"But when they subsequently made their announcement, Claressa's fight was conspicuously absent.". MMA had always been intriguing to Shields. "Whatever the numbers are, however much money I make with the pay-per-view splits and buys and all that, it's still me building women's boxing. Two-time Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields scored a unanimous 10-round decision over Tori Nelson on Friday night at Turning Stone Casino to retain her women's WBC and IBF super middleweight world titles. Were you able to type this in your Klan robe or did you have to take it off? Then she was told no, she wasn't fighting on Showtime in 2020 at all. We wish her well in her March 5 fight, and we hope to work with her again in the future.". She mentioned the amount of promotion given to her fights -- usually four weeks -- versus other big fighters they have, which could be eight weeks or more. Her first fight in 2021 will also mark the start of what she believes will be the biggest stage of her career, as she hopes to become a two-sport star with an MMA fight booked this summer. It had been a year of yo-yo fight planning -- dates given and pulled back, promoters and networks saying they'd broadcast her fights only to change their minds. “The boxers I like and study are Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis and … For her last fight, Shields said she made $300,000. (MAR 4) Following victory over Ivana Habazin of Croatia, Claressa Shields who calls herself the great woman of all time (there is no such title for one female boxer in the sport...) and in achieving victory, she became the fastest man or woman to achieve world belts in three different divisions, to add to the two gold medals she won at the 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de … That Claressa can be self-sufficient when she has to be. The three-division world champion will compete in MMA for the first time at the PFL’s June 10 event at … Hopefully next time she goes back to fighting on Showtime. On this International Women’s Day, I am thankful that Claressa Shields is championing the cause and continuing to make measurable and demonstrable progress in her advocacy of women’s boxing. The fight will be the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation. Taffet said some fighters they approached to be on the card were not interested because of the money involved. They add that PPV buys are “reassuring” and have “already surpassed all projected sales expectations.” What the actual projections were was undisclosed. Others were receptive, sensing an opportunity to be in a unique showcase and, potentially, part of history -- or "herstory," as they've been saying over the past month on a card dubbed "Superwomen.". She took big fights. Held at the Dort Financial Center in Shields’ hometown of Flint, Michigan, and broadcast live globally, SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. Doesn’t surprise my that a member of her team assaulted a gentleman during a previous weigh in. It would show that one of the sport's biggest stars can't succeed on her own. you have to talk trash to be a role model? Today and every day, men and women everywhere should stand beside Claressa as she transcends boxing and makes true societal change.”. July 29, 2020Bakari SimpsonThe Buzz. Ticket prices to watch the fight in person will be announced at a future date. Shields wanted to be in control of that part -- to build her career, her life. By the end of last year, she had enough. Kayla Harrison, the judo Olympic gold medalist, is now one of the organization's biggest stars. "I'm not the only American girl who is not fighting, on the bench, waiting to get booked for a big fight with these networks, when these networks are saying, women, you come after the men even if you're more accomplished than them.". Only time will tell, but I don’t know if there is any fighter in the world who can stop Claressa Shields.” Shields compiled an amateur record of 77-1 and won her first Olympic Gold when she was only 17 years old in the inaugural women’s boxing competition at the 2012 London Games. I am honored to be involved in her Herstoric career and I want to wish women around the world a happy and meaningful International Women’s Day.”, Mark Taffet: “I am proud to be associated with women’s rights trailblazer Claressa Shields. I’ve never seen a female fighter like myself. What Shields, promoter Dimitry Salita and Taffet are attempting has not been done before. You don’t seriously think anybody paid to watch this on TV do you? "This is ... to just show the women that this is 100% about women's boxing," Shields said. she Backs it up with victory after Victory….. can’t say the same in the male divisions …. "It was like, where do I go from here? She turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and headlined the first women’s boxing main event in premium television history in just her second professional fight in 2017. What was it that I wanted to do,'" Shields said. Do I just wait for them to give me an opportunity or do I make my own opportunity," Shields said. "They gave us every indication the fight would be rescheduled as soon as they announced their fight schedule during the COVID period," Taffet said. