Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall could be a super fight according to promoter Dmitry Salita Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME/Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing
Claressa Shields’ promoter Dmitry Salita says a potential showdown with Savannah Marshall could be a defining moment in women’s boxing and says the fight has room to get even bigger.
Former amateur rivals Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) and Marshall (10-0, 8 KOs) are on a collision course to meet and the latter said she’d be open to facing the American, who she beat in the amateurs after stopping Maria Lindberg in three rounds to defend her WBO Middleweight title, the belt that three-weight champion, Shields vacated.
Conor Benn stopped Samuel Vargas in just 82 seconds to retain his WBA Continental Welterweight crown in London on Saturday Photo Credit: Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing
Conor Benn made an explosive statement at the Copper Box Arena in Hackney, as he defended his WBA Continental Welterweight title in style, halting Samuel Vargas in just over 90 seconds on Saturday
Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs) had only previously been stopped by Vergil Ortiz Jr, Errol Spence Jr and Danny Garcia, and was expected to provide the stiffest test to date for Benn.
’The Destroyer’ made a fast start, and displayed his hand speed, landing with some spiteful shots.