Lonnie B Thompson says David Benavidez cannot defeat undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev fighting like he did against David Morrell last Saturday night. He’s going to have to come up with a better style against Beterbiev.
Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) earned the WBC mandatory…
WBC female heavyweight champion Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 KOs) made it look easy, defeating Danielle Perkins (5-1, 2 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision to become the undisputed champion on Sunday night at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.
The Scores
100-89 97-92 99-90…
Before a packed house for the return of local favorite Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields, easily defeated the amateurish WBC Silver world heavyweight champion Danielle ‘New Era’ Perkins by a 10-round unanimous decision on Sunday for their titles, three vacant titles, including WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.…
Claressa Shields is now a three-division undisputed champion and the only boxer ever to achieve the accomplishment, male or female. Shields won a 10-round unanimous decision Saturday over Danielle Perkins at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. The scores were 100-89, 97-92 and…
Claressa Shields is the new heavyweight queen | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images
Claressa Shields is the new heavyweight queen after a win over Danielle Perkins. Claressa Shields became an undisputed champion again, albeit in a division that doesn’t…
Shields connected on 29% of her punches, and 36% of her power punches, while Perkins only landed 19% of her punches. Shields also scored the fight’s lone knockdown in the waning seconds of the tenth round. The judges scored the fight 97-92, 99-90, and 100-89- all for…
There was a reason that Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Angel Fierro were chosen to fight for a special WBC belt aimed at honoring the late Israel Vazquez. Vazquez, who died last December from cancer, had memorable wars with Mexican rivals Rafael Marquez, Oscar Larios…