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; She had hoped to be one of the first fighters to return, to continue building on the momentum she established during the previous two years, winning belt after belt and breaking through on more mainstream levels. Can anyone at super middleweight beat Canelo Alvarez? Former amateur rivals Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) and Marshall … Those connections resulted in almost a year of conversations among Shields, Taffet and Murray, leading up to her MMA opportunity. Purchase tickets for the Claressa Shields and get started planning your next fun boxing outing by using our website. Claressa Shields now carries the torch for female boxing Shields was the first American boxer in history – male or female – to win consecutive Olympic gold medals. "You know, however many fans tune in, we're just going to take that number and build off of it. She had the opponent, Marie-Eve Dicaire, set for a year, but she just couldn't find anyone to show the fight to the masses. Murray believes in Shields as a two-sport athlete. Just 25 years young and already accomplishing, in the Olympics and in the professional boxing ranks, what no man has ever done. Gold medalist boxer Shields signs MMA deal, Real or not: Boxing champ Claressa Shields will be a success in MMA, she signed with the Professional Fighters League, Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com, Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. And MMA is like the guy with the job and health insurance and the summer house and the Cadillac," Hardy said. Taffet said there was never a written agreement in place, so they knew they had to move on. Instead of waiting for a network to lead the way, Shields decided to create a night just for women's boxing. ET on pay-per-view. "I can't put my career on hold for nobody.". The two will be facing each other on Friday, January 10 live on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Shields, 22, won the belts on August 4 on Showtime, dominating Nikki Adler en route to a fifth round stoppage . She wanted, pre-COVID-19, three more fights in 2020 to keep busy and keep her name out there. Her upcoming fight against Habazin is for $300,000. "This pay-per-view seems to be the most immediate way to take destiny into our own hands and put on this great event.". mode: 'thumbnails-rr', There had been inroads made prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Shields as a main event on Showtime and Mikaela Mayer's ascent with Top Rank. Shields believed she was going to fight Sept. 26. 2021 Claressa Shields Event Schedule We are proud to offer sports fans the best Claressa Shields seats available for the most affordable prices. If I had been boxing all of 2020, I wouldn't be fighting MMA because I wouldn't really have had the time to think about it.". "It's not just a women's boxing match. No numbers yet for last Friday’s “Superwomen: Shields vs. Dicaire” all-female pay-per-view event. CLARESSA SHIELDS: “I know about Laila Ali, and Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker, and I don’t box like any of them. }); Please log in again. I have my own unique style. The PFL has experience in converting athletes from other sports to MMA. "Boxing is her 'bad boyfriend,' right? Real or Not: Canelo Alvarez can achieve his goal; Teofimo Lopez to fight again for Top Rank? In many ways, that's the point of this -- to find a way for women's boxing to thrive. She brought in numbers -- Shields said her fight against Hanna Gabriels peaked at 410,000 viewers -- at least comparable, if not better, than some of the male fighters the network put on air. "To showcase there is interest in women's sports. Gretchen Whitmer announced that capacity for venues with fewer than 10,000 seats has been increased from 250 to 375. “In the ideal world, Claressa will fight Amanda sometime before the end of (2020),” Salita told MMAJunkie. _taboola.push({ From a young girl growing up in Flint to a woman winning her second undisputed world championship with the whole world watching, Claressa has showed what is possible for female athletes and for women’s boxing. SHIELDS HAD BEATEN Ivana Habazin in a unanimous decision in January 2020, making her the fastest boxer in history (in terms of number of fights, 10) to win titles in three weight divisions. E:60 profiles Claressa Shields' beginnings in Flint, Michigan before she won Olympic gold in women's boxing in 2012. "The cause that it stands for and the timing of the event in the history of women's boxing.". "And she knows that, and that's what's fun about the upcoming season is fans are going to get to experience that. But you dont see any other women able to do what she does. