Claressa Shields: Biography, record, fights and more

Claressa Shields, of Flint, Michigan, is a three-division champion. She’s the only fighter, man or woman, to be undisputed champion in three different divisions in the four-belt era. Shields is also a former unified super middleweight champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist representing the U.S. (2012 and 2016).

Next fight: July 26 vs. Lani Daniels

Record: 16-0, 3 KOs
DOB: March 17, 1995
Age: 30
Stance: Orthodox
Reach: 68 inches
Height: 5-foot-8

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• Claressa Shields to face Lani Daniels on July 26 in Detroit

• Shields drops Perkins to become undisputed heavyweight champ

• Claressa Shields books hometown title bout vs. Danielle Perkins

• Boxing star Claressa Shields inks multiyear MMA deal with PFL

• Claressa Shields retains title in one-sided win over Maricela Cornejo

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• Claressa Shields to fight contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3

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• Middleweight champ Claressa Shields to box next, then MMA

• Women’s boxing landed on the biggest stage — again — and it delivered

• Claressa Shields defeats Savannah Marshall by unanimous decision

• Middleweight championship fight between Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall postponed due to death of Queen Elizabeth II

• Facing the one boxer who beat her, Claressa Shields focuses on the future, not the past

• Claressa Shields in limbo after Savannah Marshall surgery

• Claressa Shields suffers first defeat of professional fighting career, dropping MMA bout

• Claressa Shields took the first step in a long journey by winning her MMA debut

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• Claressa Shields routs Marie-Eve Dicaire, becomes two-division undisputed champ

• Claressa Shields recovers to beat Hanna Gabriels, confronts Christina Hammer

• Claressa Shields defeats Franchon Crews to kick off pro career

• Shields on training, winning and working harder than everyone else

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