November 2, 2024

Claressa Shields wins IBF and WBC titles with Detroit defeat of Nikki Adler

By PA Sport
Claressa Shields made more boxing history on Friday night with a convincing victory over Nikki Adler.

America’s two-time Olympic champion landed the IBF and WBC super-middleweight title belts with victory over her German opponent at Detroit’s MGM Grand.

The one-sided fight was stopped in the fifth round, giving 22-year-old Shields – who won the women’s middleweight tournament at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics – victory by a technical knockout.

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