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Claressa Shields reeled off another world championship victory, her 13th in the paid ranks and made more history to finish a busy weekend of boxing Stateside with a UD10 win over previously unbeaten challenger Danielle Perkins. Yet there was no jeopardy – not for the first time – leading to many critics floating a fantasy matchup between her and former Olympic teammate Mikaela Mayer.
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Short-notice challenger Maricela Cornejo gamely absorbed punishment aplenty over a bruising 20 minutes, but was firmly second best against Claressa Shields as the undisputed middleweight queen retained her titles at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena overnight. The 28-year-old expressed interest in an intriguing world title fight at 168lbs between two former opponents, taking place July 1. Continue reading “Shields retains undisputed titles with shutout UD hometown win over Cornejo”
Maricela Cornejo stepped into the breach after news of original title challenger Hanna Gabriels’ positive drugs test broke last Thursday. The 36-year-old (16-5, 6 KOs) may have three world title defeats to her name, but despite the situation is ‘excited for the world to see Mari 2.0’ tonight. How will she fare this time?
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