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Women’s Heavyweight Champion Claressa Shields To Defend Titles Against Light-Heavyweight Champion Lani Daniels 5f6f4l
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Undisputed world heavyweight champion Claressa Shields’ next fight will see her defend her titles against IBF light-heavyweight champion Lani Daniels.
Thirty-year-old American Shields beat fellow American Danielle Perkins in February to become the first undisputed women’s world heavyweight champion.
A double-Olympic champion, her 16th professional victory saw her add the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles to the WBC belt.
She has already claimed undisputed titles in middleweight and light-middleweight, making her the first undisputed champion in three weight classes.
Following her win in February, Shields was suspended after testing positive for marijuana.
But the suspension was dissolved after evidence of procedural errors during her sample collection.
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Shields’ title bout against Lani Daniels will be held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on 26 July.
New Zealander Daniels, 36, is a former heavyweight champion, holding the IBF title at one stage.
With seven wins and two draws in her last nine bouts, she will be a stern test for Shields.
She is unbeaten in her past nine bouts, including two draws.
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Claressa Shields was born on 17 March, 1995, meaning she recently turned 30 years of age.
She grew up in Flint, Michigan, and was introduced to boxing by her father, Bo Shields, who boxed in underground leagues.
After winning two junior Olympic titles, she then took middleweight gold at both the London 2012 and the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Later that year, she officially turned professional in November 2016.
Her first professional bout was a victory over Franchón Crews-Dezurn, by unanimous decision.
In August 2017, she beat reigning WBC super-middleweight champion Nikki Adler, also winning the vacant IBF belt.
Shields is currently ranked as the number one pound-for-pound women’s boxer in the world, according to Ring Magazine.
Her professional record currently stands at 16 fight, 16 wins, three by knockout.
Lani Daniels, meanwhile, has 11 wins from 15 professional fights, with two losses and two draws.