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This Friday night, the only American 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist in boxing, Claressa Shields, is fighting to be undisputed champion in a SECOND weight class. She already won all the belts in the 160 lb divison. Now she'll be going for all the belts at 154. She's already won titles at 168, 160, and 154. She was dropped by Showtime, even though they put on much worse matches by men who don't fight as hard or take their craft as serious. The success of this event would be HUGE, not only for Claressa, but for womens boxing overall. It would prove that women are worth every bit of marketing and promotion as men. Women work just as hard, if not harder, at their craft.
The fight will be broadcast on FITE TV. They have an app and website. The fight card is $29.99 https://www.fite.tv/watch/shields-vs-dicaire/2p8qn/
Recently, Claressa declared that she's going to fight MMA as well. She says she doesn't get the recognition she deserves for her accomplishments in boxing. She calls herself the "GWOAT" (greatest woman of all time). MMA fans would always troll her, saying Amanda Nunes is the real GWOAT, so Claressa plans to start in the Pro Fight League, and then transition over to UFC to fight Nunes. I wouldn't advise this, as it never seems to go well, but if she's able to pull it off, she'll be arguably the greatest combat sports participant ever.
Anyway, order boxing match this Friday, March 5th if you can. You can order any time. https://www.fite.tv/watch/shields-vs-dicaire/2p8qn/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Days like this I miss Sha Mecca
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