and we look ahead to seeing her in profession defining fights.”