ESPN and The Rings’s number one female pound for pound boxer contests for the undisputed women’s heavyweight championship in a ten-round match against unbeaten Danielle Perkins. Shields, who has held multiple titles in five weight classes, defends her WBC heavyweight gold with the vacant WBA, IBF and WBO belts also on the line. The two-time Olympic gold medalist, Shields, who is fighting in her hometown of Flint, Michigan is a massive favorite against Danielle Perkins, who has five professional fights on her resume and has never gone ten rounds in the past.
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BOXING: Undisputed Women’s Heavyweight Championship
Where to Watch: DAZN
Venue: Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan
Date: 03.02.2025 07:00
Claressa Shields
The 29-year-old American has already achieved undisputed status at light middleweight and middleweight divisions. Last year, Claressa Shields moved up to heavyweight and claimed the WBC title after a second round TKO of Vanessa Lapage-Joanisse. “T-Rex” also picked up the vacant WBO light heavyweight crown with the victory. Before she turned professional, Shields won the middleweight gold medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and also won two world championships. As a pro, Shields became one of only four persons in history to hold the four major titles in four major divisions. Despite all these accomplishments, Shields, who weighed in at nearly four pounds lighter than Perkins, is adamant that she is not underestimating her opponent.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 29
- Height: 5’8”
- Reach: 69”
- Weight: 173.6 Ibs (77kg)
- Record: 15-0
Danielle might be stronger, she is smooth and has skills. She went to the world championships and won a gold medal and a bronze. I won three gold medals at the world championships and two Olympic gold medals. Danielle may not be the fastest, she’s unorthodox and is a southpaw, but when she hits her opponents, their whole game plans change.
Danielle Perkins
The mandatory challenger of all the four boxing bodies, Danielle Perkins is a heavy hitting southpaw from New York who insists that she has few fights on her record because nobody wants to get into the ring with her. The 42-year-old Perkins has fought five times professionally but has not fought a ten-rounder, competing mostly at six and eight-rounds. Perkins used to clock in at 190s when she started boxing but weighed in at 177.2 pounds for the championship match, her second lightest. The American won heavyweight gold at the 2019 world championships, upgrading from a bronze the previous year. Last July, Perkins scored a unanimous decision over Christanne Fahey in their scheduled six-rounder.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 42
- Height: 6’0”
- Reach: N/A
- Weight: 177.2 Ibs (80kg)
- Record: 5-0
Betting odds
Claressa Shields is priced at 3.25 to get a KO/TKO on Bet365 which lists Danielle Perkins as a 12.00 underdog. Betway has under 8.5 at 3.65 odds and no to the fight going the distance at 2.95. A decision win for Perkins is 21 odds on 1xbet which has the underdog at 10.4 odds. Read more here.
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