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Shields' team immediately began discussing with Showtime how quickly Shields would be able to get back in the ring. You just stated them. Taffet and Salita had some of their own fighters they wanted to put on the card -- heavyweight Danielle Perkins, a former St. John's basketball player being one of them -- leaving little room on the four-fight promotion for other fighters. "At just 25 years old, Claressa Shields is a tremendous talent, which is the reason we have invested heavily in her over the last several years. In boxing, she had to hustle for her own press. Shields felt like she did everything Showtime asked of her. She talks so much crap about “KTFO” of her opponents then bores me with decision win after decision win. Tickets for the live event go on sale today/Tuesday, August 6 at 2 p.m. I’m glad it did well for them. By Keith Idec - Christina Hammer suspects Claressa Shields is overlooking Hanna Gabriels. "If you think that women deserve equal rights, equal pay, equal promotion, you will tune into this fight, even if you don't like women's boxing. FLINT – Want to attend Friday’s world championship boxing match between Flint’s Claressa Shields and Canada’s Marie Eve Dicaire. silence. SHIELDS HAD BEATEN Ivana Habazin in a unanimous decision in January 2020, making her the fastest boxer in history (in terms of number of fights, 10) to win titles in three weight divisions. If it succeeds, it could open up new avenues for female fighters looking for work and consistency within their work. Triller's Paul-Askren PPV lands in Atlanta, Andrade tops Williams, retains WBO middle title, Dubois-Dinu to collide for WBA interim title, Canelo: I would definitely beat Floyd today. When Hardy went to Bellator, she saw her fan base skyrocket and enjoyed being part of something new. They said the #s exceeded their expectations, must have been pretty low expectations. "This is one of the most important pay-per-view events I've ever worked on because of what it represents for the women," Taffet said. Listen to me very carefully, NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH SHIELDS FIGHT. In November, she signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) to compete in nonleague matches this year. The event will take place at at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on Friday. "We do not feel it would be appropriate to comment on the contents of our private conversations with athletes and talent, other than to state that we disagree with the characterization of those exchanges," Espinoza said in a statement to ESPN. But it was pushed back. Then Oct. 3. Then she sat and watched female fighters in other promotions, both boxing and MMA, get matches. This fight, she has no idea what her purse will be. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. They want to see you do better because they realize that if you do better, they'll do better. The fact that they have not been announced yet tells you all you really need to know, it seems that if they were anywhere near any male boxer’s numbers they would have been on every form of media, yet as of 3/20/21 no where in the vast expanse of the world wide web can you find how many PPV buy where sold. Shields and Hammer are supposed to fight next if Shields … A limited number of tickets are on sale now for the “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE” women’s boxing event on Friday, March 5 from the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich. Due to pandemic-related limits on capacity, an exclusive 194 tickets can be purchased to watch the all-female night of professional boxing, featuring a 10-round 154-pound unification showdown … February 19, 2021 l 1 Comment. Even after signing with PFL, the three have been in close communication, working to balance and coordinate her boxing and MMA schedules to make sure she's getting the preparation and training she needs for both sports. "We have no doubt that Claressa is going to be a big deal in this sport, but once again, she's got to earn that. An additional 125 tickets are being put on sale today – likely at about 5 p.m. – after Michigan Gov. Salita is the one footing the bill, but Shields has financial risk too. Shields is truly something special to come from Flint, MI and accomplish so much. “Claressa continues to shine a beacon of light on the sport, making history in each and every fight … Dmitriy Salita: “On the weekend of International Women’s Day, Claressa Shields accomplished another first for any man or woman in the long history of boxing. That they deserve to get the same amount of money as the men do or close to it.". "You see Claressa's athletic capabilities -- her fighting capabilities even though she's in boxing -- she's honing her craft in terms of not just going toe-to-toe, but other techniques obviously involved in MMA," Murray said. oh wait Floyd… and I see the same hateful souls with the same lame disgusting comments….. FOH. The pandemic had something to do with the inactivity. (NOV 16) NEW YORK – WBAN received a press release on the latest news of the reschedule fight for Claressa "T-Rex" Shields vs. Ivana Habazin. It would show women can carry pay-per-views and deserve what they've been seeking all along. The 2012 Olympic Games were the first to officially include female boxers, and, in 2016, Flint, Mich.