Shields: I'd Be Dominant Against Marshall, I Want To Beat Her Up on Fury-Joshua Card

Undisputed junior middleweight champion Claressa Shields, who also holds middleweight belts, wants to face career rival Savannah Marshall as chief support to the heavyweight unification between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury - which is being targeted for a date in July.

Marshall is scheduled to make her first defense of the WBO middleweight championship this coming Saturday at Wembley Arena, as part of the undercard to Conor Benn vs. Samuel Vargas.

The 29-year-old Marshall holds an amateur win over Shields. That contest took place in 2012 - and Shields was 17-years-old at the time.

Shields has captured two Olympic gold medals (2012 and 2016) and secured world titles in three weight divisions as a pro - including undisputed crowns at 160 and 154.

Fury and Joshua slated are going to collide twice in 2021. Shields would hope that a showdown with Marshall would gain a co-feature spot on one of the two cards.

"This fight is only considered because of how great I am. If I didn't have all these Olympic gold medals and accolades, nobody would care about a fight between me and Savannah," Shields told Sky Sports.

"I bounced back from that loss [to Marshall in the amateurs] to win two Olympics then turn pro and be outstanding, that's why this fight would be huge.

"Is it going to be a back-and-forth brawl? No. I would be as dominant as I am against every other fighter. Probably more dominant because she speaks so much and I want to beat her up. I'm great, she's good.

"I would love to get a fight with Savannah. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are fighting twice and I would love for me and Savannah to be co-main event. We could fight for all the world titles at 160-pounds. It's a fight I would definitely win so it would be great to do it on a worldwide stage."