Shields vs. Habazin by WBC Diamond crown

By WBCBoxing.com

The undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields seeks to continue making history, she will return to the ring on Saturday, October 5 on a billboard that will be broadcast live on SHOWTIME.

Shields will seek to win the WBC Diamond belt against former world champion Ivana Habazin at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Michigan.

The homecoming fight was initially scheduled for August 17 and was postponed in June after Shields suffered a minor right knee injury while training.

Shields vs. Habazin is promoted by Salita Promotions. Tickets for the live event are already on sale at Ticketmaster.com and at the Dort Center box office.

Shields (9-0, 2 KOs), 24, is a two-division champion who became the undisputed middleweight champion with a victory over Christina Hammer last April. With that victory, he joined Katie Taylor, Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk and Cecilia Braekhus as the only fighters who have unified the four most important world titles in world boxing.

“I am more excited than ever. I’m 100 percent recovered and I can’t wait to go back to the ring and fight in front of my hometown fans in Flint as the undisputed world champion, ”said Shields.

Habazin (20-3, 7 KOs), from Zagreb, Croatia, will make his debut in the United States. He lost a unanimous decision against Cecilia Braekhus in an entertaining fight.

“It is an honor and a dream to fight in the United States on national television,” Habazin said. “Many fighters never have this opportunity in their careers, so I know I need to make the most of it. I have been training for this fight since June and the postponement has only given me more time to prepare. I intend to do my best to impress fans and prove that I am real. ”