Fighting against undefeated IBF 154-pound champion Marie-Eve Dicaire continues my quest to fight the very best in women’s boxing. Claressa Shields Read Quote
Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history by fighting for the undisputed title in a second weight division is something I’m very proud of. Claressa Shields Read Quote
My grades started dropping, and when I sleep all day and come to the gym I’d have a slow day. I needed rules, I guess, in boxing and to just help me, period. Claressa Shields Read Quote
Everybody kept saying I wasn’t going to get any fights. And they wouldn’t put me on TV and they don’t respect women’s boxing. But I also turned professional with two Olympic gold medals and that’s something that no other American boxer has ever done. With that, I’ve been getting a lot of respect. Claressa Shields Read Quote
I have a world championship medal from 2014, but I can’t find it. So I’m missing one. I think it’s at my sister’s house. I have to find it. Claressa Shields Read Quote
I have a lot of cousins that I don’t know. But I think that happens to any celebrity. I wonder how many cousins does Michael Phelps have? Claressa Shields Read Quote
I’ve always had heart to get in there and fight. I was taught everything I knew. I was taught how to jab, why to do this, and why not to do that. I was taught that. Claressa Shields Read Quote
My life is way bigger than boxing or acting or being rich or being famous or endorsements. Claressa Shields Read Quote
I trained my whole life for the Olympics. I didn’t have a childhood, I really couldn’t go to the beach with my friends. Couldn’t go to parties. Just training, training, training. Claressa Shields Read Quote
