Claressa Shields has boxed in Detroit before. But this may be her biggest fight yet – not just for her, but for the sport she loves.
The Turkish destroyer became one of boxing’s most talked about fighters at the backend of last year when she produced a brutal display to become world champion with a stoppage over Beatriz Ferreira.
Alycia Baumgardner, 16-1 (7 KOs) and Leila Beaudoin, 13-1 (2 KOs) are set to meet in a 12-round contest fought over three-minute rounds. Baumgardner vacated her WBC belt just to push through with ...