Shields vs. Gabriels / Hammer vs Nelson – Results & Photos

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Claressa Shields became a two-division world champion, and Christina Hammer retained her two world title belts as both scored unanimous decision victories on Friday night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION from the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Mich.

And now they have their sights set on one another.

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Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels final press conference quotes

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Christina Hammer Battles Tori Nelson in Co-Feature

Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields and unified 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels met face to face during the final press conference in advance of their fight to decide the IBF and WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships this Friday live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT).

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Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson on June 22 on Showtime

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The women’s middleweight world championship between unified WBC and WBO titlist Christina Hammer and former world champion Tori Nelson has been added to the June 22 SHOWTIME telecast from Masonic Temple in Detroit.

In the main event, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and unified 168-pound champion Claressa Shields will attempt to become a two-division champion when she faces unified 154-pound titleholder Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships.

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Claressa Shields decisions Tori Nelson – Results

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By Jim Dower: IBF/WBC World Female super middleweight champion Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields (5-0, 2 KOs) successfully defended her titles on Friday night in defeating 41-year-old previously unbeaten challenger Tori Nelson (17-1-3, 2 KOs) by a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.

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Claressa Shields steering into a dead end?

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By Gav Duthie: It is entirely possible that Claressa Shields 4-0 (2) is just too good. The unified Super Middleweight world champion faces Tori Nelson 17-0-3 (2) tonight. Boxrec has the 41-year-old Nelson at #2 in their rankings so the question is what does Shields do after this.

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Claressa Shields Wins Two Belts in Detroit Victory

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By Raymond Rolak, Photos by Bob Ryder – DETROIT — It was a spirited home-style crowd at the MGM Ballroom urging Claressa Shields onward. They were there to see Shields defeat the women’s pro Nikki Adler from Germany. They got that and much more when Shields pummeled the undefeated and more experienced Adler. It didn’t take much urging at all and it didn’t take the full ten rounds. From the opening bell, Shields put strong jabs into the face of the former champion. In later action Shields followed with many scoring and heavy body blows.

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Claressa Shields Q&A: ‘Down goes Adler’…. ‘Christina Hammer’s a clown!’

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By Ian Aldous: On Friday August 4th, double Olympic champion, Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields (3-0) faces Nikki Adler (16-0) for the WBC and vacant IBF women’s world super-middleweight championships, at the MGM Grand Detroit, live on Showtime. The elite amateur who’s only been a professional since November of last year will fight for world titles in only her fourth pro fight. Last week, Claressa spoke with me over the phone about her career and impending battle.

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5 years on: Olympics 2012 where are they now. Part 2/4

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By Gav Duthie: Women’s boxing has never been more popular. Whether your into it or not there is likely to be a female contest on most undercards around the world every weekend. American Clarissa Shields will even headline her own bill in Detroit next month after only 3 fights previously. The sport is on the up and a lot of this success can be attributed to the London Olympic games in 2012 for raising its profile. This was the first year that competitive female boxing appeared in the Olympics surprisingly as there was a demonstration women’s bout at the 1904 Olympics. There were only 3 categories in the competition and all have turned professional with big things expected.

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