Claressa Shields rips Savannah Marshall’s resume: “A bunch of cans of tomatoes”
Claressa Shields was unimpressed with Savannah Marshall’s resume.
Champion Flint, who holds every middleweight belt apart from the WBO crown, her long confrontation later this year.
Shields, the WBC, IBF and WBA Super champion, with a 12-0 record with two quick finishes in the pay class, meets Marshall of England (12-0, 10 KOs) in a match undisputed match on September 10 at the O2 Arena in Londonexclusive live on Sky Sports.
But the self-proclaimed ‘GWOAT’, 27, has revealed that she believes she has faced better boxers than the local woman in an attempt to avenge the only loss in her life. his amateurs.
During a recent media briefing before the night of the fight, Shields said:
“Marshall fought with a bunch of tomato cans.
“She might be 12-0 with 10 knockouts, but if you look at her record, most of those girls have lost their record. You must remove them after three days or a week’s notice. “
Events will also see Mikaela Mayer, WBO Featherweight Champion, vs Alycia Baumgardner in a unified clash with the WBC and IBO titles also at stake and to be promoted by Salita Promotions and BOXXER alongside Hennessy Sports.
Shields, a two-time Olympic champion, is the only boxer in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles in boxing – WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO – in two weight divisions simultaneously, continue:
“Yes, she’s a good boxer and everything, and she holds one belt, but I keep 12.”
Marshall was last seen in action in April when she send Femke Hermans with a left hook topped in the third of 10 scheduled rounds at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, while Shields’ final game was a 10-round IBF, WBC and WBA title defense against Ema Kozin in Cardiff, Wales, in February.
“I only lost to amateurs in boxing. I have never lost in professional boxing. I am undefeated. I lost to her 10 years ago in amateurs by six points. It’s August 14th. But that didn’t really bother me at all because I was able to succeed then.
“On the other hand, you have [Marshall] who lost every tournament she entered after our fight, and also in those tournaments, I won a gold medal.
“I don’t really care about that loss but I guess it’s a good story and plot. I guess we’ve got history. She doesn’t like me. I don’t like her, and I look forward to fighting for another six weeks.”