New documentary details the life of olympic boxer claressa shields. Claressa already owns a piece of the history books as the first american woman to win gold in boxing and become the first american boxer male or female. Claressa shields wins second straight gold medal in boxing. Claressa shields is a well know personality in boxing and her. Shes still in high school, but boxer claressa shields is also an olympic gold medalist, as she won her middleweight bout thursday. Flints own claressa shields is here to talk about her next fight at the masonic temple on june 16th and the motivation behind her many accomplishments. For olympic boxer claressa shields, round 2 brings new. We spoke to boxer claressa shields about the new documentary trex and how she plans to change the game for female boxers. Boxer claressa shields,17, reaches olympic semifinal, where a.
But it didn t change her life as much as she thought it would. Teen claressa shields wins gold medal in womens boxing npr. The new generation from turning stone resort casino in verona, n. Claressa s own father, clarence shields, had trouble with it. Claressa maria shields born march 17, 1995 is an american professional boxer. Weve seen the future of womens boxing, and its claressa.
Clarence was locked up for most of claressas childhood, in prison for robbery. So, when it comes to claressa shields and her bid for gold during the 2016 rio olympics. Claressa shields grew up in flint, a city longbesieged by wayward economic forces and, for the last three. Some say shes crazy for getting excited to get in the ring, but boxing makes claressa shields happy. After second gold, boxer claressa shields looks ahead to. American boxer claressa shields is happily dating, meet her. Aug 21, 2016 claressa shields beat distractions, nerves and a topflight opponent to become the first american boxer to capture backtoback gold medals and cap the us boxing teams most prolific olympics in. Shields, the first american ever to repeat as olympic champion in boxing, reflects on the journey for herself, her city. American boxer claressa shields is happily dating, meet. Just 21 years old, claressa has fought through a tough life and emerged a role model. Boxer claressa shields to appear in espn body issue.
Olympic boxer claressa shields shows how to be a champion. One of the last medals awarded at the rio olympics went to a 21yearold middleweight boxer from flint, mich claressa shields. A 16yearold from michigan named claressa shields is the youngest fighter competing for a place on the firstever u. After second gold, boxer claressa shields looks ahead. When no one thought shed amount to much in the world, claressa shields, 17, used other peoples doubts. She has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, having reigned as the undisputed female middleweight champion of the world since 2019. Feb, 2018 claressa maria shields is an american professional boxer. Her father, bo shield was also a boxer, playing for underground leagues. Full fight video from atlantic city, nj, where two times olympic champion claressa shields 100, kos met ivana habazin 204, 7 kos. A biopic about olympic boxer claressa shields in the works vibe. Claressa shields to defend titles against tori nelson. She learned to box by studying a book called the noble art of. Her battles inside and outside of the ring and her journey to the 2012 london games keep it real.
Apr 06, 2018 flints own claressa shields is here to talk about her next fight at the masonic temple on june 16th and the motivation behind her many accomplishments. American boxer claressa shields to fight for gold the new. Although islam died in 2009, aziz, now 81, continues to. One of the contenders was 16 year old claressa shields, a junior at northwestern. Her fight for gold documentary about olympic boxer. Claressa shields beat distractions, nerves and a topflight opponent to become the first american boxer to capture backtoback gold medals and cap the us.
Aug 17, 2016 claressa shields seems to have it all as she heads to rio to box for team usa, including a gold medal from london. Aug 21, 2016 claressa shields defended her london 2012 title to become the first american boxer to win backtoback gold olympic medals. Claressa shields wins second straight olympic boxing gold. The night claressa shields inspired me to embrace my blackness. Aug 22, 2016 boxer claressa shields holds her gold medals from the 2012 and 2016 olympic games during the medal ceremony on sunday. Just 17, shields won americas lone gold medal in boxing at the summer games. Online book sales, e books, actual books and audiobooks are up 25 percent.
Jun 28, 2017 shields 30, 1 ko, born and raised in flint, mich. The torch at just 21, michigan native clarissa shields becomes the first u. Jan 12, 2018 twotime olympic gold medalist claressa shields improved to 50 as a professional boxer on friday, winning a 10round decision over 41yearold and now previously undefeated tori nelson. After second gold, boxer claressa shields looks ahead to whats next after her first olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didnt follow. Aug, 2016 claressa has a jawdropping professional record of 741. American boxer claressa shields to fight for gold the. Jul 07, 2016 some say shes crazy for getting excited to get in the ring, but boxing makes claressa shields happy. At 17, boxer claressa shields won gold in the 2012 london olympics. After claressa shields win, whats next for flint boxer. Aug 20, 2016 every time i see an amazing fighter in the ring, one of the first things i think of is who their coach is. Claressa shields, professional boxer and twotime olympic gold medalist. The 2012 olympics in london were the first time women were allowed to box in the games and the 17yearold high. Claressa shields, twotime olympic gold medalist boxer, and opponent franchon crews a hug after their fourround bout on nov. This fight had to take place last year but because of a brawl of one of the members of shields team and james ali bashir, the coach of habazin, the fight was postponed.