-born Claressa Shields became the first American … Buy Boxing Claressa Shields event tickets at Ticketmaster.com. You don't want to leave boxing, but you have no choice if you want to better yourself. There's interest in women's boxing. REACHING THIS POINT came with ramifications. Where the corporations and stuff, they promote you. There is precedent for female boxers turning to MMA. "What's the hope out of this? Claressa Shields confirms next opponent. With Bellator, they took her on a prefight media tour. she can talk the way she talks is fine …. “So I think sometime next fall, late time in fall would be the perfect time. Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin ticket information. While other fighters will get more exposure on a card with Shields as the headliner, this could be a bigger benefit for Shields if it is a success. "That they deserve to get more money. The plan is in place for Claressa Shields, the face of women's boxing in the United States. Teofimo Lopez-Top Rank relationship at risk; can it get fixed? “Final numbers are still coming in,” stated a press release from Shields’ promoter Dmitriy Salita and Shields’ manager Mark Taffet, the organizers of the event. IN A YEAR when Claressa Shields bought a house, created an expansive home gym and successfully gained a larger social media following, the one thing she couldn't do was what she wanted to do the most: fight. All 375 tickets were sold , like actually paid for or were some donated? It became dissatisfying, disappointing and disheartening. Claressa Shields is getting back in the ring, and this time she'll feel right at home. If it exceeded their expectations then it probably destroyed mine. She would bring the card she created to pay-per-view -- a platform with which Taffet has 25 years of experience -- and make her bout the first women's fight to headline a boxing pay-per-view in 20 years since Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde in 2001. Boxing star Claressa Shields has an official date for her MMA debut. As the Showtime situation grew icier, Shields made the call. Shields decided to make the move, at least part-time. And, if things go according to plan for the world boxing champion’s promoter, the two-division UFC women’s champion could soon return the favor. Sitting for a year allowed Shields to consider what she really wants, which is to advance her career. Coming back to Flint to fight, where she was born and raised and still lives, had been a goal for Shields since the start of her pro career. It's an effort that stemmed from overwhelming frustration with her broadcast partner Showtime and a desire to get women's boxing back in the public's consciousness. Subhuman?! container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', She really can’t scream equal pay when she doesn’t have the support or interest of the general public to watch her compete. Claressa Shields’ promoter Dmitry Salita says a potential showdown with Savannah Marshall could be a defining moment in women’s boxing and says the fight has room to get even bigger. Taffet wouldn't say this is the riskiest pay-per-view he's ever done -- there have been ones where the money to pay the fighters compared to the buys needed was much greater -- but he understands there's a different level to this fight. The event was a sellout with the maximum allowable 375 seats grabbed up at the Dort Financial Center in Shields’ hometown of Flint, Michigan. shields is the best female fighter out Boxing or MMA …. Shields and her manager, Mark Taffet, brainstormed solutions and ultimately came up with one. With each having a backlog of fighters and fights contracted, he was told there wasn't room despite Shields' status in the fight game. What next for Claressa Shields? to the average Fanboy sure her list of accomplishments seem outstanding but to the real fans or Boxing experts the truth is this….. she won 2 Olympic Gold medals basically because the lack of real competition and then her pro titles are even more of the same fighting women who are just part time fighters basically dabbling in the sport and her titles won are against virtual NOBODYS and the fact she is “ducking” a fighter that whooped her in the amateurs by going down in weight to fight smaller opponents WTF let 1 male fighter try that and hed be called a “weight bully” maximus lol in the end is Shields any good of course she is now is she the current P4P queen of female Boxing hell no that belongs to 7 weight division world champion who also holds the most KOs in female boxing Amanda Serrano. Claressa Shields is a proud woman, she shouts to the world of her many accomplishments, stellar amateur record, Gold Olympic medals, unified champion in 2 weight classes, GWOAT, but when it comes to her first PPV numbers……. "As a promoter, I needed to put the pedal to the metal and give her an opportunity to fight," Salita said. She said she spoke with Stephen Espinoza, the president of Showtime's sports and event