Claressa Shields eyes Britain’s Price after stopping Kaye Scott to reclaim titles
Summary
Claressa Shields won the WBA and WBC middleweight boxing titles by defeating Australia’s Kaye Scott in Atlanta. Shields moved down from heavyweight to middleweight, stopping Scott in the sixth round to regain championship status in the 160-pound division.Key Facts
- Claressa Shields dropped from heavyweight to middleweight for this fight.
- She stopped Kaye Scott in the sixth round at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
- Shields won the WBA and WBC middleweight titles.
- Shields’s professional record improved to 19 wins, 0 losses, with 4 knockouts.
- Scott’s record dropped to 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
- Shields cut 38 pounds over 14 weeks to make the middleweight limit of 160 pounds.
- This was the first women’s headline fight at State Farm Arena and Shields’s first fight outside Michigan since 2022.
- Shields wants her next fight to be against Britain’s Lauren Price or possibly Mikaela Mayer or Tammara Thibeau in the middleweight division.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
