In the primary occasion at Detroit’s Little Caesars Area, the reigning Undisputed Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) moved up two weight courses to dethrone the WBC Ladies’s Heavyweight World Champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs) of Canada.
With an explosive 2nd spherical knockout, Shields additionally received the vacant WBO Gentle Heavyweight World title, incomes the fifteenth and sixteenth world title belts in her exceptional profession to date.
The occasion was offered by Dmitriy Salita’s Salita Promotions as a particular version of its Large Time Boxing USA sequence airing reside on premier sports activities streaming service DAZN.
The co-featured bout, airing reside on DAZN streaming service, noticed world-ranked tremendous light-weight Michel Rivera (26-1, 14 KOs) defeated Argentina’s Hugo Alberto Roldan (22-3-1, 7 KOs). After controlling nearly all of the struggle by using his vary, Rivera scored a knockdown within the tenth spherical to seal a cut up determination and, maybe, set himself up for one more world title alternative within the stacked 140-pound division.
Opening the extremely anticipated televised card, Illinois’ Julian Smith (9-2, 5 KOs) upset former world title challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (24-2, 21 KOs) through cut up determination after a back-and-forth brawl between the tremendous lightweights.
RESULTS AND QUOTES
WBC WOMEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE – VACANT WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 10 ROUNDS
Claressa Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) defeated Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs) through TKO at 1:09 of spherical two.
“I noticed her nook get up after the knockdown,” mentioned Shields. “The struggle was over, however I suppose the referee wished me to throw another proper hand to place her down. I put her down 3 times. The ‘GWOAT’ stays.
“I solely hit her with two punches within the first spherical, and I keep in mind a hook hit her, and I mentioned, ‘Know what, I knew I used to be robust in camp, however I’m tremendous robust tonight.’ Perhaps I can keep at heavyweight if I’m going to be this robust within the ring.
“You have got so many world champions at heavyweight, however I’m the money cow. Wherever I marketing campaign I can discover a struggle. I’m going to speak to my staff and resolve if we wish to go down and defend my middleweight titles or keep at heavyweight and chase extra world titles.
“I’m not going to lie, Detroit, you all confirmed up. I can’t thanks sufficient for popping out and spending your hard-earned cash. My film comes out in theaters on December 25, ‘The Hearth Inside.’ Ryan Future is portraying me, and also you guys can see how I grew to become the ‘GWOAT.’ Detroit, you all confirmed out.”
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CO-FEATURE BOUT – 10 ROUNDS
Michel Rivera (26-1, 14 KOs) defeated Hugo Alberto Roldan (22-3-1, 7 KOs) through cut up determination.
Scorecards: 98-90, 98-91 for Rivera; 95-94 for Roldan
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – 10 ROUNDS
Julian Smith (9-2, 5 KOs) defeated Shohjahon Ergashev (24-2, 21 KOs) through cut up determination.
Scorecards: 95-94, 95-94 for Smith; 95-94 for Ergashev