programing division, about her predicament and about the gap she sees between how male boxers and female boxers are treated. Get sport event schedules and promotions. And for Shields to step into the ring with a man, an event that would likely draw huge viewership, it would take significantly more than that. March 4, 2020. Claressa continually uses her platform and broad shoulders to stand tall for all women and demand equality across the board. You know, if you don't like me, if you don't like my opponent, whatever the case may be, if you believe in women's equal rights, this is the time for you to play a part. The rosters of women on the major promotions are small -- Matchroom Boxing and Lou DiBella, Hardy's promoter, have 12 female fighters on their roster, Salita and Golden Boy have four, Top Rank has one and Premier Boxing Champions has none. Shields is nothing more than a foul mouth subhuman classless pig. Shields feels the pressure, in part because of what she can't control. I heard the buys were a little under 100 buys, What do you mean the numbers aren’t in yet? All I hear is a lot of hate frome jealous couch potatoes…. I heard the PPV #s were around 2200. But everyone understands they are taking a chance. Claressa Shields (left), Marie Eve Dicaire. NEW YORK – November 15, 2019 – The long-awaited showdown between undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields and former champion Ivana Habazin has been rescheduled for Friday, January 10 live on SHOWTIMEfrom Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Shields and Habazin will face off for the vacant WBC and WBO 154-pound world titles as […] COVID-19 changed Shields' outlook dramatically and led her to Friday night in Flint, Michigan. Her debut in June is going to be one of the most highly anticipated events in combat in our view.". For now, she'll fight as a special feature twice this year. A showdown between Jessica McCaskill and two-division undisputed champion Claressa Shields at … She can't control how many people buy it, what her opponent looks like or how the other fights on the card go. DICAIRE” all-female pay-per-view event last Friday night (March 5), featuring two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing superstar Claressa Shields, has already surpassed all projected sales expectations. Shields said she wants to fight five times this year across both sports. The event was a sellout with the maximum allowable 375 seats grabbed up at the Dort Financial Center in Shields’ hometown of Flint, Michigan. PFL CEO Peter Murray was familiar with Shields from his time as Under Armour's vice president of global brand and sports marketing, where one of his roles was to follow and scout USA Boxing. Claressa Shields walks to the ring wearing a robe honoring the late actor Chadwick Boseman. what has Shields done exactly? It would be a risk, but if successful, it could change not only Shields' trajectory, but how women's boxing was viewed in the U.S. People take away from her accomplishments because its women’s Boxing and she rubs people wrong with her outspoken confidence. Claressa Shields To Fight Brittney Elkin on Professional Fighters League Show June 10, on ESPN2 She may be the best female boxer on Earth right now. Shields is lucky there is not much competition in women’s amateur boxing those gold medals don’t mean much when I look at the big picture. Twice around a clock face is what it took for a general count of a men’s PPV bout, release the numbers already, why hide the truth? For years, she'd talked about trying it, but often as an afterthought. $29.99 will get me 2 months of interesting and entertaining movies on Showtime vs 4 hours of insomnia therapy that was the CS PPV. I want to carry the sport. He also had a relationship with Taffet from Taffet's time at HBO and his 13 years with the NFL as a senior vice president of business and content development. FLINT – The final press conference was held today for Friday’s (March 5, 2021) “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE” pay-per-view boxing event, featuring the 10-round 154-pound unification showdown between undefeated three-division and current WBC/WBO Super Welterweight World champion Claressa Shields and also unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight World Champion Marie-Eve Dicaire from the Dort … And yet, boxing is still where her heart remained. "But, you know, boxing is the one that you really love even though he's broke and sleeping on your couch and borrowing your mom's car. It's something they believe should be intriguing to a wider audience. Claressa Shields was in attendance to watch Amanda Nunes defend her UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 245. target_type: 'mix' She said they talked about equal promotion and about trying to get her opportunities the network gave male fighters -- specifically commentating jobs like they've given to welterweight title contender Shawn Porter -- and trying to get her cameo appearances in TV shows, like Deontay Wilder. 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