Boxer claressa shields wins second straight gold medal. Claressas own father, clarence shields, had trouble with it. Teenager claressa shields wins historic gold medal. After second gold, boxer claressa shields looks ahead to what. Claressa shields goes from gold medalist to world champ. Shields is only american boxer to win consecutive olympic golds claressa shields, right, lands a punch on franchon crews during saturdays fight at the tmobile arena. Boxing has been an olympic sport since the time of the ancient greeks. Making history in the 2016 rio olympic games as the first u. The story of claressa shields, a 16yearold female boxer living in flint, mich. When i first discovered claressa shields, i was a teenager. Many people already know of claressa trex shields, and many more will in the weeks and months to come. Boxer claressa shields,17, reaches olympic semifinal. To connect with claressa, sign up for facebook today.
She has held the unified wbc and ibf female super middleweight titles since 2017, and the women box. For olympic boxer claressa shields, round 2 brings. Aug 09, 2012 the story of claressa shields, a 16yearold female boxer living in flint, mich. Olympic gold medal boxer claressa shields looks ahead to. Claressa shields seems to have it all as she heads to rio to box for team usa, including a gold medal from london. Medalist claressa shields gets a heros welcome npr. Sep 11, 2019 claressa shields is an american boxer who currently holds the unified titles in two weight classes. She is the wbc and ibf female super middleweight champion since 2017, and the wba and ibf female middleweight champion since june 2018. Claressa shields win over hanna gabriels on friday set up a likely matchup with undefeated 160pound boxer christina hammer in the fall. Boxer to win backtoback gold medals, claressa shields has grabbed the attention of many. Sep 26, 2017 many people already know of claressa trex shields, and many more will in the weeks and months to come. Biopic about olympic boxer claressa shields is in the works at universal studios. Olympic boxer claressa shields, the teenager whose dream of being in the first crop of olympic women boxers led her to tell her story to npr back in february, will fight for a medal in london.
And to help her win a second gold medal, shes got a crazy training regimen to get her there. She started training with crutchfield when she was eleven, and though she is only a junior in high school, she has all the prerequisites of athletic stardom. Every time i see an amazing fighter in the ring, one of the first things i think of is who their coach is. But it didnt change her life as much as she thought it would. Twotime olympic gold medalist claressa shields improved to 50 as a professional boxer on friday, winning a 10round decision over 41yearold and now previously undefeated tori nelson. After reigning atop the amateur sport for the ensuing three years, the. Twotime olympic gold medalist claressa trex shields 30, 1 ko says shes in the shape of her life to take on reigning wbc super middleweight world champion nikki adler 160, 9 kos of. The only fight she lost was against british boxer savannah marshall in 2012, at the womens world championships in china. She has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, having. Boxer claressa shields loses shot at world title over coronavirus by cindy adams. Claressa shields stronger after conflict with us olympic. Jun 23, 2018 claressa shields win over hanna gabriels on friday set up a likely matchup with undefeated 160pound boxer christina hammer in the fall shields, the 23yearold twotime olympic gold medalist. The goal is to go down in history as the best woman fighter to ever live. Claressa shields defended her london 2012 title to become the first american boxer to win backtoback gold olympic medals.
Aug 23, 2016 biopic about olympic boxer claressa shields is in the works at universal studios. Claressa shields news, latest fights, boxing record. Claressa maria shields is an american professional boxer. Boxer claressa shields holds her gold medals from the 2012 and 2016 olympic games during the medal ceremony on sunday. Claressa shields wins second straight olympic boxing gold for. After winning the gold in 2012 at age 17, shields got a new coach and won two. After she returned home to flint, michigan, she thought. Olympic boxer claressa shields, the teenager whose dream of being in the first crop of olympic women boxers led her to tell her story on all things boxer claressa shields,17, reaches olympic semifinal, where a medal awaits knau arizona public radio. Claressa shields interview claressa shields boxing.
Olympic boxer claressa shields, the teenager whose dream of being in the first crop of olympic women boxers led her to tell her story to. With that sunday victory, shields became the first u. A biopic about olympic boxer claressa shields in the works. Born and raised in flint, michigan, claressa shields is a reigning boxing queen who has won unified wbc and ibf female super weight titles. Ariel levy on the womensboxing champion claressa shields and her coach. American boxer claressa shields made history with her. It was a late night in may 2012, and i couldnt sleep. Her fight for gold is the comingofage story of boxing phenom claressa shields, who was just 17 years old when she won the olympic gold medal for womens boxing in 2012. Claressa shields won a gold medal as the most dominant fighter in london at the first olympic womens boxing tournament. American boxer claressa shields made history with her second. Boxer claressa shields loses world title bout over coronavirus. Just over a month ago, shields, 22, a professional boxer and twotime olympic gold.
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