Women’s boxing is carrying the fight game out of lockdown right now on the back of a number of high-profile show-toppers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Furyjoshua.com spoke to Mark Taffet - manager of superstar double Olympic gold medallist and three-weight world champion Claressa Shields - about what the future holds for her and the sport.
Seeking Savannah
Claressa Shields would fight British star Savannah Marshall ‘tomorrow’ in a bid to avenge the only loss of her glittering ring career.
Shields is widely acclaimed as one of boxing’s brightest stars at the business end of the P4P rankings.
She has a perfect 10-0 professional record, and the only blot on her long and illustrious amateur career was a loss to the Hartlepool-based Marshall (8-0 as a pro) back in 2012. Shields dropped a decision as Savannah defeated her en route to World Championship gold in China.
According to Taffet, Claressa is keen to settle the score - and would happily fight in the UK if that’s what it takes to get a deal over the line.
He said: “There is a very natural rivalry and story to a Shields vs Marshall rematch because Claressa has had only one boxing defeat in her life when Savannah won in a bout during the amateur years.
“Claressa would fight Savannah tomorrow if Savannah would take it, and Claressa would love to go to the UK if that is where the bout had to take place to get a deal done.”
